Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee, Inc. (FDSET), is a non-profit corporation that was begun in 1992 with a renewable grant from the Administrative Office of the Courts of the United States. FDSET provides representation of indigent defendants in the Eastern District of Tennessee by appointment from the federal courts pursuant to the Criminal Justice Act (CJA), 18 U.S.C. §3006A. (FDSET is solely funded by an annual grant from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts in the approximate amount of $9,000,000.)
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Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we are changing the way we work. Our physical offices are closed, but we continue to work remotely. If you need to reach us please send a letter or email or call and leave a message, and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
We will continue to appear in court, and tend to business, even if business is delayed. Some of our clients are in jails that allow calls or videoconferencing, and we will use those ways to communicate with our clients. Some jails have not yet come up with ways that allow us to communicate. But our immediate responsibility—everyone’s immediate responsibility—is to slow the spread of the contagion. And we do that by limiting contact with each other and other members of the general public.
Knoxville Office800 South Gay Street
Suite 2400 Knoxville, TN 37929-9714 Phone: (865) 637-7979 Fax: (865) 637-7999 |
Chattanooga Office
835 Georgia Avenue
Suite 600 Chattanooga, TN 37402-2261 Phone: (423) 756-4349 Fax: (423) 756-4345 |
Greeneville Office219 W. Depot St.
Suite 200 Greeneville, TN 37743-4909 Phone: (423) 636-1301 Fax: (423) 636-1385 |