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Timothy J Agan

Arizona Justice Project


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 OLA and the Maricopa County Public Defender’s Office. Tim was the Deputy Director of OLA from 2007 until 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 numerous organizations that include 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 and the National Clearinghouse for Science, Technology. Tim has also served as adjunct faculty at the Sandra Day O’Connor school of Law. He has also done numerous community presentations on legal and criminal justice issues for law school, college, high school and community groups. Tim has served on several Arizona Supreme Court commissions and committees, along with the Arizona Attorney General’s Forensic Advisory Commission and Forensic Science Academy Board. 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.