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What is the difference between a legal services program and a legal aid program? How are they different from a public defender program?

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What is the difference between a legal services program and a legal aid program? How are they different from a public defender program?

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In Ohio, there is no difference between legal aid programs and legal services programs. Legal aid and legal services programs, however, typically handle only civil cases, not criminal. Ohio Public Defender Programs provide free representation to those who cannot afford a lawyer for criminal cases. Not all counties have a public defender, however. Some counties must rely on court-appointed attorneys to help low income people charged with criminal offenses.