Agreement Indigent Defense Services

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person may not be eligible to receive publicly~provided representation under applicable laws, rules and standards, Counsel, if able to do so within the bounds of applicable ethical rules/ professional standards, shall promptly notify the appointing court of such possibility. 4. Associated Counsel. Any counsel associated with or employed by the Contracting Attorney shall have the authority to perform the services called for herein, and the Contracting Attorney may employ and/or associate counsel to assist him/her. The Contracting Attorney and all counsel employed or associated pursuant to this section shall be admitted to the practice of law in the State of Washington and be in good standing as such, shall comply with appHcable provisions of CrR 3. 1 Standards for Indigent Defense, and shall have a minimum of five years' experience in the criminal law legal field (defense attorney and/or prosecutor and/or judicial). The Contracting Attorney shall be responsible for performance of this Agreement notwithstanding that other counsel may be employed or associated by the Contracting Attorney to perform services herein. The Contracting Attorney shall notify the Court of any proposed association or employment of counsel for purposes of performing the services called herein, and shall include in such notification documentation regarding the background, education, training, experience and qualifications of such counsel, and any additional training and supervision that is proposed to be provided to such associated or employed counsel for purposes of performing the services called for herein. The Contracting Attorney's selection of any counsel associated with or employed by the attorney to perform the services described in this contract shall be subject to the approval of the Court. 5. Training. Attorneys providing public defense services shall complete seven hours of continuing legal education approved by the Washington State Office of Public Defense withh each calendar year in courses relating to their public defense practice. (RCW 10.101.050; CrR 3.1 Standards) Attorneys providing public defense services shall comply with all applicable standards, training and/or certification requirements as may be required by court rule or regulations and shall provide written proof of such compliance to the court. 6. Certification. Attorneys providing public defense services shall comply with the Standards for Indigent Defense adopted by the Supreme Court. Each attorney shall provide a Certification of Compliance with the applicable standards as required by CrR 3.1 which shall be filed with the Superior Court administrator on the last Monday of each January, April, July, and October by the Contracting Attorney and any associated or employed attorney providing legal defense in Superior Court under this agreement. The certification shall also include caseload reporting by the attorney consistent with the requirements imposed upon the County by RCW 10.101.050. 7. Liability of Contracting Parties, Attorney as Independent Contractor. Each party to this agreement shall be responsible for the negligent acts or omissions of its own employees, officers or agents in the performance of this agreement. Neither party shall be considered the agent of Page 2 of 5