Conflict Public Defender Services

The County is issuing this RFQ to solicit statements of qualification (“SOQs”) from qualified attorneys and law firms who demonstrate the qualifications described below. The applicants’ qualifications which will be used as the basis for determining which attorney or law firm will be recommended to the Board of Supervisors to be selected as CPDs. The attorney(s) or firm(s) to be selected shall perform all of the duties of a public defender described in Chapter 13 of Division 2, Title 3 of the California Government Code, commencing with Section 27700, as well as certain other duties and services specified herein and in the proposed form of CPD contract that is attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference as Exhibit B (the “Contract”), for indigent adult persons in Napa County when the Napa County Public Defender has declared a conflict of interest, has a conflict of interest as established or declared by a court, or is otherwise unavailable for good cause. Please see the proposed Contract for the full scope of duties to be performed and the provisions that must be agreed to by each CPD.