When the services that the New Jersey Office of the Public Defender (NJOPD) needs to provide to its clients cannot be given by staff attorneys due to legal conflict or for other reasons, the NJOPD contracts with selected private attorneys - who are referred to as "pool attorneys" - to provide those services.  All private attorneys who wish to become pool attorneys must complete the vendor compliance requirements which can be found at https://www.nj.gov//defender/third-party/vendor/

Additional information about becoming and functioning as a pool attorney for the NJOPD is contained in the following PDF documents: 

Application to Become a Pool Attorney (includes Pool Attorney Guidelines) - Click here to download

Office of the Public Defender Press Policy
Click here to download

Office of the Public Defender Sexual Harassment Policy
Click here to download

Office of the Public Defender Workplace Violence Policy
Click here to download

OPD  Forensic Expert Request Form
Click here to download

OPD Adult Expert Witness Request Form
Click here to download

OPD Juvenile Expert Witness Request Form
Click here to download

Law Guardian Expert Witness Request Form
Click here to download

Parental Representation Expert Witness Form
Click here to download

Pool Attorney Timekeeping System (PATS) Requirement
Click here to download

On-line Instructions for Setting Up and Using PATS (Read carefully to avoid unnecessary calls for technical support; includes instructions for setting up a myNewJersey account)
Click here to download

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