Timothy J Agan

Maricopa Coutny Office of the Legal Advocate

is an attorney with the Maricopa County Office of Legal Advocate (OLA) Capital PCR Unit, handling State Post-Conviction litigation in death penalty cases. Tim has previously worked with the Arizona Justice Project and as a trial attorney at both the OLA and the Maricopa County Public Defender’s Office. Tim also served as the Deputy Director of OLA from 2007 to 2017. Tim has substantial experience in forensic science issues, death penalty litigation and trial practice. Tim has been active in Continuing Legal Education having presented seminars for the National Institute of Justice, the Arizona Supreme Court, the Maricopa County Superior Court, The Arizona State Bar, The Arizona Public Defender’s Association, The Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice, The Arizona Prosecuting Attorney’s Advisory Council, the Colorado State Public Defender’s Office, The National Innocence Network, The National Clearinghouse for Science, Technology. He has also taught at the Sandra Day O’Connor School of Law and has done community presentations at other law school, college, high school and various community groups. Tim has also been active in several Arizona Supreme Court commissions and committees, along with the Arizona Attorney General’s Forensic Advisory Commission. Tim is a 1985 graduate of the University of Iowa College of Law. Tim may be reached at tim.agan@maricopa.gov or at 602.506.1295.