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Paul B. DeWolfe, Jr., Public Defender
William Donald Schaefer Tower; Suite 1400, 6 St. Paul St., Baltimore, MD 21202 - 1608
(410) 767-8460; 1-877-430-5187 (toll free); fax: (410) 333-8496
web: www.opd.state.md.us/
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William Donald Schaefer Tower, 6 St. Paul St., Baltimore, Maryland, July 2003. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
Appointed by Senate President: James F. Farmer, Esq.
Appointed by House Speaker: Michael A. Millemann, Esq.
OFFICE OF PUBLIC DEFENDER
ADMINISTRATION
(C80B0001, formerly 22.02.00.01)
FY2016 appropriation: $6,735,931; authorized positions: 63
Paul B. DeWolfe, Jr., Public Defender (appointed by Board of Trustees to 6-year term), 2016
(410) 767-8479
e-mail: pdewolfe@opd.state.md.us
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES UNIT
Kathleen L. Mattis, Chief Fiscal Officer (410) 767-8481; e-mail: kmattis@opd.state.md.us
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Lynn C. Bellamy, Esq., EEO Officer (410) 767-8463
e-mail: lbellamy@opd.state.md.us
GENERAL COUNSEL
A. Stephen Hut, General Counsel (301) 563-8941
e-mail: ahut@opd.state.md.us
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
Ricardo A. Flores, Director (410) 767-8534; e-mail: rflores@opd.state.md.us
HUMAN RESOURCES
Cynthia L. Knight, Director (410) 767-8511; e-mail: cknight@opd.state.md.us
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIVISION
Michael Cummings, Counsel for Information Technology (410) 223-3754
e-mail: helpdesk@opd.state.md.us
LITIGATION SUPPORT GROUP
Stephen B. Mercer, Director (410) 767-5541
e-mail: smercer@opd.state.md.us
JUVENILE PROTECTION DIVISION
Deborah St. Jean, Esq., Director (410) 223-3783; e-mail: dst.jean@opd.state.md.us
MAJOR CRIMES & COMPLEX LITIGATION DIVISION
Katy C. O'Donnell, Esq., Chief Attorney (410) 767-9852; e-mail: kodonnell@opd.state.md.us
SOCIAL WORK DIVISION
Lori James-Townes, Ph.D., Director, Social Work, Leadership & Program Development (410) 767-8469; e-mail: ljames-townes@opd.state.md.us
RECRUITMENT & HIRING DIVISION
Johanna C. Leshner, Director (410) 767-8467
e-mail: jleshner@opd.state.md.us
TRAINING DIVISION
Mary Jo Livingston, Director (410) 767-8468; e-mail: mlivingston@opd.state.md.us
APPELLATE DIVISION & COLLATERAL REVIEW DIVISION
(C80B0003, formerly 22.02.00.03)
FY2016 appropriation: $6,003,114; authorized positions:
APPELLATE DIVISION
Brian M. Saccenti, Esq., Chief Attorney (410) 767-8556
e-mail: bsaccenti@opd.state.md.us
Brian Zavin, Esq., Deputy Chief Attorney (410) 767-8523
e-mail: bzavin@opd.state.md.us
CHILDREN IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE (CINA) DIVISION
Vanita M.Taylor, Esq., Chief Attorney (443) 263-8939
Charlene D. Dukes, Esq., Deputy Chief Attorney (443) 263-8937
BALTIMORE COUNTY & NORTHERN MARYLAND
Beverly S. Schulterbrant, Esq., Supervising Attorney (410) 324-8959
e-mail: bschulterbrant@opd.state.md.us
MONTGOMERY COUNTY & WESTERN MARYLAND
Sylvia V. Long, Esq., Supervising Attorney (301) 563-8922
e-mail: slong@opd.state.md.us
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY & SOUTHERN MARYLAND
Susan H. Gilhooly, Esq., Supervising Attorney (301) 952-2690
e-mail: sgilhooly@opd.state.md.us
MENTAL HEALTH DIVISION [Involuntary Institutionalization Services]
(C80B0004, formerly 22.02.00.04)
FY2016 appropriation: $1,332,476; authorized positions:
Lois I. Fisher, Esq., Chief Attorney (410) 494-8137; e-mail: lfisher@opd.state.md.us
Mark T. Scully, Esq., Deputy Chief Attorney (410) 494-8138; e-mail: tscully@opd.state.md.us
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Initia Lettau, Esq., Deputy Chief Attorney (410) 209-8625
e-mail: ilettau@opd.state.md.us
217 East Redwood St., Baltimore, Maryland, August 2015. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
PUBLIC DEFENDER REGIONAL ADVISORY BOARD no. 1 (Districts 1, 8 & 9)
DISTRICT 1 (BALTIMORE CITY)
Natalie A. M. Finegar, Esq., Deputy District Public Defender (410) 333-4900, ext. 279
DISTRICT COURT DIVISION
SOUTHERN DISTRICT COURT
WESTSIDE DISTRICT COURT
DRUG TREATMENT COURT
FELONY TRIAL DIVISION
INTAKE DIVISION
Appointed by Governor to 3-year terms:
Will Abercrombie, Jr., Esq., Chair (chosen by Governor), 2011
L. Robert Cooper; Kathleen G. Cox; Phillip G. Dantes, Esq.; one vacancy Terms expire 2011.
OFFICE OF DISTRICT PUBLIC DEFENDER
Elizabeth L. Julian, Esq., District Public Defender (appointed by Public Defender) (410) 333-4900, ext. 206
e-mail: ejulian@opd.state.md.us
e-mail: nfinegar@opd.state.md.us
CENTRAL BOOKING
Mary-Denise Davis, Chief Attorney (410) 209-4465
e-mail: mdavis2@opd.state.md.us
EASTSIDE DISTRICT COURT
Janette DeBoissiere, Chief Attorney (410) 878-8617; e-mail: jdeboissiere@opd.state.md.us
Joan C. Fraser, Chief Attorney (410) 878-8402; e-mail: jfraser@opd.state.md.us
Kirstin Gettys Downs, Chief Attorney (410) 878-8130; e-mail: kdowns@opd.state.md.us
Anne Marie Gering, Esq., Supervisor (410) 333-4900, ext. 247
e-mail: agering@opd.state.md.us
David Walsh-Little, Chief Attorney (410) 333-4900, ext. 322
e-mail: dwalsh-little@opd.state.md.us
Vacancy, Supervisor (410) 333-4900
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JUVENILE COURT DIVISION
MISDEMEANOR TRIAL DIVISION
Valda G. Ricks, Esq., Chief Attorney (410) 347-1108
e-mail: vricks@opd.state.md.us
RECORDS MANAGEMENT
Lynn Y. Johnson, Supervisor (410) 333-4900, ext. 209
e-mail: ljohnson@opd.state.md.us
YOUTHFUL DEFENDANT UNIT
James A. Johnston, Supervising Attorney (410) 223-3748
e-mail: ydu@opd.state.md.us
Baltimore City Office of Public Defender (view from St. Paul Place), Baltimore, Maryland, January 2001. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
Gayle L. Robinson, Esq., Deputy District Public Defender (410) 324-8911
e-mail: grobinson@opd.state.md.us
DISTRICT COURT JURY TRIAL DIVISION
A. Stewart Lyons, Esq., Supervising Attorney (410) 324-8931
e-mail: slyons@opd.state.md.us
INTAKE DIVISION
Chandra Daniel, Supervisor (410) 324-8901
e-mail: cdaniel@opd.state.md.us
JUVENILE DIVISION
Jerome J. Blake, Esq., Supervising Attorney (410) 324-8941
e-mail: jblake@opd.state.md.us
John W. Janowich, Esq., Deputy District Public Defender (410) 836-4882
e-mail: jjanowich@opd.state.md.us
DISTRICT 2 (DORCHESTER, SOMERSET, WICOMICO & WORCESTER COUNTIES)
Somerset County
Wicomico County
Worcester County
John K. Northrop, Esq., Deputy District Public Defender (410) 996-2850
Cecil County
Kent County
Queen Anne's County
Talbot County
DISTRICT 4 (CALVERT, CHARLES & ST. MARY'S COUNTIES)
Edie Cimino, Esq., Deputy District Public Defender (301) 539-7330, ext. 314
Charles County
St. Mary's County
Keith Lotridge, Esq., Deputy District Public Defender (301) 952-2147
Kimberley Lewis, Supervising Attorney (301) 952-2105
FELONY TRIAL DIVISION
Douglas R. Irminger, Supervising Attorney (301) 952-2147
Jason Ricke, Supervising Attorney (301) 952-3498
INTAKE DIVISION
JUVENILE DIVISION
Karl H. Gordon, Esq., Deputy District Public Defender (410) 295-8805
PUBLIC DEFENDER REGIONAL ADVISORY BOARD no. 4 (Districts 6, 10, 11 & 12)
Marielsa A. Bernard; Jeannie Eun Cho, Esq.; Jason A. Shapiro, Esq.; one vacancy Terms expire 2011.
DISTRICT 6 (MONTGOMERY COUNTY)
Mary K. Siegfried, Esq., Deputy District Public Defender (301) 563-8912
Samantha B. Sandler, Esq., Supervising Attorney, Misdemeanor Jury Trials & Appeals (301) 563-8945
DISTRICT COURT DIVISION
INTAKE DIVISION
JUVENILE DIVISION
Louis P. Willemin, Esq., Deputy District Public Defender (410) 480-7764
Howard County
Eric A. Reed, Esq., Deputy District Public Defender (301) 791-4728, ext. 305
Washington County
DISTRICT 12 (ALLEGANY & GARRETT COUNTIES)
Garrett County
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PUBLIC DEFENDER REGIONAL ADVISORY BOARD no. 2 (Districts 2 & 3)
Appointed by Governor to 3-year terms:
Daniel M. Long, Chair (chosen by Governor), 2011
Connie Godfrey Marvel, Esq.; Anne C. Ogletree, Esq.; Gerald V. Purnell; Gene M. Ransom III. Terms expire 2011.
OFFICE OF DISTRICT PUBLIC DEFENDER
Chastity Simpson, Esq., District Public Defender (appointed
by Public Defender) (410) 713-3415
e-mail: csimpson@opd.state.md.us
Dorchester County
Archibald G. W. McFadden, Esq., Supervising Attorney (410) 221-2570
e-mail: amcfadden@opd.state.md.us
Jennifer Turnbull, Esq., Assistant Public Defender (410) 651-3271
e-mail: jturnbull@opd.state.md.us
Angela Huffman, Esq., Deputy District Public Defender (410) 713-3408
e-mail: ahuffman@opd.state.md.us
W. Burton Anderson, Esq., Supervising Attorney (410) 632-1951, ext. 306
e-mail: banderson@opd.state.md.us
DISTRICT 3 (CAROLINE, CECIL, KENT, QUEEN ANNE'S & TALBOT COUNTIES)
OFFICE OF DISTRICT PUBLIC DEFENDER
Stefan R. Skipp, Esq., District Public Defender (appointed by Public Defender) (410) 819-4020
e-mail: sskipp@opd.state.md.us
e-mail: jnorthrop@opd.state.md.usCaroline County
Christine B. Dufour, Esq., Assistant Public Defender (410) 479-5756
e-mail: cdufour@opd.state.md.us
John K. Northrop, Esq., Deputy District Public Defender (410) 996-2850
e-mail: jnorthrop@opd.state.md.us
Stefan R. Skipp, Esq., District Public Defender
(410) 778-0809
e-mail: sskipp@opd.state.md.us
Stefan R. Skipp, Esq., District Public Defender (410) 819-4020
e-mail: sskipp@opd.state.md.us
Glenn D. Klakring, Esq., Assistant Public Defender (410) 820-6100
e-mail: gklakring@opd.state.md.usPUBLIC DEFENDER REGIONAL ADVISORY BOARD no. 3 (Districts 4, 5 & 7)
Appointed by Governor to 3-year terms:
Maureen M. Lamasney, Chair (chosen by Governor), 2011
Karen H. Abrams; Joseph A. Trevino, Esq.; E. Gregory Wells; one vacancy. Terms expire 2011.
OFFICE OF DISTRICT PUBLIC DEFENDER
Michael D. Beach, Esq., District Public Defender (appointed by
Public Defender) (301) 539-7330
e-mail: mbeach@opd.state.md.us
e-mail: ecimino@opd.state.md.us
Calvert County
Vacancy, Supervising Attorney (443) 550-6806
Edie Fortuna Cimino, Deputy District Public Defender (301) 539-7330
e-mail: ecimino@opd.state.md.us
Gerald J. Riviello, Esq., Supervising Attorney (301) 880-2830
e-mail: griviello@opd.state.md.us
DISTRICT 5 (PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY)
OFFICE OF DISTRICT PUBLIC DEFENDER
Janet M. Hart, Esq., District Public Defender (appointed by Public Defender) (301) 952-2126
e-mail: jhart@opd.state.md.us
e-mail: klotridge@opd.state.md.us
DISTRICT COURT DIVISION
Jennifer Park, Esq., Supervising Attorney (301) 699-2810
e-mail: jpark@opd.state.md.us
e-mail: klewis@opd.state.md.us
Allen E. Wolf, Esq., Supervising Attorney (301) 952-2132
e-mail: awolf@opd.state.md.us
e-mail: dirminger@opd.state.md.us
e-mail: jricke@opd.state.md.us
Jacqueline Humbles, Supervisor (301) 952-5045
Erin M. Josendale, Esq., Supervising Attorney (301) 952-2119
e-mail: ejosendale@opd.state.md.us
DISTRICT 7 (ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY)
OFFICE OF DISTRICT PUBLIC DEFENDER
William M. Davis, Esq., District Public Defender (appointed by Public Defender) (410) 295-8803
e-mail: wdavis@opd.state.md.us
e-mail: kgordon@opd.state.md.us
Appointed by Governor to 3-year terms:
Julie R. Stevenson Solt, Chair (chosen by Governor), 2011
OFFICE OF DISTRICT PUBLIC DEFENDER
Brian D. Shefferman, Esq., District Public Defender (appointed by Public Defender) (301) 563-8948
e-mail: msiegfried@opd.state.md.us
CIRCUIT COURT DIVISION
Vacancy, Supervising Attorney (301) 563-8910
e-mail: ssandler@opd.state.md.us
John E. Lavigne, Esq., Supervising Attorney (301) 563-8911
e-mail: jlavigne@opd.state.md.us
Lakisha Hawkins, Supervisor (301) 563-8992
e-mail: lhawkins@opd.state.md.us
Mary K. Siegfried, Esq., Deputy District Public Defender (301) 563-8912
e-mail: msiegfried@opd.state.md.us
DISTRICT 10 (CARROLL & HOWARD COUNTIES)
OFFICE OF DISTRICT PUBLIC DEFENDER
Carol A. Hanson, Esq., District Public Defender (appointed by Public Defender) (410) 480-7762
e-mail: chanson@opd.state.md.us
Carroll County
Judson K. Larrimore, Esq., Supervising Attorney (410) 871-3646
e-mail: jlarrimore@opd.state.md.us
Carol A. Hanson, Esq., District Public Defender (410) 480-7777
e-mail: chanson@opd.state.md.us
DISTRICT 11 (FREDERICK & WASHINGTON COUNTIES)
OFFICE OF DISTRICT PUBLIC DEFENDER
Mary S. Riley, Esq., District Public Defender (appointed
by Public Defender) (301) 600-1991
e-mail: mriley@opd.state.md.us
e-mail: ereed@opd.state.md.us
Frederick County
Mary S. Riley, Esq., District Public Defender (301) 600-1988
e-mail: mriley@opd.state.md.us
Eric A. Reed, Esq., Deputy District Public Defender (301) 791-4728
e-mail: ereed@opd.state.md.us
OFFICE OF DISTRICT PUBLIC DEFENDER
James E. Malone, Esq., District Public Defender (appointed by Public Defender) (301) 777-2141, ext. 314
e-mail: jmalone@opd.state.md.usAllegany County
James E. Malone, Esq., District Public Defender (301) 777-2142, ext. 314
e-mail: jmalone@opd.state.md.us
Mark L. Alexander, Esq., Supervising Attorney (301) 334-9196, ext. 303
e-mail: malexander@opd.state.md.us
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