Missouri State Public Defender

The Missouri State Public Defender (MSPD) provides high quality, zealous legal representation to poor people accused of criminal offenses in Missouri. MSPD utilizes a holistic defense approach, which recognizes that most poor people with a criminal case have various non-legal issues that may have pushed them into the criminal justice system. MSPD’s Holistic Defense Services team helps to address clients’ non-legal issues, often related to behavioral health and housing, with the result of better outcomes for clients and their cases. MSPD has a trial office in downtown St. Louis. Clients in need of a public defender can apply online or pick up an application at our office.