Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester Counties; District 3: Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne’s, and Talbot Counties; District 4: Charles, Calvert, and St. Mary’s Counties; District 5: Prince George’s County; District 6: Montgomery County; District 7: Anne Arundel County; District 8: Baltimore County; District 9: Harford County; District 10: Howard and Carroll Counties; District 11: Frederick and Washington Counties District 12: Alleghany and Garrett Counties. Divisions Statewide Division: Appellate The Appellate Division of the OPD employs 26 lawyers who represent OPD clients in direct appeals in the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland and the United States Supreme Court – upon the granting of further review in a lower court. Statewide Division: Collateral Review Lawyers who are within the OPD Collateral Review Division represent OPD clients in state post conviction hearings, coram nobis, state habeas corpus, motions to reopen, parole revocation, and extradition hearings. Statewide Division: Parental Defense Staff or panel attorneys within the Parental Defense Division represent parents/legal guardians in court proceedings when their children have been removed or are at risk of being removed by the State (local department of social services) due to allegations of abuse and/or neglect. Litigation Support Unit: Aggravated Homicide The lawyers within The Aggravated Homicide Division represent OPD clients, on a statewide level, facing capital prosecution. The Aggravated Homicide Division also provides training to assistant public defenders in the following areas: “complex homicide litigation, including pretrial motions practice, identification of mental health and sentencing issues, and trial preparation” Litigation Support Unit: Forensics The Forensics Division of the OPD trains and provides technical and litigation support to OPD attorneys in order to: Formalize collaborative relations with Districts/Divisions to increase the utilization of forensic experts and to ascertain forensics needs specific to the individual Districts/Divisions Develop experts in all present and emerging forensic fields Provide individualized and specialized training in the respective Districts/Divisions Provide trial support in cases with forensic evidence Draft and litigate comprehensive forensic discovery motions Litigation by the Division of unique or groundbreaking litigation Development and maintenance of a forensic expert transcript databank. Litigation Support Unit: Mental Health Lawyers within the OPD Mental Health Division represent individuals who have been “involuntarily confined to public or private mental health facilities”. Litigation Support Unit: Juvenile Protection The three attorneys, one social worker, and one paralegal within the Juvenile protection unit “work collaboratively with the trial attorneys who represent the individual juveniles ensuring that the commitment