Indigent Defense Managed Counsel

Alyse Ferguson, Chief Attorney — Alyse Ferguson
Chief Attorney

Collin County Indigent Defense Managed Counsel Program
Russell A. Steindam Courts Building
2100 Bloomdale Road, Suite 20209
McKinney, TX 75071
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Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday thru Friday

Our Mission

The Mission of Indigent Defense is to improve the delivery of indigent defense services by providing attorney appointments and high quality legal representation to every indigent person, whose case has been entrusted to us by the Collin County District and County Courts. We are dedicated to the vigorous protection of the fundamental rights of our clients in criminal cases for which the appointment of counsel at public expense is provided by law. While acting as strong and ethical advocates for those facing loss of life, freedom or family, we strive to preserve the dignity of the individuals we represent, to keep them and the communities in which they live safe from wrongful convictions and unjust outcomes, and to enhance the integrity of the criminal justice system in Collin County.

The 77th Texas Legislature, through the passage of the Fair Defense Act, established the blueprint for meaningful interaction between State and local government through the creation of the first state body to administer statewide appropriations and policies. In exchange for State fiscal assistance, the local judiciary is required to report its plan for delivering indigent defense services.