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For staff contact information, please see "Contact Us" page
Frederick D. Johnson, Jr.
Chief Public Defender
Manda Mitteer
Deputy Chief Public Defender
Joseph Fisher
Director of Criminal Division
Angella Doremire
District Court Supervisor
Elise Elzinga
Director of Family Division
David Williams
Chief of Probate
Lydia Carson
Chief Social Worker
Rueda Abdirahman
Holistic Mitigation Specialist
Steven Winston
Legal Investigator
Tom Oatmen
Chief Research Attorney
Charles Ayres
Research Attorney
Leonardo De La Cruz
Assistant Public Defender
Nicholas Gowings
Assistant Public Defender
Alexa Hancock
Assistant Public Defender
Robert Hedges
Assistant Public Defender
Brian Hosticka
Assistant Public Defender
Kyle Jansen
Assistant Public Defender
Pearlette Merriweather
Assistant Public Defender
Luke Pahl
Assistant Public Defender
Shawn Perry
Assistant Public Defender
Kendrah Robinson
Assistant Public Defender
John Scheuerle
Assistant Public Defender
RJ Winter
Assistant Public Defender
Cassie Bates
Office Manager
Anna Burns
Legal Secretary
Criminal Division (Misdemeanor)
Michelle DeWind
Legal Secretary Criminal Division
Heather Neuhaus
Legal Secretary Criminal Division (Felony)
Alicia Hulka
Legal Secretary Family Division
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