AGREEMENT FOR 2022 INDIGENT DEFENSE SERVICES (2)

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1 AGREEMENT FOR KITTITAS COUNTY LOWER DISTRICT COURT INDIGENT DEFENSE SERVICES (2022) This agreement is entered into by and between the County of Kittitas (County) and Eileen Murphy Young (Contracting Attorney). 1. Scope of Services. The Contracting Attorney agrees to provide, or arrange for the provision of, public defender services for all eligible indigent criminal defendants in cases filed in the Lower Kittitas County District Court (Court) as set for in this agreement. The Contracting Attorney or other assigned counsel shall provide legal representation for each assigned defendant from the time of receiving notice of appointment through every stage of the legal proceedings at the district court level including sentencing and the processing of motions and orders of indigence for direct appeals and notice of appeal. The Contracting Attorney shall provide legal representation for review hearings (e.g. probation review hearings) when appointed for that purpose. The Contracting Attorney shall also provide legal representation for the arraignment calendars held on Mondays at 8:30 am (Wednesdays at 8:30 am when Monday is a holiday). In addition, the Contracting Attorney shall provide legal representation at the in-custody/DUI arraignment calendars held on Mondays at 12:30 p.m. (Tuesdays-Friday at 1:00 p.m.). All cases assigned to the contracting Attorney as of the date of termination of this contract for which the next set hearing date is within 45 days after such date of termination will be handled as set forth above; provided, that in any case where the client fails to appear for a trial or hearing after termination of the contract, the Contracting Attorney may withdraw from representation, subject to order of the court and thereafter the Contracting Attorney shall have no obligation herein to represent the client or accept reappointment thereafter. 2. Applicant Screening. Determination of Indigence for purposes of eligibility for appointed counsel under this contract shall be made by a screening process established by the Court. 3. 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 Standards for Indigent Defense 14.1 and 14.2.K, 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 for 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