Pinal County Public Defender Kate Milewski has been recognized by Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice (AACJ) for exemplifying special commitment and skill in her representation of clients in “small town Arizona.”
The statewide organization for criminal defense lawyers presented Milewski with its William Rothstein Achievement Award, given annually to a member practicing law in one of the state’s rural counties. She has been with the public defender’s office since 2013, after working as a county prosecutor for six years.
She oversees 15 attorneys, and her accomplishments at the office include implementing workload review and controls, starting mitigation and appellate units, and developing a training program.
She’s worked to ensure promotional opportunities for her attorneys and pay parity with the prosecutor’s office. She helped design the county’s new public defender’s building and empowered public defenders to stand up for their clients with passion, knowledge and integrity.
Milewski is a graduate of DePaul University College of Law and is licensed in both Illinois and Arizona. She, her husband and two children have lived in Pinal County since 2006.
