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 | 910-343-5383 |
| Robeson County | Lumberton, NC | 910-272-6060 |
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 Lisa Buczek Joseph R. Hollingsworth, Jr. Nicholas Potter Linda M. Shields Janisha M. Simpson | [email protected] [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] |
| Chief Public Defefnder | Thomas P. Routten Christopher Yacobi | [email protected] [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defender | Hunter Savage | [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 Stacie M. Everette Johnnie Finch 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 J. Taplie Coile Sherita Gooding Stephan M. Hagen L. Bryan Holt Eric J. Limbert Jerauld B. Pafford Alexander J. Paschall Sonia M. Privette Emily Street 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 | Jennifer B. Williams | [email protected] |
| Legal Assistant | Matthew Hancock | [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Jordan T. Sawyer Mark Stewart Allison Dixon Andrew D. Jones | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Investigator | Scott A. Waligora | [email protected] |
| Carteret Office: 300 Courthouse Square, 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 | Kenia Godette | [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 Alexis Perkins | [email protected] [email protected] |
| Legal Assistant | Curtissa Brunson | [email protected] |
| Jones County Office: 107-A East Lakeview Drive, Trenton, NC 28585 | 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 | [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 | Alan Briones Audrey Normandin 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 | Thomas L. “Bud” Woodrum II | [email protected] |
| Administrative Assistant | Kimberly Whitehouse | [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | James Brandhorst Denver Brown Katherine J. Corpening Jeb Dennis Miles J. Duncan Bethany Garrison Brian Hedrick Lyana G. Hunter Kane R. Podraza Molly Rhodes Samantha K. Stokes Tripp Watson Tracy W. Wilkinson Virginia M. Willis Joeanna-Margaret Kelly | [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 | Alexander Long Brian Moore Kane R. Podraza | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Bertie/Hertford County Office Physical Address: 104 Dundee Street, Windsor, NC 27983 – Phone: 252-574-3166 | ||
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| Administrative Assistant II | Tomeka Speller | [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Monique Ferebee Rena Spellman | [email protected] [email protected] |
| Legal Assistant | Suvetra Bland | [email protected] |
| Client Advocate | Alyssa Hopson | [email protected] |
| Northampton County Office Physical Address: Old Northampton County Courthouse, 102 W. Jefferson Street, Jackson, NC 27845 – Phone: 252-574-3166 | ||
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| Chief Public Defender* | Tonza D. Ruffin* | [email protected] |
| Administrative Assistant II | Tomeka Speller | [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defender | Kanter Morris Erin Namovicz Dorn Summey Sammy D. Webb | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Legal Assistant | Meggan Coggins | [email protected] |
| Investigator | Raymond Davis | [email protected] |
| Client Advocate | Alyssa Hopson | [email protected] |
| Halifax County Office: 357 Ferrell Lane, Halifax, NC 27839 – Phone: 252-574-3166 | ||
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| Administrative Assistant II | Tomeka Speller | [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defender | Cameron Richardson | [email protected] |
| Legal Assistant | Julia Orise | [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defender | Caitlin Roach | [email protected] |
| Client Advocate | Alyssa Hopson | [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] |
| 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 Deveaux Nicole Edwards Megan N. Ellis Richard A. Elmore, Jr. Brian G. Fleming Carrah B. Franke James M. Freeman Juan Guadarrama Burcu Hensley Christy P. Highsmith Hunter R. Holtzclaw Michael G. Howell Patrick J. Koch Na’Vonne Lewis Cynthia “Ellie” McIntyre Molly A. O’Neil Ashleigh C. Powell Alexis Strombotne Grace Thompson Lauren M. Toole Celia V. Visser James “Zeke” Webster 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] Molly.A.O’[email protected] [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 Majchrzak | [email protected] |
| Legal Assistants | Sydney Bloom Nathaly Garcia Grace Harting | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Morgan Casey D’Nella Gay Ryan Haigh Gabrielle James Julia Smith | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [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 | Adam Phillips | [email protected] |
| Administrative Assistant | Rhonda Adair | [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Sherah F. Appel Raemi Braswell Amanda F. Briggs Jason DeHoog Michael Hall Spencer Hamilton James F. Hedgpeth Jake R. Forken Debora Hernandez-DeKlein Janelle M. Headen Carl G. Ivarsson Kamaaria Mackins Miriam Mays Shawn McManus Kiana F. Rivers Paxton S. Rizzo Kaitlyn Williamson | [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 | Melinda D. Edwards Janet K. Williams 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 | Tasha Batten | [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Emily Byrum Matthew Cunha Teresa Gibson Trey Martin Charles Olminsky Nick Patrick Toler Albright Megan Schultz | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Investigators | C’Lesha Sturdivant, Lead 910-712-8420 Amanda Hall | [email protected] [email protected] |
| Social Worker | Barbara Williams | [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 | Tasha Batten | [email protected] |
| Legal Assistant | Brittany Wormuth | [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Caison Clemmons Adam Lanier Brett Lane J.B. Lee Troy Peters Samuel Peticos | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Investigator | C’Lesha Sturdivant, Lead 910-712-8420 | [email protected] |
| Social Worker | Barbara Williams | [email protected] |
| Legal Assistant | Leilani Lewis | [email protected] |
| Bladen County Office: 166 E Broad Street, Elizabethtown, NC 28337 (In the Bladen County Courthouse) – Phone: 910-872-7310 | Effective January 1, 2024 | |
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| Chief Public Defender | Jacob Ward | [email protected] |
| Administrative Assistant | Tasha Batten | [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defender | Elizabeth Hunt Andrew Wall | [email protected] [email protected] |
| Social Worker | Barbara Williams | [email protected] |
| Investigator | C’Lesha Sturdivant, Lead 910-712-8420 | [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 Christian A. Carrillo Ramirez Michael A. Clebone Catherine L. Constantinou Matthew M. Cook Matthew H. Darby Owen M. FitzGerald Alexander Jalota Benjamin L. Klein Barbara J. Lagemann Luke McKinnon Matrice D. Mebane-Williams Breyanna M. Rice Alexandra Schmidt Idrissa A. Smith Paul Spellings Cassandra M. Tilley Justin Todtenkopf Adriana Washington Arin B. White Louie Wilson III Jennifer S. Yagoda Cameron 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] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Investigators | Edward R. Bigelow Andre Caldwell | [email protected] [email protected] |
| 108-B 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 | Meredith Giannotti | [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Janice Brooks Robert Brooks Patrick Ellington Chyanne Flores Rebecca Greene 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 | William H. Johnson | [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] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Robert Brooks Melissa French Hannah Gelband Demetria Stuart Heslip | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Investigator | Jamal Hakem | [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 | Jack H. Moody, Jr. | [email protected] |
| Administrative Assistant | Jennnifer McCormick | [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Gayla G. Biggs Edward J. Bullard Cameron Bush Michael Coleman Matthew C. Damato Tatiana S. Connor William T. “Bill” Peregoy Andrew L. Smith Thomas A. Tate Joshua A. Waters | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [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 | Phillip Elkins | [email protected] |
| Administrative Assistant | Kelly M. Dennis | [email protected] |
| Legal Assistant | Angela Thomas | [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Peter Brownback Lisa S. Freedman Zachary Smith | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Investigator | Stephen S. Sellers | [email protected] |
| Mitigation Specialist/Social Worker | Branden Ray | [email protected] |
| Hoke County: 125 East Edinborough Avenue, Raeford, NC 28376 – Phone: 910-878-4150 – Fax: 910-878-4151 | ||
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| Legal Assistant | Debbie Locklear | [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Ian C. Bloom Jerry Rhoades Meredith Roberts | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Investigator | James N. Scott | [email protected] |
| Mitigation Specialist/Social Worker | Branden Ray | [email protected] |
| Rockingham County Office: Mailing Address: PO Box 67, Wentworth, NC 27375 – Physical Address: 170 NC-65, Reidsville, NC 27320 – Phone: 336-634-6150 – Fax: 336-634-6151 | ||
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| Chief Public Defender | Jason E. Ross | [email protected] |
| Administrative Assistant | Vicki Underwood | [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Shaketa Berrie Anika Bailey Tamara Durden William Etringer Benton Boyce James Perkins, Jr. | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Legal Assistants | Meghan Brown Kelina Stevens | [email protected] [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 Alicia Cassidy Elliot C. Clark-Farnell Andrew Denoff Lauren A. Gebhard Marina Handwerk Johnna Z. Herron Ross Spencer Holland Amanda Hull Gabriel A. Kussin Jack Monroe Erin P. Neely Miranda Reynolds Reavis M. Caitlyn Sanders Alex Snow Mallory R. Ward Richard W. Wells | [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 | 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 | Rip S. Fiser Delton L. Green Josh Landreth 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] |
| Investigator | Melanie Hightower | [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 Margaret Amshay Sophorn L. Avitan Barbara M. Bathke Breana Bennett John R. Blanton Judy G. Blevins Ivana Brown Brianna Buford Seth R. Bullard Howard L. Clark Jessica M. Delucia David H. Eil Mina I. Ezikpe Hannah Green-Holloway Lindsay A. Grier Dana R. Grigg Samantha L. Grill Adam Hauser II Stuart Higdon Catherine C. Hoffmann Zachary J. Irvine Michael Kabakoff Brandon L. Leonard Julie R. Lewis Graham E. Lowder Alexander D. Loyal Danielle K. Maddox Brian J. Mahoney Catherine McCormick Kathryn S. McEvoy Anna C. McMillan Christiano Mendez Anthony F. Monaghan Leora H. Moreno Molly E. Morgan Christine E. Nelson Peter P. Nicholson Katherine M. O’Connor Adam W. Owensby Hannah Palczuk Midushi A. Pandey Brian M. Payne Dionne Purser Rachelle Ramirez Selin N. Roberts Richard A. Rosario M. Katherine Simmons Emily R. Spitler Eddie L. Thomas, Jr. Amber L. Thompson Richard M. Thompson Gregory O. Tosi Jennifer B. Tosi Emily L. Wallwork James P. Whitaker Jackson Winfrey 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 Tiffany N. Newman David Mason Terra Parrish Vicky L. Chapman Andrew Seagrave Jaquell Stewart | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Paralegal | Kristin Parker | [email protected] |
| Spanish Interpreter | Maria Moya | [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] |
| Deputy Chief Public Defenders | Douglas Underwood Ernest Collins | [email protected] [email protected] |
| Senior Assistant Public Defender | P. Wayne Covington | [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Sarah Daugherty Jessica O’Brien Diana Xavier Kayley Carpenter Karen Carpenter Jacob Evans Nicholas Santos Trevor Wilson | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Administrative Assistant | Heather Smith | [email protected] |
| Investigator | Homero Andrade | [email protected] |
| Legal Assistants | Dana Morris Winter Moore Hillary Rosenthal Lateasha Ruybal | [email protected] [email protected] [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 Cindy M. Kimmer Stephanie M. Bell Christina C. Thompson Maura Pereira | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Fletcher Brooks Shannon E. Burnett Michael Cheema Kelly P. Cofer John A. Hauser R. Andrew Keever Jennifer R. Martin Jennifer L. Meyer Al Quinlan Nathan T. Schaal Wilson Casey Shillito Cara L. Smith Laraque R. Stewart Christian B. Thomas Elizabeth M. Toomes Lauren A. Tuttle Jason R. Whitler | [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 Aselah Greenwood Travis Collum Peter Smith Nelson Little Susan Brotherton Greg Whitfield | [email protected] [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 | Robert Bridges Christine L. Camacho David J. Hargett Matthew A. Hawkins Larry G. Hoyle Joshua A. Kellough Carissa N. Lee James M. Richardson Jasmin R. Scardino Bill Stevenson Thomas G. Taylor Sidney Vaught 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 | Sarah “Gabe” Gabriel | [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 | Sarah “Gabe” Gabriel | [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 | Kristy S. Laughter | [email protected] |
| Legal Assistant | Lauren Wacaster | [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Jacob Harwood Ben D. Lewis David S. Norris Brian R. Oglesby Rapunzel Phair-Carter David W. Rogers | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Investigator | Timothy C. Black Tina Cable | [email protected] [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] |
| Haywood Office: 370 N. Main Street, Suite 207, 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 Afton R. Murray Elizabeth Phillips | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Assistant Public Defenders | Phillip Corp Andria M. Duncan Andrew M. Larson Crissy L. Mason Maryalisa Moran Taylor A. Runquist Pamela Smith T. Owen Smith Benjamin S. Parsons Linda Fowler R. Larkin Taylor-Parker | [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] |
| Investigators | Sherri Schutte Tristom D. Young | [email protected] [email protected] |
| Social Worker | Joy Whiteside | [email protected] |