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County attorney says Legal Aid contract for conflict defender services executed, to start in June

Washington County Public Safety Committee · April 28, 2026
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County Attorney Dan Martindale announced that Legal Aid Society has provided an executed contract for conflict defender legal services that will begin in June; he said the arrangement should reduce Assigned Counsel expenditures.

County Attorney Dan Martindale told the Public Safety Committee on April 28 that he has received from the Legal Aid Society an executed contract to provide conflict defender legal services starting in June. Martindale said the county expects the arrangement to reduce spending on Assigned Counsel services, though the minutes do not specify contract value or detailed terms.

The announcement was made under "Other Business"; the committee recorded no motion or vote related to the contract in the minutes. The meeting adjourned at 11:20 a.m.