Capital Area Private Defender Service

The mission of CAPDS is to enhance the quality of representation provided indigent adult defendants

The Capital Area Private Defender Service (“CAPDS”) is a joint venture non-profit corporation dedicated to to enhancing the quality of representation provided indigent adult defendants in Travis County. The creation of the CAPDS is a collaboration of the Austin Criminal Defense Lawyers’ Association, the Austin Bar Association, and the Travis County Criminal Judiciary. The Capital Area Private Defe  ...