William Lebrato, Chief Public Defender
Eric Ortiz, Executive Director

Child in Need of Services Public Defender Staff:
Cherrie Wells - Child in Need of Services – Supervisor
John Clifton - Child in Need of Services / Family Recovery Court
Nathan Hoggatt - Child in Need of Services / Family Recovery Court
Laura Luka - Child in Need of Services
Lilja Kantonen - Child in Need of Services
Eric Evans - Child in Need of Services
Michael Ghilardi - Child in Need of Services
Jennifer Hitchcock - Child in Need of Services
Denis Koehliger - Child in Need of Services
Conny Franken - Child in Need of Services
Roberta Renbarger - Child in Need of Services
Andre White - Child in Need of Services
Alisa Rude – Mental Health

Child In Need of Services - Appeal Attorney’s:
Michael Ghilardi - Child In Need of Services Appeal
Roberta Renbarger - Child In Need of Services Appeal
Danielle Flora - Child In Need of Services Appeal

Misdemeanor Public Defender Staff:
Chase Stoddard - Misdemeanor Cases - Monday
Lindsey Swanson - Misdemeanor Cases - Tuesday
Andrew Scheer - Misdemeanor Cases - Wednesday
Nish Kakarala - Misdemeanor Cases - Thursday
Benjamin Weber - Misdemeanor Cases - Friday

Juvenile Public Defender Staff:
Donald Frew - Juvenille
Lisa Green - Juvenille
Gregory Miller - Juvenille
Danielle Flora - Juvenille
Brenden Bridenthal - Juvenille

Felony Public Defender Staff:
William Lebrato - Chief Public Defender / Re-Entry Court
Megan Close - Felony Level 6
Mitch Hicks - Felony Level 6
Brendan McCoy - Felony Level 6
Ryan Gardner - Felony Level 6
Grace Vandegriff - Felony Level 6
David Frank - Felony Level 6
Richard Wang - Felony Level 6
David Felts - Felony Level 1-5
Christopher Phillips - Felony Level 1-5
David Joley - Felony Level 1-5
Nick Podlaski - Felony Level 1-5
Robert Scremin - Felony Level 1-5
Eric Simmons - Felony Level 1-5
Anthony Churchward - Drugs
Aaron Scott - Drugs
Lierin Rossman - Drugs
Thomas Allen - Operating While Intoxicated / Revocations
Nathan McElroy - Revocation / Veterans Court / Operating While Intoxicated Court / Hope Probation
Stanley Campbell - Operating While Intoxicated / Revocations
Douglas Ulmer - Drug Court / Veterans Court
Mark Thoma - Habitual Traffic Violation / Non Support

Appeal Attorney’s – Felony:
Thomas Allen - Felony Appeals
Eric Simmons - Felony Appeals
Brendan McCoy - Felony Appeals
Ryan Garder - Felony Appeals
David Joley - Felony Appeals