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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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Chelsey Fischbach

Public Defense Assistant Attorney/Public Defense Board

2024 total comp

$34,626

Sub-department: Seventh District FT
Base pay: $31,494
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,132
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,626
Hire date: 2021-09-14
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 1
Union / bargaining unit: Public Defense - Asst Attorney
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Stearns

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
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, Chelsey Fischbach serves as a Public Defense Assistant Attorney within Seventh District Ft. Their tenure dates to 2021, about 3 years, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $34,626. Their bargaining unit is Public Defense - Asst Attorney.

Jeremy Curran

Public Defense Assistant Attorney/Public Defense Board

2024 total comp

$32,892

Sub-department: Ninth District-PT Crookston
Base pay: $32,892
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,892
Hire date: 2022-02-02
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, 2024: No
Agency Number: J52
Bargaining Unit Number: 300
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Bi-Weekly

Jeremy Curran is a Public Defense Assistant Attorney at Public Defense Board within Ninth District-Pt Crookston. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 2 years, working part-time, 0.75 FTE. 2024 total compensation came to $32,892. They are represented by Public Defense - Asst Attorney.

Julian Robinson

Public Defense Assistant Attorney/Public Defense Board

2024 total comp

$31,632

Sub-department: J52D416 - Felony 4
Base pay: $20,682
Overtime: $1,835
Other pay: $9,115
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,632
Hire date: 2022-01-10
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, 2024: No
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, Julian Robinson serves as a Public Defense Assistant Attorney within J52D416 - Felony 4. Hired in 2022, they have about 2 years of service, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $31,632. They are represented by Public Defense - Asst Attorney.

Joshua Jyring

Public Defense Assistant Attorney/Public Defense Board

2024 total comp

$30,487

Sub-department: Seventh District Moorhead
Base pay: $27,960
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,527
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,487
Hire date: 2023-08-16
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 1
Union / bargaining unit: Public Defense - Asst Attorney
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Stearns

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: J52
Bargaining Unit Number: 300
Branch: Judicial
Branch Code: Judicial
Classified Code: Unclassified
Classified Status: Unclassified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Joshua Jyring works as a Public Defense Assistant Attorney for Public Defense Board within Seventh District Moorhead. Hired in 2023, they have about a year of service as a full-time employee. Joshua earned $30,487 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Public Defense - Asst Attorney.

Ryan Franklin

Public Defense Assistant Attorney/Public Defense Board

2025 total comp

$28,353

Sub-department: J52D418 - Gmm 3
Base pay: $22,746
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,607
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $28,353
Hire date: 2021-11-29
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: No
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, Ryan Franklin serves as a Public Defense Assistant Attorney within J52D418 - Gmm 3. Hired in 2021, they have about 4 years of service, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $28,353. Union affiliation: Public Defense - Asst Attorney.

Aaron Walton

Public Defense Assistant Attorney/Public Defense Board

2024 total comp

$27,915

Sub-department: Eighth Judicial District Pt
Base pay: $27,915
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,915
Hire date: 2023-10-11
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 1
Union / bargaining unit: Public Defense - Asst Attorney
Pay basis: Bi-Weekly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Kandiyohi

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
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, Aaron Walton serves as a Public Defense Assistant Attorney within Eighth Judicial District Pt. Their tenure dates to 2023, about a year, working part-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $27,915. Their bargaining unit is Public Defense - Asst Attorney.

Jill Barreto

Public Defense Assistant Attorney/Public Defense Board

2024 total comp

$27,823

Sub-department: J52D418 - Gmm 3
Base pay: $27,072
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $752
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,823
Hire date: 2016-08-31
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, 2024: No
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, Jill Barreto serves as a Public Defense Assistant Attorney within J52D418 - Gmm 3. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 8 years, working full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $27,823. Their bargaining unit is Public Defense - Asst Attorney.