Wisconsin Administrative Code
Public Defender Board
Chapter PD 2 - Assignment procedure
Section PD 2.06 - Counties in which private counsel may be assigned trial division cases

(1) Attorneys may be assigned trial division cases only in those counties in which they reside or maintain their principal office, except that in counties in which there are less than 10 attorneys on any certification list, those attorneys residing or maintaining their principal office in one or more adjacent counties may also be assigned trial division cases in that county.

(2) If necessary for effective client representation, the state public defender may assign an attorney to handle a trial division case even if the attorney does not meet the residency requirements.