Assistant public defender vs attorney at law

Differences between assistant public defender and attorney at law duties and responsibilities

Assistant public defender example responsibilities.

• Manage, train and mentore newly hire ADA's in courtroom management and trial advocacy.
• Achieve not guilty verdicts in DUI, aggravate assault, disorderly conduct, criminal mischief, and battery trials.
• Manage homicide cases from investigation stage to trial including complex plea negotiations with other government agencies and the defense bar.
• Manage and direct all phases of criminal litigation from initial consultation through appeals process.
• Prepare criminal traffic, misdemeanor, and felony cases for litigation or negotiation through thorough investigation and interviewing.
• Represent clients charge with misdemeanor criminal and traffic cases, including DUI's.
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Attorney at law example responsibilities.

• Manage a civil practice focuse primarily on representing claimants in securities arbitration proceedings.
• Support tort, real estate, probate, appellate, and business litigation with outside counsel in California.
• Sole practice of law in the areas of corporate, juvenile matters, probate, real estate, securities and taxation.
• File garnishment actions; defend tenants, landlords and assort other parties in proceedings in small claims and landlord tenant courts.
• Document review for internal investigation of FDA filing practices
• Advise technical, scientific and regulatory personnel on FDA legal requirements.
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