The Primary Public Defender (Contractor) shall serve as primary court appointed counsel and provide indigent defense services and resources to indigent clients charged with noncapital felony and misdemeanor criminal offenses in District Court, Justice Court, and Recovery Court for Grand County. 1. Upon notice of assignment to a case, the Contractor will review their total caseload to determine if effective services can be provided on an assigned case and consider any material conflict of interest. In the event of a material conflict of interest, Contractor shall motion the Court to assign conflict counsel. 2. If Contractor continues to maintain a private caseload, Contractor shall make this contract the priority, commit to the established court calendar and provide effective legal services to clients. 3. Contractor shall not accept new appointments or private clients, when those cases would cause the caseload to exceed a number that allows the Contractor to provide effective services to indigent clients. 4. Once Contractor enters appearance, they agree to provide effective, timely, and continuing services for indigent clients, pursuant to obligations set forth in Utah and Federal law and this Contract. 5. Contractors agree to provide services, including but not limited to, consultation with clients, pursue evidence through discovery, investigate facts and circumstances, use other defense resources as appropriate, research the law specific to cases, file pertinent motions, subpoena relevant documents and witnesses, and appear in court. 6. Contractors will make reasonable efforts to visit and communicate with indigent clients, return phone calls, and otherwise be available. 7. Travel is required for court for substantive hearings after appointment including preliminary hearings, trial, sentencing and recovery court. Subject to grant funding, reimbursement is available at the state rate for lodging and mileage rate. No hourly pay for travel is permitted. 8. Contractor shall provide the full scope of services continuing up to and including the filing of notice of appeal and docketing statement, but not any briefs on appeal. 9. Contractors shall track their case work by using a case management system. 10. Contractors are required to comply with Indigent Defense Commission (IDC) grant requirements including case tracking, requests for data collection from the IDC, supervision by managing defender, and adherence to IDC Core Principals. 11. Contractors shall comply with Utah State Bar MCLE requirements including attending at least eight (8) hours of relevant criminal defense CLE trainings per year.
