Request for Qualifications – Public Defender
Publication date: September 25, 2023
The City of Bainbridge Island (City) is seeking qualifications from attorneys and firms that can provide effective counsel to indigent defendants charged with misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor crimes in City of Bainbridge Island Municipal Court. The City invites interested attorneys or firms with criminal court experience to provide Public Defense Attorney services. The City’s needs are outlined in the following Request for Qualifications (“RFQ”).
The City encourages responses from individuals and firms led by those who identify as women or members of traditionally marginalized communities, or who are or could be certified as Minority Business Enterprise/Women Business Enterprise (MBE/WBE), Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), or equivalent.
Background
The City of Bainbridge Island is located in the State of Washington, on ancestral territory of the suq `?abs? “People of Clear Salt Wa
