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We will treat every client with DIGNITY, fight for JUSTICE and give them HOPE every day.
 

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Attorneys & Staff

 
  
       Name   Department      Title Phone Number
  Austin Ahlers Administration Court Specialist 513-946-3851
  Raffi-neè Alexander Municipal Municipal Trial Counsel 513-946-3680
  Kathy Ancona Executive Deputy Public Defender 513-946-3754
  Ali Archual Guardian ad litem GAL Trial Counsel 513-946-8286
  Laura Bachman Felony Felony Trial Counsel 513-946-5775
  Justin Bagley Municipal Municipal Trial Counsel 513-946-3726
  Scott Ball Guardian ad litem Guardian ad litem Supervisor 513-946-8269
  Darin Barber Municipal Municipal Trial Counsel 513-946-3659
  Alex Barengo Municipal Municipal Trial Counsel 513-946-3821
  Kelly Barnett Municipal Investigator 513-946-3741
  Samantha Bartlett Guardian ad litem Guardian ad Litem 513-946-8229
  Caleb Baum Municipal Municipal Trial Counsel 513-946-3674
  Gregory Becker Guardian ad litem Guardian ad Litem 513-946-8270
  Klarysa Benge Guardian ad litem Asst. Director - Guardian ad litem Division 513-946-8268
  Timothy Bicknell Felony Felony Senior Trial Counsel 513-946-3660
  Kara Blackney Municipal Municpal Trial Counsel 513-946-3696
  Caitlin Burgess Juvenile Juvenile Senior Trial Counsel 513-946-8244
  Daniel Burke Felony Felony Trial Counsel 513-503-1794
  Megan Busam Guardian ad litem GAL Trial Counsel 513-946-8273
  Jonathan Campbell Felony Investigator 513-946-3819
  Kelsey Carpenter Municipal Municipal Trial Counsel 513-946-3724
  Nicole Carroll Administration Administrative Assistant 513-946-3815
  Angela Chang Juvenile Director - Juvenile Division 513-946-8253
  James Cooper Juvenile Juvenile Trial Counsel 513-946-8247
  Allison Cox Municipal Municipal Trial Counsel 513-946-3683
  Nancy Cutler Juvenile Juvenile Trial Counsel 513-946-8248  
  Joanna Davis Guardian ad litem Guardian ad Litem 513-946-8296
  Marjorie Davis Juvenile Juvenial Trial Counsel 513-946-8243
  Amy Detisch Felony Felony Trial Counsel 513-946-3855
  Carmen Duddey Municipal Administrative Specialist 513-946-3802
  Jack Duhan Municipal Felony Trial Counsel 513-946-3869
  Christine Duncan Juvenile Juvenile Court Specialist 513-946-9530
  Jace Duncan Administration Court Specialist 513-946-3845
  Lauren Dynes Municipal Municipal Senior Trial Counsel 513-946-3681
  Robin Eisele Administration Operations Coordinator 513-946-3652
  Brittany Ellis Municipal Municipal Trial Counsel 513-946-3854
  Josef Eversmann Guardian ad litem Guardian ad Litem 513-946-8277
  Thomas Ewing Felony Felony Trial Counsel 513-946-3662
  Raymond Faller Executive Chief Public Defender 513-946-3700
  Dennis Ficker Felony Senior Investigator 513-946-3850
  Chris Firm  Juvenile Juvenile Trial Counsel 513-946-8249
  Bonita Fulton Municipal Administrative Specialist 513-946-3872
  Todd Gandert Juvenile Juvenile Trial Counsel 513-946-8250
  Jeff Geiman Municipal Municipal Trial Counsel 513-946-3865
  Krista Gieske Appellate Appellate Trial Counsel 513-946-3713
  Luis Godines Juvenile Juvenile Trial Counsel 513-946-8263
  Edell Gray Felony Felony Senior Trial Counsel Drug Court 513-946-3679
  Matthew Greenberg Felony Felony Trial Counsel 513-946-3695
  Shannon Gresham Municipal Administrative Support Coordinator 513-946-3653
  Andrew Hakala-Finch Juvenile Juvenile Trial Counsel 513-946-8221
  Michael Hand Administration Court Specialist 513-946-3844
  Veronica Hand Municipal Social Worker 513-946-3727
  Robert Hardin Guardian ad litem GAL Trial Counsel 513-946-8280
  David Harvey Administration IT Support Manager 513-946-3686
  Melissa Hayes Administration Court Specialist 513-946-3871
  Andrea Hayles Guardian ad litem Guardian ad Litem Training Coordinator 513-946-8281
  Kimberly Helfrich  Guardian ad litem Director - Gaurdian ad litem Division 513-946-8267
  Samuel Heller Municipal Municipal Trial Counsel 513-946-3720
  Robert Hendricks Municipal Municipal Trial Counsel 513-946-3684
  Jack Herbert Administration Director 513-946-3667
  Noraa Hill Juvenile Juvenile Mitigation Specialist 513-946-8245
  Kathy Hlass Felony Paralegal 513-946-3817
  Debbie Hoffman Administration IT Project Manager 513-946-3737
  David Hoffmann Appellate Appellate Trial Counsel 513-946-3876
  Emily Hughes Guardian ad litem GAL Trial Counsel 513-946-8283
  Sharonda Hunter Municipal Municipal Trial Counsel 513-946-3661
  Caitlyn Idoine Municipal Municipal Trial Counsel 513-946-3843
  Dani Ingram-Farris Guardian ad litem GAL Trial Counsel 513-946-8298
  Wendy Jacobs Administration Court Specialist 513-946-3670
  Anthony Jones Juvenile Juvenile Social Worker 513-946-8241
  Christine Jones Appellate Director - Appellate Division 513-946-3712
  Robert Jones Juvenile Juvenile Trial Counsel 513-946-8254
  John Kennedy Felony Director - Felony Division 513-946-3700
  Kathleen Kenney Guardian ad litem GAL Trial Counsel 513-946-8297
  Heather Krismer Municipal Administrative Specialist / Paralegal 513-946-3874
  Saria Lattimore Municipal Municipal Trial Counsel 513-946-3664
  Jesse Laurens Municipal Municipal Trial Counsel 513-946-3691
  Amanda Lawson Guardian ad litem Guardian ad Litem 513-946-8287
  Robert LeBoeuf Guardian ad litem GAL Trial Counsel 513-946-8284
  Kelly Leggett Municipal Municipal Senior Trial Counsel 513-946-3734
  Jada Lowe Administration Court Specialist 513-946-3841
  Latoya Maley Felony Felony Trial Counsel 513-946-3675
  Roxanna Mehdi Guardian ad litem GAL Trial Counsel 513-946-8275
  Madison Meredith  Municipal Municipal Trial Attorney 513-946-3839
  Ben Migdal Municipal Municipal Trial Counsel 513-946-3701
  Daniel Might Felony Felony Trial Counsel 513-946-3866
  Amber Mingo-Foggie Guardian ad litem Guardian ad litem 513-946-8285
  Marlon Montgomery Juvenile Investigator 513-946-8257
  Peter Montgomery Municipal Municipal Trial Counsel 513-946-3693
  James Moore Felony Felony Trial Counsel

513-946-3714

  Katie Morse Guardian ad Litem Guardian ad Litem

513-946-8279

  Ja’nea Morton Guardian ad litem Guardian ad litem 513-946-8295
  Jessica Moss Juvenile Juvenile Appellate Trial Counsel

513-946-8252

  Mary Ann Nagel Guardian ad litem Office Manager 513-946-8289
  Scott Nazzarine Municipal Municipal Senior Trial Counsel 513-946-3739
  Sarah Nelson Appellate Appellate Trial Counsel 513-946-3665
  Sandra Oglesby Administration Office Manager 513-946-3718
  Ann Ohmer Appellate Senior Paralegal 513-946-3692
  Diego Padro Juvenile Juvenile Senior Trial Counsel 513-946-8258
  Donita Parrish Guardian ad litem GAL Trial Counsel 513-946-8225
  Krista Perkins Guardian ad Litem Guardian ad Litem 513-946-8291
  Lora Peters Appellate Appellate Trial Counsel 513-946-3698
  Derek Phipps Felony Felony Trial Counsel 513-946-3678
  Rosalind Porter Felony Senior Paralegal 513-946-3717
  Marie Potzick Guardian ad litem Administrative Assistant  513-946-8293
  Masha Pupko Guardian ad litem GAL Trial Counsel 513-946-8274
  Andrew Radin Municipal Municipal Trial Counsel 513-946-3677
  Ryan Ragland Felony Felony Senior Trial Counsel 513-946-3654
  Samantha Ratliff Guardian ad litem Paralegal 513-946-8276
  Connor Reilly Felony Felony Trial Counsel 513-946-3845
  Kelly Rice-Hunt Juvenile Juvenile Trial Counsel 513-946-8259
  Ayanna Riley Administration Court Specialist 513-946-3656
  Anne Romero Administration Court Specialist 513-946-3804
  Paige Rothan Municipal Administrative Specialist 513-946-3852
  Mary Salyer Guardian ad litem GAL Trial Counsel 513-946-8271
  Emily Schachleiter Juvenile Paralegal 513-946-9491
  Andrew Schoenling Municipal Municipal Trial Counsel 513-946-3725
  Megan Shahan Guardian ad litem Guardian ad Litem 513-946-8294
  Samantha Silverstein Executive Training Director 513-946-3832
  Stephanie Singler Administration Mitigation & Client Relations Specialist 513-946-3651
  Diane Snowden Administration Personnel Officer 513-946-3716
  Athena Stefanou Municipal Municipal Senior Trial Counsel 513-946-3740
  Philip Stephens Felony Felony Senior Trial Counsel 513-946-3702
  Margaret Stork Municipal Municipal Trial Counsel 513-946-3864
  Jessica Strudthoff Municipal Municipal Trial Counsel 513-946-3689
  Luis Suarez Felony Felony Trial Counsel 513-946-3735
  Leigh Taunton Municipal Municipal Trial Counsel 513-946-3682
  Katherine Teasdale Guardian ad litem GAL Court Specialist 513-946-8227
  Craig Teepen Felony Felony Trial Counsel 513-946-3870
  Joshua Thompson Municipal Municipal Trial Counsel 513-946-3863
  Tonya Thompson Juvenile Court Specialist 513-946-8264
  Terry Tranter Felony Felony Trial Counsel 513-498-8679
  Craig Turner Municipal Investigator 513-946-3723
  Kelsey Vice Juvenile Juvenile Social Worker 513-946-8223
  Sean Vicente  Municpal Director - Municipal Division 513-946-3715
  John Waggal Municipal Municipal Trial Counsel 513-946-3673
  Charles Wells Administration Court Specialist 513-946-3842
  Michael Welsh Municipal Municipal Senior Trial Counsel 513-946-3668
  Vivian Zieverink Executive Executive Assistant 513-946-3830
  Elizabeth Zilberberg Juvenile Juvenile Senior Trial Counsel 513-946-8255
  Susan Zillick  Felony Administrative Assistant 513-946-8299

 

 

Adult Services
Office Hours: Mon - Fri 8am - 4pm
230 E. 9th Street, 2nd Floor
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone: 513-946-3700
Fax: 513-946-3707
Juvenile Services
Office Hours: Mon - Fri 8am - 4pm
125 E. Court Street, 9th Floor
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone: 513-946-8282
Fax: 513-946-8242
Guardian ad litem
Office Hours: Mon - Fri 8am - 4pm
125 E. Court Street, 8th Floor
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone: 513-946-8292
Fax: 513-946-8272

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