Wisconsin Administrative Code
Public Defender Board
Chapter PD 1 - Certification
Section PD 1.035 - Requirements for certification
Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง PD 1.035
Current through August 26, 2024
In order to obtain and retain certification under this chapter, an attorney shall satisfy all of the following requirements:
(1) APPLICATION. The attorney shall submit an application under s. PD 1.03(1).
(2) LICENSE TO PRACTICE. The attorney shall be licensed to practice law in Wisconsin and shall be a member in good standing of the State Bar of Wisconsin.
(3) RESIDENCE.
(a) The attorney shall reside in or
maintain his or her principal office in Wisconsin. A post office box in
Wisconsin does not constitute a residence or a principal office in
Wisconsin.
(b) An attorney may be
certified for trial division cases in only those counties in which he or she
resides or maintains his or her principal office, except that in counties with
less than ten attorneys on any certification list, an attorney residing or
maintaining his or her principal office in one or more adjacent counties may
also be certified.
(c)
Notwithstanding pars. (a) and (b), the state public defender may, on a
case-by-case basis, certify an attorney to handle a case if such certification
is necessary for effective client representation. Relevant considerations
include, but are not limited to, caseload, availability of other counsel,
proximity to the court, and cost-effectiveness.
(4) CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION.
(a) The attorney shall complete six credits
of continuing legal education each calendar year in courses approved by the
state public defender. This requirement shall apply beginning in the first full
calendar year following an attorney's graduation from law school.
(b) The attorney shall report compliance with
par. (a) under the procedures established by the state public defender. The
state public defender shall calculate continuing education credits in the same
manner as the board of bar examiners.
(c) The state public defender shall offer
training for attorneys seeking certification under this chapter. As used in s.
977.05(5) (e), Stats., relating to sponsoring
conferences and training, "sponsor" means to use state public defender
resources to produce and promote state public defender conferences and training
programs and "tuition" means all revenue realized from state public defender
conferences and training programs and materials.
(5) COOPERATION WITH INQUIRIES.
(a) An attorney shall cooperate with
inquiries from the state public defender regarding the status of appointed
cases, and regarding performance or billing in appointed cases.
(b) An attorney who receives a written
request to provide a response shall respond in writing and within the deadlines
presented with the request. An attorney who fails to do so may be suspended
from further appointments under s.
PD 1.03(3) until an adequate response is
provided.
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