Public Defense Association

Public Defense Association (PDA) is focused on supporting students intersted in careers in crimnal defense. The University of Colorado Law School is home to the country’s first criminal defense clinic. The state of Colorado has one of the country’s most comprehensive statewide public defense systems. Recent classes at Colorado Law have shown an increased interest in public defense as a career path. However, the option of choosing a career in public defense is one that many are not aware of until well into their time here. It is the goal of PDA to provide new students with information about the possibility of public defense as a career path and to continue to strengthen the network of dedicated criminal defense advocates in the student body as they prepare to enter the legal community post-grad.

Organization Leaders:

President: Adam Lior-Coll
Vice President: Grace Burchett
Treasurer: Katy McClellan
Event chair: Hannah Wolf

EMAIL: PDSA@colorado.edu