Agreement Between Kittitas County and Heritage Law Office

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Counsel is under no obligation to determine a person's eligibility or continuing eligibility to receive publicly provided representation. However, if counsel subsequently discovers that such 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 noti$ the Kittitas County Department of Public Defense 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 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 CrRLJ 3.1 Standards for Indigent Defense l4.I and 14.2, and shall have a minimum of five years' experience in the criminal law legal field (defense attorney andlor 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 notiff the Kittitas County Department of Public Defense of any proposed association or employment of counsel for purposes of performing the services called herein, and shall include in such notification information 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 Kittitas County Department of Public Defense. 5. Training. Attorneys providing public defense services shall complete seven hours of continuing legal education approved by the Washington State Office of Public Defense within each calendar year in courses relating to their public defense practice. (RCW 10.101.050; CrRLJ 3.1 Standards) Attorneys providing public defense services shall comply with all applicable standards, training andlor certification requirements as may be required by court rule or regulations and shall provide written proof of such compliance to the Kittitas Department of Public Defense. 6. Certification. Attomeys 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 CrRLJ 3.1 which shall be filed with the Kittitas County Department of Public Defense 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 Upper District Court under this agreement. The certification shall also include Page 2 of 7