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Lloyd E. Powell has practiced law in Michigan for 37 years after completing a military career that included many years of service in Europe and Asia before culminating as Chief of Investigations for the Office of Provost Marshall at U.S. Army Headquarters in Seoul, Korea. He has held the appointed Office of Public Defender for Washtenaw County since January 1980, after having also served as a trial attorney for the prosecution and defense as well as a general practitioner in private practice.

After receiving his Bachelor of Science Degree in Law Enforcement and Security from the University of Nebraska, Omaha campus, Lloyd earned his Juris Doctor and Masters of Business Administration (Management) degrees at Wayne State University's Law School and Graduate School of Business.

In his present position, Lloyd is the chief public defender and director of a high volume county governmental law firm comprised of 15 full time veteran trial attorneys and 3 legal clerks/administrators, further augmented year-round with an average of approximately 60 to 80 of the best and brightest student trial lawyers from law schools throughout the state and country plus some select undergraduate students who serve ably as criminal investigators. These young people go on to successful careers in private practice or to positions in the corporate business world or to positions as appointed or elected public officials.

Feel free to contact Lloyd and his staff whenever you need assistance in Washtenaw County at powellle@ewashtenaw.org and they will be happy to help you.

Latest News: Washtenaw County Online News September 2009, Lloyd E. Powell Receives State Bar Award
News Article:  Ann Arbor Chronicle October 24, 2008, Lloyd E. Powell Receives Martin Luther King Jr. Award
News Articles: Washtenaw County Legal News 9/24/09
                          Washtenaw County Legal News 10/30/08
Award Photos: Lloyd E Powell and Martin Luther King Jr. Award,
                         Close up of MLK Award and text
Military Photos: Lloyd E Powell Military Pictures

Please visit these Cooley Law School sites below -
http://www.cooley.edu/clinics/washtenawpublicdefender.htm
http://www.cooley.edu/clinics/innocence.htm