24-45 RFQ - Conflict Public Defender Services

CITY OF MERCER ISLAND
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

Notice is hereby given that request for qualifications will be received by the City of Mercer Island, Washington (City), for Conflict Public Defender Services (RFP #24-45).

The City is requesting qualifications from law firms or individual attorneys interested in providing conflict public defender services on a contractual basis. The Conflict Public Defender will provide legal representation for all indigent defendants charged with misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor crimes in the City of Mercer Island Municipal Court when City of Mercer Island’s designated public defender is unable to represent the client because of a conflict of interest. The Court has only needed a Conflict Public Defender 2-3 times per year.

A copy of this Request For Qualifications (RFQ) may be obtained from City’s website at https://www.mercerisland.gov/rfps.  Qualifications are due by 4:00PM on November 20, 2024.

Ali Spietz
Chief of Administration
ali.spietz@mercerisland.gov

Published in the Daily Journal of Commerce November 4 and 12, 2024.