Phyllis H. Subin is the Chief Public Defender of the New Mexico Public Defender Department. Prior to beginning her work in New Mexico, Phyllis spent thirteen years with the Defender Organization of Philadelphia as Director of Training and Recruitment. She has taught for the University of New Mexico School of Law, University of Pennsylvanian School of Law, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, National Legal Aid and Defender Association and advocacy institutes in Philadelphia, New York and Kentucky. Considered one of the nation’s leaders in public defender education, Phyllis recently presented at the Train the Trainers Conference in Lexington, Kentucky.