We address clients’ most urgent legal and social needs by connecting them to a full range of community-based resources
Holistic defense begins with a commitment to addressing clients’ most pressing legal and social support needs.
Because the universe of these needs will vary from community to community, a holistic defender office must begin by identifying the full range of client needs.
Our team collaborates across disciplines, maintaining open and consistent communication to ensure comprehensive representation.
The interdisciplinary team alone is not what drives the success of holistic defense — it is the team’s culture of open frequent, and meaningful communication.
Defenders bring a broad set of skills that blend legal expertise with social understanding centering both the law and the client
A holistic defender goes beyond the zealous advocacy of the committed public defender with an enhanced sets of skills that are both client-centered and interdisciplinary.
We address clients’ most urgent legal and social needs by connecting them to a full range of community-based resources
Holistic defense recognizes that an advocate who is better able to relate to their client, by having spent time in their neighborhood and with members of their community, will be more likely to provide authentic and effective representation.