OFFICE OF PUBLIC DEFENDER

William Donald Schaefer Tower
6 St. Paul St., Suite 1400
Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 767-8479
fax: (410) 333-8496
web: www.opd.state.md.us/

ADMINISTRATION
(C80B0001, formerly 22.02.00.01)
FY2001 appropriation: $1,884,750
FY2001 authorized positions: 36
Charlene L. Sivert, Administrator (410) 767-8479
e-mail: csivert@mail.opd.state.md.us

John (Donnie) Mann, Administrative Investigator (410) 333-2970

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Lynn Bellamy, EEO Officer (410) 767-8463

FORENSICS
Michelle Nethercott, Esq., Forensic Specialist (410) 767-8467

LEGISLATIVE LIAISON
J. Theodore Wieseman, Esq., Deputy Counsel (410) 767-8524

OF COUNSEL
George Burns, Esq. (410) 333-3194

DEPUTY PUBLIC DEFENDER
Ronald A. Karasic, Esq., Deputy Public Defender (appointed by Public Defender) (410) 767-8474
e-mail: rkarasic@mail.opd.state.md.us

PERSONNEL UNIT
Dawn Kouneski, Personnel Administrator (410) 767-8500
e-mail: dkouneski@mail.opd.state.md.us

TRAINING
Allen Wolf, Esq., Director (410) 767-8466
e-mail: awolf@mail.opd.state.md.us

CHIEF COUNSEL FOR ADMINISTRATION
Vacancy, Chief Counsel for Administration (appointed by Public Defender) (410) 767-8471
Patricia L. Chappell, Deputy Chief Counsel (410) 767-8469

FISCAL SERVICES UNIT
Ernest F. Macnew, Fiscal Services Administrator (410) 767-8488
e-mail: emacnew@mail.opd.state.md.us

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Edward Hatcher, Chief (410) 767-8510
e-mail: ehatcher@mail.opd.state.md.us

APPELLATE DIVISION & COLLATERAL REVIEW DIVISION
(C80B0003, formerly 22.02.00.03)
FY2001 appropriation: $4,245,282
FY2001 authorized positions: 59

APPELLATE DIVISION
(C80B0003, formerly 22.02.00.03)
Nancy S. Forster, Esq., Chief (410) 767-8553
e-mail: nforster@mail.opd.state.md.us

COLLATERAL REVIEW DIVISION
(C80B0003, formerly 22.02.00.03)
Carol E. Chance, Esq., Chief (410) 767-4868
e-mail: cchance@mail.opd.state.md.us

CAPITAL DEFENSE DIVISION
(C80B0005, formerly 22.02.00.05)
FY2001 appropriation: $699,497
FY2001 authorized positions: 3
Katy C. O'Donnell, Esq., Chief (410) 333-1930
e-mail: kodonnell@mail.opd.state.md.us

MENTAL HEALTH DIVISION
(C80B0004, formerly 22.02.00.04)
FY2001 appropriation: $1,146,215
FY2001 authorized positions: 16.5
Lois I. Fisher, Esq., Chief (410) 508-2253
e-mail: lfisher@mail.opd.state.md.us

M. Timothy Scully, Esq., Deputy Chief (410) 508-2253

DISTRICT OPERATIONS
(C80B0002, formerly 22.02.00.02)
FY2001 appropriation: $39,405,322
FY2001 authorized positions: 612.8

CHILDREN IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE DIVISION
Vanita Taylor, Esq., Chief Attorney (410) 333-8581, ext. 309

PUBLIC DEFENDER REGIONAL ADVISORY BOARD no. 1 (Districts 1, 8 & 9)
Appointed by Governor to 3-year terms:
David B. Mitchell, Chair (chosen by Governor), 2002
Will Abercrombie, Jr., Esq.; Gary S. Bernstein, Esq.; Anissa Jai Bonner, Esq.; Elizabeth L. Nilson, Esq. Terms expire 2002.

DISTRICT 1 (BALTIMORE CITY)
OFFICE OF DISTRICT PUBLIC DEFENDER
Elizabeth L. Julian, Esq., District Public Defender (appointed by Public Defender) (410) 333-4835, ext. 205
e-mail: ejulian@mail.opd.state.md.us

Grace Reysing, Esq., Deputy District Public Defender (410) 333-4835, ext. 279

DISTRICT COURT & MISDEMEANOR JURY TRIAL DIVISION
Kirk Osborn, Esq., Supervising Attorney (410) 333-1835, ext. 210

JUVENILE COURT DIVISION
David R. Fishkin, Esq., Chief (410) 333-4410, ext. 388

DRUG TREATMENT COURT
Leonard C. Kuentz, Esq., Chief (410) 764-8569

RECORDS MANAGEMENT
Sonia Ferguson, Chief (410) 333-1080

Baltimore City Office of Public Defender (view from St. Paul Place), Baltimore, Maryland, January 2001. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

DISTRICT 8 (BALTIMORE COUNTY)
OFFICE OF DISTRICT PUBLIC DEFENDER
Thelma J. Triplin, Esq., District Public Defender (appointed by Public Defender) (410) 321-3727, ext. 221
George A. Epstein, Esq., Deputy District Public Defender (410) 321-3727, ext. 223

CIRCUIT COURT & FELONY JURY TRIAL DIVISION
Donald E. Zaremba, Supervisor (410) 321-3727, ext. 400

DISTRICT COURT & MISDEMEANOR JURY TRIAL DIVISION
Valerie Weldon, Supervisor (410) 321-3727, ext. 401

INTAKE DIVISION
Chandra Daniel, Supervisor (410) 321-3727, ext 236

INVESTIGATION DIVISION
George A. Epstein, Esq., Supervisor (410) 321-3727, ext 223

JUVENILE DIVISION
Yvonne Briley, Esq., Supervisor (410) 321-3727, ext 402

DISTRICT 9 (HARFORD COUNTY)
OFFICE OF DISTRICT PUBLIC DEFENDER
Lloyd G. Merriam, Esq., District Public Defender (appointed by Public Defender) (410) 836-4880

PUBLIC DEFENDER REGIONAL ADVISORY BOARD no. 2 (Districts 2 & 3)
Appointed by Governor to 3-year terms:
Daniel M. Long, Chair (chosen by Governor), 2002
Nancy Barnes Chernoff, Esq.; Anne C. Ogletree, Esq.; Gerald V. Purnell, Esq.; Gene M. Ransom III, Esq. Terms expire 2002.

DISTRICT 2 (DORCHESTER, SOMERSET, WICOMICO & WORCESTER COUNTIES)
OFFICE OF DISTRICT PUBLIC DEFENDER
Constance G. (Connie) Marvel, Esq., District Public Defender (appointed by Public Defender) (410) 543-6916, ext. 313

Dorchester County
Michelle Barnes, Esq., Supervising Attorney (410) 221-2570

Somerset County
John P. Rue, Esq., Assistant Public Defender (410) 651-3271

Wicomico County
Constance G. (Connie) Marvel, Esq., District Public Defender (410) 543-6916, ext. 313

Worcester County
W. Burton Anderson, Esq., Supervising Attorney (410) 632-1951

DISTRICT 3 (CAROLINE, CECIL, KENT, QUEEN ANNE'S & TALBOT COUNTIES)
OFFICE OF DISTRICT PUBLIC DEFENDER
Stefan R. Skipp, Esq., District Public Defender (appointed by Public Defender) (410) 758-5279

Caroline County
W. Porter Ellington, Esq., Assistant Public Defender (410) 479-5756

Cecil County
Jane Cairns Murray, Esq., Deputy District Public Defender (410) 996-0640

Kent County
Stefan R. Skipp, Esq., District Public Defender (410) 778-0809

Queen Anne's County
Stefan R. Skipp, Esq., District Public Defender (410) 758-5275

Talbot County
Michael F. O'Connor, Esq., Supervising Attorney (410) 820-6100

PUBLIC DEFENDER REGIONAL ADVISORY BOARD no. 3 (Districts 4, 5 & 7)
Appointed by Governor to 3-year terms:
Toni E. Clarke, Chair (chosen by Governor), 2002
Karen H. Abrams, Esq.; Paul G. Goetzke, Esq.; Daryl D. Jones, Esq.; Joseph A. Trevino, Esq. Terms expire 2002.

DISTRICT 4 (CALVERT, CHARLES & ST. MARY'S COUNTIES)
OFFICE OF DISTRICT PUBLIC DEFENDER
Brian Denton, Acting District Public Defender (appointed by Public Defender) (301) 609-9802

Calvert County
Vacancy, Assistant Public Defender (410) 535-8810

Charles County
Brian Denton, Acting District Public Defender (301) 609-9802

St. Mary's County
Daun R. Weiers, Esq., Supervising Attorney (301) 475-3024

DISTRICT 5 (PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY)
OFFICE OF DISTRICT PUBLIC DEFENDER
Joseph M. Niland, Esq., District Public Defender (appointed by Public Defender) (301) 952-2126
Gary V. Ward, Esq., Deputy District Public Defender (301) 952-2128

CHILDREN IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE DIVISION
Rita McGinley, Esq., Assistant Public Defender (301) 952-2109

DISTRICT 7 (ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY)
OFFICE OF DISTRICT PUBLIC DEFENDER
Alan R. Friedman, Esq., District Public Defender (appointed by Public Defender) (410) 974-2201
Keith J. Gross, Esq., Deputy District Public Defender (410) 974-2201

PUBLIC DEFENDER REGIONAL ADVISORY BOARD no. 4 (Districts 6, 10, 11 & 12)
Appointed by Governor to 3-year terms:
Ann S. Harrington, Chair (chosen by Governor), 2002
Leonard J. Eiswert, Esq.; Joseph P. Kempler, Esq.; Laura N. Venezia, Esq.; Sallie E. Williams, Esq. Terms expire 2002.

DISTRICT 6 (MONTGOMERY COUNTY)
OFFICE OF DISTRICT PUBLIC DEFENDER
Paul B. DeWolfe, Esq., District Public Defender (appointed by Public Defender) (301) 279-1660, ext. 324
M. Victoria Tyler, Esq., Deputy District Public Defender (301) 279-1660, ext. 348

CHILDREN IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE DIVISION
Sylvia Long, Esq., Assistant Public Defender (301) 279-1660, ext. 354

DISTRICT 10 (CARROLL & HOWARD COUNTIES)
OFFICE OF DISTRICT PUBLIC DEFENDER
Carol A. Hanson, Esq., District Public Defender (appointed by Public Defender) (410) 461-0155
Louis P. Willemin, Esq., Deputy District Public Defender (410) 461-0155

Carroll County
Judson K. Larrimore, Esq., Supervising Attorney (410) 876-2788

Howard County
Carol A. Hanson, Esq., District Public Defender (410) 461-0161

DISTRICT 11 (FREDERICK & WASHINGTON COUNTIES)
OFFICE OF DISTRICT PUBLIC DEFENDER
Franklin D. Stillrich, Esq., District Public Defender (appointed by Public Defender) (301) 694-1987
Michael R. Morrissette, Esq., Deputy District Public Defender (301) 791-4728

Frederick County
Franklin D. Stillrich, Esq., District Public Defender (301) 694-1987

Washington County
Michael R. Morrissette, Esq., Deputy District Public Defender (301) 791-4728

DISTRICT 12 (ALLEGANY & GARRETT COUNTIES)
OFFICE OF DISTRICT PUBLIC DEFENDER
Michael R. Burkey, Esq., District Public Defender (appointed by Public Defender) (301) 777-2142

Allegany County
Michael R. Burkey, Esq., District Public Defender (301) 777-2142

Garrett County
Raymond G. Strubin, Esq., Assistant Public Defender (301) 334-9196

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