Defender's Clinic (1-4)

The Defender's Clinic offers John Marshall students the opportunity to work directly with the attorneys of the Cook County Public Defender's Office, and surrounding county defender's offices, in preparing the defense of criminal misdemeanor and felony cases. Students are assigned to various courtrooms to assist with investigations, witness preparation, client counseling, discovery, motion practice, and hearings. An experienced supervisory-level assistant public defender teaches the classroom component of this clinic. Placements are also possible in the federal defender's office, as well as the state appellate defender's program.