Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia
Charlotte Gilliland is a legal professional currently serving as a Staff Attorney in the Trial Division at the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia since November 2023. Previous experience includes roles as a Student Attorney at the Georgetown Law Criminal Defense & Prisoner Advocacy Clinic and as a Legal Intern at Mecklenburg County Public Defender. Charlotte also worked as a Law Clerk in both the Trial Division and Civil Legal Services at the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, and as an Immigration Paralegal at OLTARSH AND ASSOCIATES. Earlier in their career, Charlotte held positions as an Account Executive at No. 29 Communications, Communications Assistant at The Fletcher School at Tufts University, and Writer for Tufts Admissions. Charlotte Gilliland earned a Doctor of Law (JD) from Georgetown University Law Center and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English with a Minor in Communication and Media Studies from Tufts University.
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Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia
The Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia (PDS) provides and promotes quality legal representation to indigent adults and children facing a loss of liberty in the District of Columbia, thereby protects society's interest in the fair administration of justice. #PDSDC For more than 60 years, PDS has led the nation in providing exceptional advocacy and quality legal representation to indigent adults and children. Judges and prosecutors alike, as well as public defender agencies and criminal justice bars across the country, acknowledge and respect the outstanding work of PDS’s attorneys. PDS is recognized as one of the few defender organizations in the world to meet the standards outlined in the American Bar Association’s Ten Principles of a Public Defense Delivery System. Visit www.pdsdc.org to learn more about PDS's programs, services, and job opportunities--including internships and legal clerkships.