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Atlantic - Public Defender's Office

This office provides legal defense services for indigent criminal defendants in Long County, as part of the Atlantic Judicial Circuit in Georgia.

Contact and Location Information

The main office for the Atlantic Judicial Circuit Public Defender's Office serves Long County and other surrounding counties.

  • Location: 201 South Main Street, Suite 2400, Hinesville, GA 31313, United States

  • Phone: 912-369-6338

  • Fax: 912-369-8327

  • Email: The current Circuit Public Defender's email is often found on the Georgia Public Defender Council's website, for example, a common office email is bclark@gapublicdefender.org (based on available search results).

  • Google Map Link: Click HERE for the Google Map location (This will open a new search for the address).

  • Counties Served in the Atlantic Circuit: Bryan, Evans, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, and Tattnall.

Application for Public Defender Services

To apply for a court-appointed attorney, you must complete an application to determine your eligibility as an indigent defendant.

 

Application and Attorney Fees

The information regarding the application fee is governed by Georgia law, and it remains $50.00 as of the most recent updates to the relevant code section.

  • Application Fee: Georgia law requires every person who applies for legal defense services under Chapter 12 of Title 17 to pay the Public Defender Office a single application fee of $50.00. (See O.C.G.A. Section 15-21A-6(c)).

  • Waiver of Fee: This fee may not be imposed if the payment is waived by the court in which you are appearing. The court shall waive the fee if it finds that you are unable to pay the fee or that a measurable hardship will result if the fee is charged.

  • Attorney Fees: Attorney fees for court-appointed representation may also be imposed by the court at sentencing, but only if the court finds that the payment would not impose a financial hardship on the defendant.

  • Relevant Georgia Law: