METROPOLITAN PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICES INC
EIN 93-0591637 · Legal Services (I80)
What they do
METROPOLITAN PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICES, INC. ("MPD") is A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT LAW FIRM THAT PROVIDES LEGAL DEFENSE SERVICES for MISDEMEANOR to CAPITAL MURDER CASES, JUVENILE MATTERS FROM DELINQUENCY to DEPENDENCY, MENTAL HEALTH CASES FROM CIVIL COMMITMENTS to MENTAL HEALTH COURTS, and SPECIALTY PROJECTS FROM DRUG COURTS to COMMUNITY COURT. MPD HANDLES THOUSANDS of CASES A YEAR WITH THE PRIMARY PUBLIC DEFENSE CONTRACTS IN MULTNOMAH and WASHINGTON COUNTIES AS WELL AS THE LARGEST CAPITAL DEFENSE CONTRACT IN THE STATE.MPDS is ALSO DEDICATED to BUILDING A HOLISTIC MODEL IN WHICH WE ARE A COMMUNITY-BASED RESOURCE, PROVIDING A BROAD ARRAY of LEGAL SERVICES to LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS for THE PURPOSE of IMPROVING OUTCOMES LIKE LONG-TERM STABILITY.
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They name their leaders15 people are listed in the latest report.
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CARL MACPHERSONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
DAWN ANDREWSPCAD COUNTY DIRECTOR
GRANT JOSEPH HARTLEYMULTNOMAH COUNTY DIRECTOR
GREGORY BENSON SCHOLLCAPITAL TEAM DIRECTOR
DEAN ARTHUR SMITHCAPITAL TEAM ATTORNEY
DEBORAH SUSANNE BURDZIKCAPITAL TEAM ATTORNEY
SALLY ALWORTHCONTROLLER
LURA MALCOLMBOARD SECRETARY
DOUGLAS D MORRISBOARD TREASURER
DR THUY TRANBOARD TRUSTEE
HUBERT MATHEWSBOARD TRUSTEE
MELISSA BOBADILLABOARD TRUSTEE
PEYTON LEEBOARD TRUSTEE
ROBERTA PHILLIP-ROBBINSBOARD CHAIR
WHITNEY BOISEBOARD TRUSTEE
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1971
- Location
- 101 SW MAIN STREET 1100, PORTLAND, OR 97204
- County
- Multnomah
- In care of
- CARL MACPHERSON
- Primary officer
- CARL MACPHERSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- GARY MCGEE & CO LLP
- NTEE classification
- Legal Services (I80)
- IRS tax category
- Legal Services