First Department Assigned Counsel Corporation
OAD's sole focus is appellate representation, and for 35 years, has stood as a beacon of hope for people at the intersection of poverty and injustice. The Office of the Appellate Defender, Inc. (OAD) is one of NYC's oldest providers of appellate representation to poor people convicted of felonies and a national model of effective, innovative and holistic defense representation.
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Home - The Office of the Appellate Defender The Office of the Appellate Defender OAD is one of New York Citys oldest providers of appellate representation to poor people convicted of felonies the Citys second oldest institutional indigent defense office and a national model of effective innovative and holistic defense representation. OADS MISSION OAD strives to ensure that poor people convicted of felonies receive full and equal access to justice by providing exceptional appellate representation improving the quality of indigent defense representation through education and training and advocating for systemic reform of New York Citys criminal justice system. OADS WORK Client Services Volunteer Appellate Defender Project Reinvestigation Project Representation of People Convicted of Sex Offenses NYU Law School Clinic Support Fairness Dignity and Humanity in the Administration of Criminal Justice in New York City. Make a Gift to OAD Today.
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