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Our Mission

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

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Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm

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Executive
 Name  Title  Phone Number
 Raymond Faller  Public Defender  513-946-3700
 Kathryn Ancona  Deputy Public Defender  513-946-3754
 Samantha Silverstein  Training Director  513-946-3832
 Stephanie Singler  Mitigation & Client Relations Specialist  513-946-3651
 Vivian Zieverink  Executive Assistant  513-946-3830

 

 

Administration
 Name  Title  Phone Number
 Jack Herbert  Director of Administration  513-946-3667
 Austin Ahlers  Court Specialist  513-946-3851
 Nicole Carroll  Administrative Assistant  513-946-3815
 Jace Duncan   Interviewer  513-946-3845
 Robin Eisele  Operations Coordinator  513-946-3652
 Mike Hand  Court Specialist  513-946-3844
 David Harvey  IT Support Manager  513-946-3686
 Melissa Hayes  Court Specialist  513-946-3871
 Debbie Hoffman  IT Project Manager  513-946-3737
 Sandra Oglesby  Office Manager  513-946-3718
 Jada Lowe  Court Specialist  513-946-3841
 Ayanna Riley  Court Specialist  513-946-3656
 Ann Romero  Court Specialist  513-946-3804
 Diane Snowden  Personnel Officer  513-946-3716
 Charles Wells  Court Specialist  513-946-3842

  

 

 
Appellate
 Name  Title  Phone Number
 Christine Jones  Director  513-946-3712
 Krista Gieske  Appellate Trial Counsel  513-946-3713
 David Hoffmann  Appellate Trial Counsel  513-946-3876
 Sarah Nelson  Appellate Trial Counsel  513-946-3665
 Ann Ohmer  Senior Paralegal  513-946-3692
 Lora Peters  Appellate Trial Counsel  513-946-3698

 

 

Felony
 Name  Title  Phone Number
 John Kennedy  Director  513-946-3700
 Laura Bachman  Felony Trial Counsel  513-946-5775
 Timothy Bicknell  Felony Senior Trial Counsel  513-946-3660
 Daniel Burke  Felony Trial Counsel  513-503-1794
 Jonathan Campbell  Investigator  513-946-3819
 Amy L. Detisch  Felony Trial Counsel  513-946-3855
 Jack Duhan  Felony Trial Counsel  513-946-3869
 Thomas Ewing  Felony Trial Counsel  513-946-3662
 Dennis Ficker  Investigator  513-946-3850
 Edell Gray  Felony Senior Trial Counsel Drug Court  513-946-3679
 Matthew Greenberg  Felony Trial Counsel  513-946-3695
 Kathy Hlass  Paralegal  513-946-3817
 Latoya Maley  Felony Trial Counsel  513-946-3675
 Daniel Might  Felony Trial Counsel  513-946-3866
 James Moore  Felony Trial Counsel  513-946-3714
 Derek Phipps  Felony Trial Counsel   513-946-3678
 Rosalind Porter  Senior Paralegal  513-946-3717
 Ryan Ragland  Felony Senior Trial Counsel  513-946-3654
 Connor Reilly  Felony Trial Counsel  513-946-3845
 Philip Stephens  Felony Senior Trial Counsel  513-946-3702
 Louis Suarez  Felony Trial Counsel  513-946-3735
 Craig Teepen  Felony Trial Counsel  513-946-3870
 Terry Tranter  Felony Trial Counsel  513-498-8679
 Susan Zillick  Administrative Assistant  513-946-5779

 

 

Guardian ad litem
 Name  Title  Phone Number
 Kimberly Helfrich   Director  513-946-8267
 Ali Archual  GAL Trial Counsel  513-946-8286
 Scott Ball  Guardian ad litem Supervisor  513-946-8269
 Samantha Bartlett  Guardian ad litem  513-946-8229
 Greg Becker  Guardian ad litem  513-946-8270
 Klarysa Benge  GAL Assistant Director  513-946-8268
 Megan Busam  GAL Trial Counsel  513-946-8273
 Joanna Davis  Guardian ad litem  513-946-8296
 Josef Eversmann  Guardian ad Litem  513-946-8277
 Robert Hardin  GAL Trial Counsel  513-946-8280
 Andrea Hayles  Guardian ad litem Training Coordinator  513-946-8281
 Emily Hughes  GAL Trial Counsel  513-946-8283
 Dani Ingram Farris  GAL Trial Counsel  513-946-8298
 Kathleen Kenney  GAL Trial Counsel  513-946-8297
 Amanda Lawson  Guardian ad Litem  513-946-8287
 Robert Leboeuf  GAL Trial Counsel
 513-946-8284
 Roxanna Mehdi  GAL Trial Counsel  513-946-8275
 Amber Mingo-Foggie  Guardian ad litem  513-946-8285
 Katie Morse  Guardian ad litem  513-946-8279
 Ja’nea Morton  Guardian ad litem  513-946-8295
 Mary Ann Nagel  Office Manager  513-946-8289
 Donita Parrish  GAL Trial Counsel  513-946-8225
 Krista Perkins  Guardian ad litem  513-946-8291
 Marie Potzick  Administrative Assistant   513-946-8293
 Masha Pupko  GAL Trial Counsel  513-946-8274
 Samantha Ratliff  Paralegal  513-946-8276
 Mary Salyer  GAL Trial Counsel  513-946-8271
 Megan Shahan  Guardian ad litem  513-946-8294
 Katherine Teasdale  GAL Court Specialist  513-946-8227

 

 

Juvenile
 Name  Title  Phone Number
 Angela Chang  Director  513-946-8253
 Caitlin Burgess Juvenile Senior Trial Counsel  513-946-8244
 James Cooper  Juvenile Trial Counsel  513-946-8247
 Nancy Cutler  Juvenile Trial Counsel  513-946-8248
 Marjorie Davis  Juvenile Trial Counsel  513-946-8243
 Christine Duncan  Court Specialist  513-946-9530
 Chris Firm   Juvenile Trial Counsel  513-946-8249
 Todd Gandert  Juvenile Trial Counsel  513-946-8250
 Luis Godines  Juvenile Trial Counsel  513-946-8263
 Andrew Hakala-Finch  Juvenile Trial Counsel  513-946-8221
 Noraa Hill  Mitigation Specialist  513-946-8245
 Anthony Jones  Social Worker  513-946-8241
 Robert Jones  Juvenile Trial Counsel  513-946-8254
 Marlon Montgomery  Investigator  513-946-8257
 Jessica Moss  Juvenile Appellate Trial Counsel  513-946-8252
 Diego Padro  Juvenile Senior Trial Counsel  513-946-8258
 Kelly Rice-Hunt  Juvenile Trial Counsel  513-946-8259
 Emily Schachleiter  Paralegal  513-946-9491
 Tonya Thompson  Court Specialist  513-946-8264
 Kelsey Vice  Social Worker  513-946-8223
 Elizabeth Zilberberg  Juvenile Senior Trial Counsel  513-946-8255

  

  

 Municipal
 Name  Title  Phone Number
 Sean Vicente  Director  513-946-3715
 Raffi-neè Alexander  Municipal Trial Counsel  513-946-3680
 Justin Bagley  Municipal Trial Counsel  513-946-3726
 Darin Barber  Municipal Trial Counsel  513-946-3659
 Alex Barengo  Municipal Trial Counsel  513-946-3821
 Kelly Barnett  Investigator  513-946-3741
 Caleb Baum  Municipal Trial Counsel  513-946-3674
 Kara Blackney  Municipal Trial Counsel  513-946-3696
 Kelsey Carpenter  Municipal Trial Counsel  513-946-3724
 Allison Cox  Municipal Trial Counsel  513-946-3683
 Carmen Duddey  Administrative Specialist  513-946-3802
 Lauren Dynes  Municipal Senior Trial Counsel  513-946-3681
 Brittany Ellis  Municipal Trial Counsel  513-946-3854
 Bonita Fulton  Administrative Specialist  513-946-3872
 Jeff Geiman  Municipal Trial Counsel  513-946-3865
 Shannon Gresham  Administrative Support Coordinator  513-946-3653
 Veronica Hand  Municipal Social Worker  513-946-3727
 Samuel Heller  Municipal Trial Counsel  513-946-3720
 Bob Hendricks  Municipal Trial Counsel  513-946-3684
 Sharonda Hunter  Municipal Trial Counsel  513-946-3661
 Caitlyn Idoine  Municipal Trial Counsel  513-946-3843
 Wendy Jacobs  Administrative Specialist  513-946-3670
 Heather Krismer  Administrative Specialist / Paralegal  513-946-3874
 Saria Lattimore  Municipal Trial Counsel  513-946-3664
 Jesse Laurens  Municipal Trial Counsel  513-946-3691
 Kelly Leggett  Municipal Senior Trial Counsel  513-946-3734
 Madison Meredith  Municipal Trial Counsel  513-946-3839
 Ben Migdal  Municipal Trial Counsel  513-946-3701
 Peter Montgomery  Municipal Trial Counsel  513-946-3693
 Scott Nazzarine   Municipal Senior Trial Counsel   513-946-3739
 Andrew Radin  Municipal Trial Counsel  513-946-3677
 Paige Rothan  Administrative Specialist  513-946-3852
 Andrew Schoenling  Municipal Trial Counsel  513-946-3725
 Athena Stefanou  Municipal Senior Trial Counsel  513-946-3740
 Margaret Stork  Municipal Trial Counsel  513-946-3864
 Jessica Strudthoff  Municipal Trial Counsel  513-946-3689
 Leigh Tauton  Municipal Trial Counsel  513-946-3682
 Joshua Thompson  Municipal Trial Counsel  513-946-3863
 Craig Turner  Investigator  513-946-3723
 John Waggal  Municipal Trial Counsel  513-946-3673
 Michael Welsh  Municipal Senior Trial Counsel  513-946-3668

  

 

 
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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