IDS Staff Directory
State Public Defender Offices
| Office of the Capital Defender (Durham)* | 919-354-7220 | OCD Directory |
| Office of the Appellate Defender | 919-354-7210 | OAD Directory |
| Office of the Juvenile Defender | 919-890-1650 | OJD Directory |
| Office of the Parent Defender | 919-354-7230 | OPD Directory |
| Office of Special Counsel | 919-733-5544 | OSC Directory |
*Regional Capital Defender Offices
**Regional Capital Defender Office Directories
| Durham County | Durham, NC | 919-354-7220 |
| Buncombe County | Asheville, NC | 828-259-3434 |
| Forsyth County | Winston-Salem, NC | 336-779-6326 |
| Nash County | Rocky Mount, NC | 252-210-9520 |
| New Hanover County | Wilmington, NC | 910-343-6473 |
| Robeson County | Lumberton, NC | 980-253-4254 |
Additional Resources
Local Public Defender Offices in NC
| Elizabeth City Office: Mailing – PO Box 2366, Elizabeth City, NC 27909 | Physical – 1407 Parkview Drive, Elizabeth City, NC 27909 | Phone: 252-331-4650 – Fax: 252-331-4685 | ||
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| Chief Public Defender | Thomas P. Routten | [email protected] |
| Administrative Assistant | Debbie L. Gardner | [email protected] |
| Legal Assistants | Rachel L. Joyner Shannon L. Staples | [email protected] [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Evan M Ausband Brandon T. Belcher Alicia D. Cassidy-Quate Joseph R. Hollingsworth, Jr. Linda M. Shields Janisha M. Simpson | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Investigator | Jason Gilliam | [email protected] |
| Dare County Office: 2601 Croatan Hwy, Suite 4, Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948 – Phone: 252-475-5223 – Fax: 252-475-5224 | ||
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| Legal Assistant | Avery R. Williams | [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Gabrielle Sanderson Jennifer R. Wells Tanner C. Beal | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| 227 N. Respess Street, Washington, NC 27889 – Phone: 252-940-4014 – Fax: 252-940-4015 | ||
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| Chief Public Defender | Laura N. Gibson | [email protected] |
| Administrative Assistant | Melissa R. Porter | [email protected] |
| Legal Assistant | Nichole Mesimer | [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Galo V. Centenera Jason E. DeHoog Stacie M. Everette Ashley F. Pointe Kristie L. Stilton | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Investigator | Dixon T. Davis | [email protected]g |
| Mailing – P.O. Box 8047, Greenville, NC 27835-8047 | Physical – 212 S. Greene Street, Greenville, NC 27834 – Phone: 252-695-7300 – Fax: 252-695-7192 | ||
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| Chief Public Defender | Robert C. Kemp III | [email protected] |
| Administrative Assistant | Bonita Raby | [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Vera C. Attaway Kevin W. Boughman Michael A. Cavanagh J. Taplie Coile Christopher D. Congleton Stephan M. Hagen L. Bryan Holt Eric J. Limbert Jerauld B. Pafford Alexander J. Paschall Sonia M. Privette Jovon A.M. Thompson Stephanie R. Williams | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Investigator | Rodney C. Glover | [email protected] |
| Craven/Pamlico Office: 1100 Clarks Road, New Bern, NC 28562 – Phone: 252-639-3203 – Fax: 252-639-3204 | ||
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| Chief Public Defender | Joshua W. Willey | [email protected] |
| Administrative Assistant II | Kaitlyn Adams | [email protected] |
| Legal Assistant | Matthew Hancock | [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Calvin R. King Jordan T. Sawyer Nicholas D. Yurko Andrew D. Jones | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Investigator | Scott A. Waligora | [email protected] |
| Carteret Office: 308 Craven Street, Beaufort, NC 28516 – Phone: 252-504-4545 – Fax: 252-504-4546 | ||
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| Chief Public Defender | Joshua W. Willey | [email protected] |
| Legal Assistant | Morgan Payne | [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Mary S. Whitford Elizabeth C. Ponder Joshua T. Winks | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Investigator | Ann Harris | [email protected] |
| Duplin County Office: 208 South Main Street, Kenansville, NC 28349 | Phone: 910-275-7007 | |
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| Chief Public Defender | Niccoya Dobson | [email protected] |
| Administrative Assistant II | Roszena Devione-Bivens | [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Wally Paramore Rickia Stafford | [email protected] [email protected] |
| Legal Assistant | Curtissa Brunson | [email protected] |
| Jones County Office: Location TBA | Phone: 252-448-6240 | |
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| Chief Public Defender | Niccoya Dobson | [email protected] |
| Administrative Assistant II | Roszena Devione-Bivens | [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Wally Paramore Rickia Stafford | [email protected] [email protected] |
| Legal Assistant | Curtissa Brunson | [email protected] |
| Sampson County Office: 202 Sampson Street, Clinton, NC 28328 | Phone: 910-596-6614 | |
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| Chief Public Defender | Niccoya Dobson | [email protected] |
| Administrative Assistant II | Roszena Devione-Bivens | [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Tiffany Rouhlac Sarah Valera Michael Yopp | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Legal Assistant | Tiffany Jordan | [email protected] |
| New Hanover County Office: 320 Chestnut Street, Suite 201 (P.O. Box 2560), Wilmington, NC 28402 – Phone: 910-343-5400 – Fax: 910-343-5401 | ||
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| Chief Public Defender | Jennifer Harjo | [email protected] |
| Administrative Assistant | Kimberly Whitehouse | [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Max E. Ashworth III James Brandhorst Denver Brown Henry Floyd Cooke III Katherine J. Corpening Miles J. Duncan Brian Hedrick Lyana G. Hunter Samuel Wesley Taynton Kane R. Podraza Molly Rhodes Samantha K. Stokes Tripp Watson Tracy W. Wilkinson Thomas L. “Bud” Woodrum Joeanna-Margaret Kelly Brian J. Moore | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Investigator | George “Allen” Woodcock, Sr. | [email protected] |
| Pender County Office: 301 S. McNeil Street/P.O. Box 1245, Burgaw, NC 28425 – Phone: 910-663-3923 – Fax: 910-663-3924 | ||
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| Assistant Public Defenders | Nikol Litvan Caiti B. Rottman Thomas L. “Bud” Woodrum | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Support Staff | Saudie Almendarez Mariana Angeles Lemus | [email protected] [email protected] |
| Bertie/Hertford County Office Physical Address: 104 Dundee Street, Windsor, NC 27983 – Phone: 252-794-6856 | ||
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| Administrative Assistant II | Tomeka Speller | [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Monique Ferebee Sherita Gooding Walter Rand | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Legal Assistant | Alyssa Hopson | [email protected] |
| Investigator | Raymond Davis | [email protected] |
| Mitigation/Investigator/Social Worker | Brooks Hornsby | [email protected] |
| Northampton County Office Physical Address: Old Northampton County Courthouse, 102 W. Jefferson Street, Jackson, NC 27845 – Phone: 252-574-3165 | ||
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| Chief Public Defender* | Tonza D. Ruffin* | [email protected] |
| Administrative Assistant II | Tomeka Speller | [email protected] |
| Legal Assistant | Suvetra Bland | [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defender | Kanter Morris Walter Rand Sharon Smith Dorn Summey | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Investigator | Raymond Davis | [email protected] |
| Mitigation/Investigator/Social Worker | Brooks Hornsby | [email protected] |
| Halifax County Office: Location TBD – Call: 252-574-3110 | ||
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| Administrative Assistant II | Tomeka Speller | [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Dorn Summey Kanter Morris | [email protected] [email protected] |
| Investigator | Raymond Davis | [email protected] |
| Mitigation/Investigator/Social Worker | Brooks Hornsby | [email protected] |
| 300 S. Salisbury Street, 5th Floor, Raleigh, NC 27601 – Phone: 919-792-5400 – Fax: 919-792-5424 | ||
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| Chief Public Defender | Deonte L. Thomas | [email protected] |
| Administrative Assistant | Carrie Carter | [email protected] |
| Legal Assistant | Tanisha Conley | [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | John W. Akins David T. Batts Kevin E. Bowie Lucy T. Campbell Darren K. Chester Theodore O. Dardess Chatnea C. Davis Sharif A. Deveaux Nicole Edwards Megan N. Ellis Richard A. Elmore, Jr. Brian G. Fleming Carrah B. Franke James M. Freeman Nicole J. Galinsky Crystal Grimes Juan Guadarrama Christy P. Highsmith Hunter R. Holtzclaw Michael G. Howell Patrick J. Koch Na’Vonne Lewis Laura E. Meyer Dewey T. O’Kelley Molly A. O’Neil Ashleigh C. Powell Lauren M. Toole Celia V. Visser James “Zeke” Webster Mary C. Wilson Ben Wood | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Dewey.T.O’[email protected] Molly.A.O’[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Investigators | Juan C. Bais Gregory J. Porterfield Johana E. Suarez Jerry S. Winstead | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| 120 South Third Street, Room #144, Smithfield, NC 27577 – Phone: 919-209-5570 | Effective July 1, 2024 | |
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| Chief Public Defender | A. Traynham Dorn | [email protected] |
| Administrative Assistant II | Andi Crawley | [email protected] |
| Legal Assistant | Monica Lopuszynski | [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Kate Bock Aries Brinson Ryan Haigh Mary Ann Matney Myron Richard | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Legal Assistants | Jordan Stallworth Jenise Jeffries | [email protected] [email protected] |
| 117 Dick Street, Suite 237, Fayetteville, NC 28301 – Phone: 910-475-3023 – Fax: 910-475-3024 | ||
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| Chief Public Defender | Cynthia Page Black | [email protected] |
| Administrative Assistant | Rhonda Adair | [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Sherah F. Appel Kevona J. Bethune Amanda F. Briggs James F. Hedgpeth Jake R. Forken Deborah Hernandez-DeKlein Nathan S. Warfel Michael R. Faison Janelle M. Headen Carl G. Ivarsson Shawn McManus Paxton S. Rizzo | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Investigators | Melinda D. Edwards Charles “Chuck” Livingston Robert Brian Woolard | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Brunswick County Office: 310 Government Center Drive, Bolivia, NC 28422 – Phone: 910-253-4605 | Effective January 1, 2024 | |
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| Chief Public Defender | Jacob Ward | [email protected] |
| Administrative Assistant | Bailey Post | [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Emily Byrum Matthew Cunha Teresa Gibson Trey Martin Charles Olminsky Derrick Cruz Toler Albright Shana Rothwell | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Lead Investigator | C’Lesha Sturdivant | [email protected] |
| Social Worker | Kori Meyer | [email protected] |
| Senior Legal Assistant | Jill Garris | [email protected] |
| Columbus County Office: 113 Courthouse Square, Whiteville, NC 28472 – Phone: 910-641-4420 | Effective January 1, 2024 | |
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| Chief Public Defender | Jacob Ward | [email protected] |
| Administrative Assistant | Bailey Post | [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Adam Lanier Brett Lane Troy Peters Matthew Tedder | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Investigator | Jessi Ortega | [email protected] |
| Legal Assistant | Michelle Lupo | [email protected] |
| Bladen County Office: Bladen County Courthouse – Location TBD | Effective January 1, 2024 | |
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| Chief Public Defender | Jacob Ward | [email protected] |
| Administrative Assistant | Bailey Post | [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defender | Andrew Wall | [email protected] |
| 510 S. Dillard Street, Suite 4700, Durham, NC 27701 – Phone: 919-808-3023 – Fax: 919-808-3040 | ||
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| Chief Public Defender | Dawn Y. Baxton | [email protected] |
| Administrative Assistant | Wanda C. Williams | [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Antoinette Burwell Jane C. Campbell Michael A. Clebone Catherine L. Constantinou Matthew M. Cook Matthew H. Darby Frederick M. Davis Stacy Dixson Joshua K. Feierman Owen M. FitzGerald Abigail M. Holloway Benjamin L. Klein Barbara J. Lagemann Matrice D. Mebane-Williams Breyanna M. Rice Idrissa A. Smith Paul Spellings Emily F. Street Cassandra M. Tilley Shannon A. Tucker Adriana Wadhington Arin B. White Louie Wilson III Jennifer S. Yagoda | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Investigators | Edward R. Bigelow Timothy A. Zahr | [email protected] [email protected] |
| Temporary Office Location beginning March 1, 2024: 115 S. Maple Street, Graham, NC 27253 – P.O. Box 1239, Graham, NC 27253 – Phone: 336-570-5260 | Effective January 1, 2024 | |
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| Chief Public Defender | Ricky Champion | [email protected] |
| Administrative Assistant | Alexis Bowers | [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Janice Brooks Jeffrey Dobson Chyanne Flores Rebecca Greene Ralph Hill Lamar Proctor | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Legal Assistant | Gabriela Camacho | [email protected] |
| Investigators/Legal Assistants | Sara Keller Terrell Williams | [email protected] [email protected] |
| Orange County: 115 E. King Street (P.O. Box 90), Hillsborough, NC 27278 – Phone: 919-643-4400 – Fax: 919-643-4401 | ||
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| Chief Public Defender | Woodrena Baker-Harrell | [email protected] |
| Administrative Assistant | Nat Boyden | [email protected] |
| Legal Assistant | Stefan Gudac | [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Natasha Adams Crista Collazo Dana Graves Catherine Perez Carter Thompson Brian Ziegler | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Investigator | John Lawson | [email protected] |
| Chatham County: 40 E. Chatham Street (P.O. Box 1871), Pittsboro, NC 27312 – Phone: 919-545-3514 – Fax: 919-545-3515 | ||
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| Chief Public Defender | Woodrena Baker-Harrell | [email protected] |
| Administrative Assistant | Nat Boyden | [email protected] |
| Legal Assistant | Beth Walker | [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Robert Brooks Melissa French Demetria Stuart Heslip | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Investigator | Dee Gaunce | [email protected] |
| 500 N. Elm Street, Box 27, Lumberton, NC 28358 – Phone: 910-272-5923 – Fax: 910-272-5924 | ||
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| Chief Public Defender | Ronald H. Foxworth | [email protected] |
| Administrative Assistant | Jennnifer McCormick | [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Gayla G. Biggs Matthew C. Damato Tatiana S. Daniel Jack H. Moody Troy A. Peters Andrew L. Smith Joshua A. Waters | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Investigators | Bryan A. Fields Gregory C. McKnight | [email protected] [email protected] |
| Scotland County: Scotland County Judicial Annex, 231 E. Cronly Street, Laurinburg, NC 28352 – Phone: 910-266-4550 – Fax: 910-266-4551 | ||
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| Chief Public Defender | Jonathan L. McInnis | [email protected] |
| Administrative Assistant | Kelly M. Dennis | [email protected] |
| Legal Assistant | Angela Thomas | [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Phillip A. Elkins Lisa S. Freedman Meredith Roberts | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Investigator | Stephen S. Sellers | [email protected] |
| Social Worker/Mitigation Specialist | Brittany Evans | [email protected] |
| Hoke County: 125 East Edinborough Avenue, Raeford, NC 28376 – Phone: 910-878-4150 – Fax: 910-878-4151 | ||
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| Assistant Public Defenders | Shadari Douglas Ian C. Bloom Raemi C. Braswell | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Investigator | James N. Scott | [email protected] |
| Greensboro Office: 201 S. Eugene Street (P.O. Box 2368), Greensboro, NC 27402-2368 – Phone: 336-412-7777 – Fax: 336-412-7778 | ||
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| Chief Public Defender | Jennifer Rierson | [email protected] |
| Administrative Assistant | Debbie A. Maschinot | [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Erin B. Adler Anika L. Bailey Sabrina M. Bailey Samantha L. Baker Wayne T. Baucino ShaKeta D. Berrie Elliot C. Clark-Farnell Andrew Denoff Lauren A. Gebhard Kellin Gent Johnna Z. Herron Ross Spencer Holland Gabriel A. Kussin Josh Landreth Erin P. Neely Roger Rizo M. Caitlyn Sanders Alex Snow Mallory R. Ward Richard W. Wells | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] E[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Investigators | Orlando Chacon Kevin Cole Evan A. Smith | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| High Point Office: 505 E. Green Street (P.O. Box 2341), High Point, NC 27261-2341 – Phone: 336-822-6723 – Fax: 336-822-6724 | ||
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| Assistant Public Defenders | John T. Davis Rip S. Fiser Kellin Gent Delton L. Green Miranda Reynolds Reavis Kaitlin A. Shimansky Tom Smothers Michael K. Troutman Juan F. Zuluaga | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Investigator | Dennis Covington | [email protected] |
| 720 East 4th Street, Suite 300, Charlotte, NC 28202 – Phone: 704-686-0900 – Fax: 704-686-0901 | ||
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| Chief Public Defender | Kevin Tully | [email protected] |
| 1st Assistant | Charlena A. Harvell | [email protected] |
| Office Manager Assistant Office Manager | B. Elaine Hunter Yoselin Aguilar | [email protected] [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Joel L. Adelman Stephanie W. Adelman Sophorn L. Avitan Artrice D. Barksdale Barbara M. Bathke John R. Blanton Judy G. Blevins Brianna Buford Seth R. Bullard Howard L. Clark David M. Curcio Jessica M. Delucia David H. Eil Mina I. Ezikpe Hannah Green-Holloway Dana R. Grigg Samantha L. Grill Adam Hauser II Abigail S. Hester Stuart Higdon Catherine C. Hoffmann Julie Howard Zachary J. Irvine Michael Kabakoff Brandon L. Leonard Julie R. Lewis Alexander D. Loyal Danielle K. Maddox Brian J. Mahoney Catherine McCormick Kathryn S. McEvoy Anna C. McMillan Anthony F. Monaghan Veronika Monteleone Leora H. Moreno Molly E. Morgan Christine E. Nelson Peter P. Nicholson Katherine M. O’Connor Il-Woong Oh Adam W. Owensby Hannah Palczuk Midushi A. Pandey Brian M. Payne W. Anthony Purcell Rachelle Ramirez Dan Reis Daniel P. Roberts Selin N. Roberts Dillon F. Sharpe M. Katherine Simmons Gary Simpson Eddie L. Thomas, Jr. Richard M. Thompson Gregory O. Tosi Jennifer B. Tosi Emily L. Wallwork Daniel E. Wilkes Brian C. Wood Joseph P. Yankelowitz | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Investigator Staff | Marvin T. Jeffcoat Melani R. McIntosh Tiffany N. Newman David Mason Vicky L. Chapman Jaquell Stewart | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Paralegal | Kristin Parker | [email protected] |
| Spanish Interpreter | Richard J. Taylor | [email protected] |
| Social Workers | Juaniska Davis Kimberly Middlebrooks | [email protected] [email protected] |
| Physical Address: 400 N. Main Street, Monroe, NC 28111 – Mailing Address: PO Box 1047, Monroe, NC 28111 – Main Number: 704-698-3310 – Fax Number: 704-698-3124 | Office Email Address: [email protected] | |
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| Chief Public Defender | Randolph Lee | [email protected] |
| Administrative Assistant | Heather Smith | [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Douglas Underwood Kayley Carpenter Ernest Collins Tarra Collins Wayne Covington Anna Dowdy Jessica O’Brien Diana Xavier | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Investigator | Homero Andrade | [email protected] |
| Legal Assistants | Ashton Little Dana Morris | [email protected] [email protected] |
| Mailing – PO Box 20124, Winston-Salem, NC 27120 | Physical – 175 N. Chestnut Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101 – Phone: 336-779-6325 – Fax: 336-779-6343 | ||
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| Chief Public Defender | Paul James | [email protected] |
| Administrative Assistant | Donna C. Collins | [email protected] |
| Legal Assistants | Amy Floyd Marilyn Hernandez Cindy M. Kimmer Stephanie M. Bell Christina C. Thompson Katherine Martelo | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Shannon E. Burnett Kelly P. Cofer John A. Hauser R. Andrew Keever Jennifer R. Martin Jennifer L. Meyer Al Quinlan Nathan T. Schaal Wilson Casey Shillito Joshua R. Simpson Cara L. Smith Laraque R. Stewart Christian B. Thomas Elizabeth M. Toomes Lauren A. Tuttle Dan Wanderman Jason R. Whitler Artrese Ziglar | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Investigators | Ray Cabranes Pete Covington Selena M. Lanier Millie Lino | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Alexander County Office Location: 29 West Main Avenue, Taylorsville, NC 28681 – Main Phone: 828-635-5401 | ||
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| Chief Public Defender | Seth Johnson | [email protected] |
| Administrative Assistant II | Michelle Hamby | [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Kevin Beale Laura Watts Whitley | [email protected] [email protected] |
| Legal Assistant | Kristeen Howard | [email protected] |
| Investigator | Timothy Byrd | [email protected] |
| Iredell County Office Location: 318 Turnersburg Hwy Suite A, Statesville, NC 28625 – Main Phone: 704-832-6810 | ||
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| Chief Public Defender | Seth Johnson | [email protected] |
| Administrative Assistant II | Michelle Hamby | [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Chris Cordes Andrew Hill Travis Collum Andrew Jennings Peter Smith Nelson Little Susan Brotherton | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Legal Assistants | Terrell Moore Robert Gordie Rebecca Jayne Gutierrez Debra Elmore | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Investigator | Timothy Byrd | [email protected] |
| 325 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Suite 3122, Gastonia, NC 28052 – Phone: 704-852-3220 – Fax: 704-852-3239 | ||
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| Chief Public Defender | Rocky Lutz | [email protected] |
| Administrative Assistant | Elizabeth H. Lutz | [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Colin B. Azzam KaDeidra S. Baker Christine L. Camacho David J. Hargett Cameron F. Harrison Matthew A. Hawkins Larry G. Hoyle Joshua A. Kellough Carissa N. Lee James M. Richardson Bill Stevenson Thomas G. Taylor Heather S. Warren Albert Zhu | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Investigators | Dunsey L. Harper Amanda M. Phillips Shana W. Withers | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Cleveland County: 315-B Patton Drive, Shelby, NC 28150 – Phone: 704-476-7979 | ||
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| Chief Public Defender | Lydia A. Hoza | [email protected] |
| Administrative Assistants | Carol B. Lattimore Yessenia C. Ibarra | [email protected] [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Kelsey Bowker Rebecca R. Chappell H. Jamaal Edwards Allison B. Garren Katherine E. Haen Ivana C. Hughes Beth E. Stockwell | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Investigator | Brittany Barker | [email protected] |
| Social Worker | Kenyatta Sanders-Foreman | [email protected] |
| Lincoln County: 206 Gamble Drive, Lincolnton, NC 28092 – Phone: 704-742-7979 | ||
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| Chief Public Defender | Lydia A. Hoza | [email protected] |
| Administrative Assistants | Teresa Brittain Jackson Lisa C. Wilkinson | [email protected] [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Andrew Arden Deidre H. Nachamie Hailey Porterfield Alton A. Reeder, Jr. Isabel Rose Lynn B. Wilkie | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Investigator | Timothy Hajj | [email protected] |
| Social Worker | Kenyatta Sanders-Foreman | [email protected] |
| Courthouse: 60 Court Plaza, Asheville, NC 28801-3580 – Phone: 828-259-3423 – Fax: 828-259-3424 | ||
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| Chief Public Defender | Samuel A. Snead | [email protected] |
| Administrative Assistant | Walter L. Beals | [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Hannah K. Abernethy Ehsan Akhavi Courtney V. Booth Michael E. Casterline Scott D. Dennis Kerry Glasoe-Grant Virginia L. Hebert Timothy A. Henderson C. Brooks Kamszik Susannah Knox Kathy LaMotte Elliot C. Spector Nick Weinrib | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Investigators | Mary S. Frick Joshua Millsaps Jeremiah S. Ordiway | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Social Worker | Adrienne Wehking | [email protected] |
| Rutherford County: 141 W. 3rd Street, Rutherfordton, NC 28139-2425 – Phone: 828-288-6123 – Fax: 828-288-6124 | ||
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| Chief Public Defender | Laura A. Powell | [email protected] |
| Administrative Assistant | Kandy K. Hoyle | [email protected] |
| Legal Assistant | Shannon M. Hicks | [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Jacob Harwood Ben D. Lewis Jack Monroe David S. Norris Brian R. Oglesby Rapunzel Phair-Carter David W. Rogers | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Investigator | Timothy C. Black | [email protected] |
| McDowell County: 21 S. Main Street (P.O. Box 2730), Marion, NC 28752-3941 – Phone: 828-655-4123 – Fax: 828-288-6124 | ||
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| Chief Public Defender | Laura A. Powell | [email protected] |
| Administrative Assistant | Lucy Rodriguez | [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Bradley K. Greenway Phillip Perko Nathaniel I. Reiff Michael R. Smith Patricia Lea Wilson | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Investigator | Tina C. Cable | [email protected] |
| Henderson County: 200 N. Grove Street, Room 93, Hendersonville, NC 28792 – Phone: 828-694-4270 – Fax: 828-694-4275 | ||
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| Chief Public Defender | Beth Stang | [email protected] |
| Legal Assistant | Ariana R. Wescott | [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Michael A. Lovejoy Dennis D. Maxwell Zachary R. Neill William G. Sullivan | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Investigator | Michael J. Dean | [email protected] |
| Client Advocate | Angela Ratner | [email protected] |
| Transylvania County: 7 East Main Street, Brevard, NC 28712 – Phone: 828-885-3014 – Fax: 828-885-3015 | ||
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| Chief Public Defender | Beth Stang | [email protected] |
| Administrative Assistant | Stephanie Wyatt | [email protected] |
| Legal Assistant | Jack B. Coursey | [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Mara L. Mayer Matthew M. Schofield William T. Leslie | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Temporary Office Location: 370 N. Main Street, Waynesville, NC 28786 – Phone: 828-454-6514 – Fax: 828-454-6567 | Effective January 1, 2024 | |
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| Chief Public Defender | Janna D. Allison | [email protected] |
| Administrative Assistant | Kimberly Moore | [email protected] |
| Legal Assistants | Laura Blevins Julie Brooks | [email protected] [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Margaret Fagala Karla Wood Pamela Smith Richard Veronen Meredith N. Vuotto Benjamin S. Parsons Linda Fowler | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Investigators | Sherri Schutte Marshall Weber | [email protected] [email protected] |
| Social Worker | Joy Whiteside | [email protected] |