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Public Defense Assistant Attorney

Provide legal advice, draft and review documents, and represent the agency in legal matters.

648 employees hold this title in Public Defense Board. Median total compensation for the role is $109,226, above the department median of $99,952.

Employees: 648
Total payroll: $71.3M
Role median: $109,226
Agency median: $99,952
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$3,762$161,688+

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How total compensation varies among the 648 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Andrew Berger

Public Defense Assistant Attorney/Public Defense Board

2025 total comp

$118,875

Sub-department: Seventh District PT Detroit Lk
Base pay: $118,875
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $118,875
Hire date: 1994-08-01
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 1
Union / bargaining unit: Public Defense - Asst Attorney
Pay basis: Bi-Weekly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.75
Work county: Stearns

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: J52
Bargaining Unit Number: 300
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Bi-Weekly

At Public Defense Board, Andrew Berger serves as a Public Defense Assistant Attorney within Seventh District Pt Detroit Lk. They have served since 1994 (about 31 years), working part-time, 0.75 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $118,875. Union affiliation: Public Defense - Asst Attorney.

Scott Wonderlich

Public Defense Assistant Attorney/Public Defense Board

2025 total comp

$118,875

Sub-department: Seventh Judicial District
Base pay: $118,875
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $118,875
Hire date: 1994-05-04
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 1
Union / bargaining unit: Public Defense - Asst Attorney
Pay basis: Bi-Weekly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.75
Work county: Stearns

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: J52
Bargaining Unit Number: 300
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Bi-Weekly

Scott Wonderlich is a Public Defense Assistant Attorney at Public Defense Board within Seventh Judicial District. Hired in 1994, they have about 31 years of service, working part-time, 0.75 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $118,875. Union affiliation: Public Defense - Asst Attorney.

Todd Deal

Public Defense Assistant Attorney/Public Defense Board

2025 total comp

$118,875

Sub-department: Sixth Judicial District
Base pay: $118,875
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $118,875
Hire date: 1990-10-17
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 1
Union / bargaining unit: Public Defense - Asst Attorney
Pay basis: Bi-Weekly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.75
Work county: St Louis

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: J52
Bargaining Unit Number: 300
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Bi-Weekly

At Public Defense Board, Todd Deal serves as a Public Defense Assistant Attorney within Sixth Judicial District. They have served since 1990 (about 35 years), working part-time, 0.75 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $118,875. Union affiliation: Public Defense - Asst Attorney.

Suzanne Barley

Public Defense Assistant Attorney/Public Defense Board

2025 total comp

$118,875

Sub-department: First Judicial District
Base pay: $118,875
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $118,875
Hire date: 1990-01-01
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 1
Union / bargaining unit: Public Defense - Asst Attorney
Pay basis: Bi-Weekly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.75
Work county: Dakota

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: J52
Bargaining Unit Number: 300
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Bi-Weekly

Suzanne Barley holds the role of Public Defense Assistant Attorney at Public Defense Board within First Judicial District. Hired in 1990, they have about 35 years of service as a part-time, 0.75 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $118,875. Union affiliation: Public Defense - Asst Attorney.

James Perunovich

Public Defense Assistant Attorney/Public Defense Board

2025 total comp

$118,875

Sub-department: Sixth Judicial District
Base pay: $118,875
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $118,875
Hire date: 1995-01-11
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 1
Union / bargaining unit: Public Defense - Asst Attorney
Pay basis: Bi-Weekly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.75
Work county: St Louis

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: J52
Bargaining Unit Number: 300
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Bi-Weekly

At Public Defense Board, James Perunovich serves as a Public Defense Assistant Attorney within Sixth Judicial District. Hired in 1995, they have about 30 years of service, working part-time, 0.75 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $118,875. Their bargaining unit is Public Defense - Asst Attorney.

Bruce Williams

Public Defense Assistant Attorney/Public Defense Board

2025 total comp

$118,875

Sub-department: Sixth Judicial District
Base pay: $118,875
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $118,875
Hire date: 1992-10-31
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 1
Union / bargaining unit: Public Defense - Asst Attorney
Pay basis: Bi-Weekly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.75
Work county: St Louis

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: J52
Bargaining Unit Number: 300
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Bi-Weekly

Bruce Williams works as a Public Defense Assistant Attorney for Public Defense Board within Sixth Judicial District. Hired in 1992, they have about 33 years of service as a part-time, 0.75 FTE employee. Bruce earned $118,875 in 2025. Union affiliation: Public Defense - Asst Attorney.

Michael Hanson

Public Defense Assistant Attorney/Public Defense Board

2025 total comp

$118,875

Sub-department: Fifth Judicial District
Base pay: $118,875
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $118,875
Hire date: 2023-11-22
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 1
Union / bargaining unit: Public Defense - Asst Attorney
Pay basis: Bi-Weekly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.5
Work county: Blue Earth

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: J52
Bargaining Unit Number: 300
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Bi-Weekly

At Public Defense Board, Michael Hanson serves as a Public Defense Assistant Attorney within Fifth Judicial District. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years), working part-time, 0.5 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $118,875. Union affiliation: Public Defense - Asst Attorney.

Daniel Griffith

Public Defense Assistant Attorney/Public Defense Board

2025 total comp

$117,503

Sub-department: Ninth Dist - PT Grand Rpd 2(I)
Base pay: $117,503
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $117,503
Hire date: 1996-12-11
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 1
Union / bargaining unit: Public Defense - Asst Attorney
Pay basis: Bi-Weekly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.75
Work county: Beltrami

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: J52
Bargaining Unit Number: 300
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Bi-Weekly

Daniel Griffith holds the role of Public Defense Assistant Attorney at Public Defense Board within Ninth District - Pt Grand Rpd 2(I). Hired in 1996, they have about 29 years of service as a part-time, 0.75 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $117,503. They are represented by Public Defense - Asst Attorney.

Christopher Johnston

Public Defense Assistant Attorney/Public Defense Board

2025 total comp

$116,426

Sub-department: TenthJudicialDistrict-Juvenile
Base pay: $113,693
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,733
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $116,426
Hire date: 2014-07-07
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 1
Union / bargaining unit: Public Defense - Asst Attorney
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Anoka

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: J52
Bargaining Unit Number: 300
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Christopher Johnston is a Public Defense Assistant Attorney at Public Defense Board within Tenthjudicialdistrict-Juvenile. They have served since 2014 (about 11 years), working full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $116,426. They are represented by Public Defense - Asst Attorney.

Elizabeth Karp

Public Defense Assistant Attorney/Public Defense Board

2025 total comp

$116,426

Sub-department: J52D043 - Felony 3
Base pay: $113,693
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,733
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $116,426
Hire date: 2016-02-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 1
Union / bargaining unit: Public Defense - Asst Attorney
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Hennepin

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: J52
Bargaining Unit Number: 300
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Public Defense Board, Elizabeth Karp serves as a Public Defense Assistant Attorney within J52D043 - Felony 3. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 9 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $116,426. Their bargaining unit is Public Defense - Asst Attorney.