I have read some of the reviews here and I have to...

I have read some of the reviews here and I have to agree. The public defenders office is a joke. In jail they are called the "Public Pretenders Office"

I went to court on a felony. 55 years old and was never in trouble. I took responsibility for my action and was just trying to get a fair deal out of the court. I called my Defender for 2 weeks and emailed her as well. NADA. THEN she expected to discuss the case in the hallway outside of the courtroom a few minutes before the case was called! I told her it was a weak charge and to tey to get it reduced to a misdemeanor. All she would say was we cant, they wont, it's not possible. I asked for multiple continuance to bone up on the law and presented my case through a letter to the judge and was able to get it reduced to a misdemeanor. When we walked out my "public pretender" was excited that "we" got it reduced.....HA!... I, ME, MYSELF... got it reduced. It seems like the public defender and the DAs office meet up and predetermined which case are going to hammer and which to let slide. It truly feels that way.