Public Defenseless

488 | How Public Defenders Can Fight for Our Clients and for Funding by Engaging with the Media w/Maggie Shepard and Bob McGovern

Dienstag, 16. Juni 2026 · 1 h 03

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Today, Hunter was joined by Maggie Shepard and Bob McGovern. Bob and Maggie serve as communications directors for Public Defender agencies, and they joined to discuss how they are helping Public Defenders better engage with the media.

Guest:
Maggie Shepard, Director of Communications, Law Offices of the Public Defender, New Mexico
Bob McGovern, Director of Communications and Special Counsel, Committee for Public Counsel Services, Massachusetts

Resource:
New Mexico LOPD
lopdnm.us/offices
CPCS
publiccounsel.net

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rmcgovern@publiccounsel.net
maggie.shepard@lopdnm.us

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