Palm Beach County Office of the Public Defender

06/08/2026

This May our Public Defender Daniel Eisinger joined State Attorney Alexcia Cox at the Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches trustee meeting for a discussion on how public safety, workforce participation, mental health, rehabilitation, and the justice system intersect with the long-term strength of our business community. Our office is continually focused on the issues that affect our clients lives so that our clients and entire community will ultimately benefit.

06/04/2026

https://scholarship.law.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5322&context=penn_law_review

06/01/2026

Public Defender Daniel Eisinger and Assistant Public Defender Raymon Burns recently got the chance to speak with EJS Project, a local non-profit group doing incredible work educating and empowering young people.

05/28/2026

Our Gideon Award Ceremony in April was a great reminder of the incredibly supportive criminal defense community in Palm Beach County (and beyond) that we’re fortunate to be a part of. Thank you again to all the event sponsors, attendees, PD-15 employees, and our awardee Maria DeLiberato.

05/25/2026

On this Memorial Day, we remember all those members of the Armed Services who made the ultimate sacrifice in protecting the United States and the freedoms we hold dear. Note that our offices will be closed in observance of the holiday.

05/22/2026

The Public Defender provides many services to our clients in addition to representing them in court proceedings, including a court clothing boutique to ensure that our clients have court-appropriate clothing to wear and a donation-based pantry that offers food and toiletries to those un-housed clients who are in need of everyday necessities. Our Amazon wish list of items has everything from dress socks for court to microwavable meals and is available for donations at https://a.co/b0EytSH.

05/21/2026

This April our Public Defender Daniel Eisinger and Assistant Public Defenders Stephanie Gagerie and Jessica Crockett got the chance to speak and volunteer with a Take Your Child to Work Day. It’s always fun to introduce students to the legal profession and hopefully encourage the next generation of public defenders!

05/18/2026

Judges and lawyers interpret the Constitution (and laws) in different ways. Here’s a short primer on different modes of interpretation:

When exercising its power to review the constitutionality of governmental action, the Supreme Court has relied on certain "methods" or "modes" of interpretation—that is, ways of figuring out a particular meaning of a provision within the Constitution. This report broadly describes the most common ...

05/11/2026

05/07/2026

May kicks off our summer internship season and we’re lucky to be joined by three investigator interns, five legal interns, and two certified legal interns. This class hails from Florida State University, Palm Beach State College, Palm Beach Atlantic University, Nova Southeastern Shepard Bard College of Law, Albany Law School, Georgetown Law, St. Thomas University College of Law, Vanderbilt Law School, and FIU College of Law. Year in and out we are amazed by the commitment, professionalism, and capabilities of the interns in our office, and we can’t wait to see how this new class helps our office and clients.