ORLEANS PUBLIC DEFENDERS

Community Centered Defense - OPD is committed to providing zealous client-centered, community-oriented defense for each person we represent. Each individual client's needs are supported by a dedicated legal team. Attorneys, investigators, client advocates, social workers, and court support administrators work to build the best possible defense for each individual client's needs... OPD has been recognized by the Southern Center for Human Rights with the 2009 Frederick Douglass Human Rights Award, the New Orleans Workers' Center for Racial Justice for our advocacy of the rights of immigrants, and the Innocence Project of New Orleans with the 2014 Criminal Justice Hero Award. In 2015, the National Legal Aid and Defender Association name OPD as the Clara Shortridge Foltz Award winner, recognizing OPD as one of the premier public defender offices in the country.

Also known as: OPD

Primary location: New Orleans United States