Montana Office of the State Public Defender (OPD) Modernizes Government Case Management with Mitratech

Legacy, on-premises databases lacked the flexibility and reporting capabilities needed to support Montana OPD’s statewide public defense system.

After a competitive selection process, Montana OPD chose Mitratech CaseCloud™ as its unified, cloud-based platform. Download their story today to see their selection process — and how they saw the following results:

  • Identified a 44-attorney staffing shortfall, enabling data-driven advocacy that nearly doubled OPD’s budget compared to its 2018 base.
  • Achieved a 38% increase in average hours captured per closed case in just three years through modernized timekeeping.
  • Delivered secure digital access to justice, with 11,000+ clients using OPD’s new client portal since launch.

Together, OPD and Mitratech consolidated two legacy systems into one platform that unifies case and spend management, integrates directly with the state’s accounting system, and powers role-based dashboards for attorneys, managers, and finance staff. Download the story to see how today. 

“We do 85–90% of development in-house because it’s configuration, not code.” — Brett Schandelson, Director, OPD

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