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Doris Jones Anderson

CINC Client Advocate

  ddjones@opdla.org

 

Shannon Anderson

Communications and Development Coordinator

   

   504-517-5814

Michael Banford

Peer Advocate

   

   504-827-8196

Mia Barr

Client Advocate

  
   504-827-7050

Hannah Basalone

Hiring and Recruitment Supervisor

  

   504-827-8178

Angela Beam

Staff Attorney

   

   504-827-8205

Arianne Bennett

Criminal District Court Supervising Attorney

  
   504-827-8222

Danielle Berger

Deputy Chief Defender, CAO

  
   504-827-8200

Grace Bronson

Staff Attorney

  

 

Kyla Burke

Senior Social Worker, LCSW

  

   504-571-8926

Francesca Buzzi

Staff Attorney

  
   504-821-8103

Tonell Byrd

Staff Attorney

    

   504-827-8251

Amanda Cannon

Staff Attorney

   

   504-571-8913

Bryce Chandler

Staff Investigator

   

   504-827-8252

Alexis Chernow

Deputy Chief Defender

  
   504-571-8920

Malcolm Chester

Staff Attorney

  
   504-827-8198

Gabriela Tully Claymore

Staff Investigator

  gtullyclaymore@opdla.org

 

Rionne Clayton

Staff Investigator

   

   504-827-8188

Sean Collins

Major Felonies Supervising Attorney

   

   504-827-8257

Terrese Cooks

Youth Social Worker, CSW

   

 

Catherine Cunha

Client Advocate

   

   504-827-8246

Krishant Dania

Staff Attorney

   

   504-827-8176

Rebecca Davidsson

Social Worker, LMSW

   

   504-827-8191

Cheri Deatsch

Juvenile Supervising Attorney

  

Adrianna Dinolfo

Staff Attorney

  
   504-827-8170

Javoris Draine

Paralegal

   

Sisa Tixicuro Duque

Staff Investigator

  

 

Nicholas Elefante

Criminal District Court Supervising Attorney

  
   504-827-8190 

Charlene Ellis

Staff Investigator

  

   504-827-8167 

Danny Engelberg

Chief Public Defender

  
   504-827-8186

Andrew Farrelly

Paralegal

  

Jalesa Fearson

Client Advocate

    

   504-827-7059

Juan Fiol

Staff Attorney

  
   504-827-7049

Kevin Fitzgerald

Staff Attorney

  
   504-827-8225

Alexandrea Flakes

Staff Investigator

   

   504-827-8183

Annie Flanagan

Staff Attorney

  
   504-827-8203

Bernadette Fox

Bond Advocacy Attorney

  

   504-827-8195

Lawrence Galle

Staff Attorney, Municipal and Traffic Court

    

   504-658-9765

Natalia Garcia

LEP Coordinator and Client Advocate

   

   504-345-9597

Meghan Garvey

Staff Attorney and Policy Counsel

  
   504-827-8232

Sharee Garnett

Director of Human Resources

  
   504-827-8179

Louis Gibson

Youth Advocate

   

   504-827-8244

Rebecca Goldstein

Staff Attorney

   

   504-827-8202

Sergio Gordillo

Staff Attorney

  

   504-233-4020

Wilson Grant

Paralegal

  

Michael Gregory

Staff Attorney

  
   504-827-8173

Caylin Grosse

Staff Attorney

   

   504-827-8193

Christine Gunter

Staff Investigator

   

   504-827-8250

Nzinga Hill

Juvenile Division/CINC Supervising Attorney

  
   504-827-8215

Erika Hodges

Staff Attorney

  

Sam Hodgkins-Sumner

Staff Attorney

   

Lindsey Hortenstine

Deputy CAO and Communications Director

  
   504-827-8169

Barksdale Hortenstine Jr.

Director, Mental Health Unit

  
   504-827-8207

Jennifer Hull

Major Felonies Supervising Attorney

  
   504-827-8249

Darlene James

CINC Social Worker, LMSW

  
   504-827-8930

Maahum Jan

Staff Investigator

  

 

robert-jones

Director of Community Outreach

  
   504-827-8212

Sara Jones

Investigative Division Supervisor

  
   504-827-8174

Hacer Kandara

Staff Attorney

    

   504-827-8236

Catherine Kearney

Staff Attorney

   

  504-827-7051

Matt Kellner

Training Supervising Attorney

  
   504-827-8247

Gabrielle Kershaw

Staff Attorney

  

 

Wan Qi Kong

Client Services Division Deputy Supervisor

  
   504-827-8185

Drew Lafontant

Staff Attorney

  
   504-827-7061

Brian Larce

Social Worker, LMSW

  
   504-827-7056

Jeffrey LeFrere

Facilities Coordinator

   

   504-827-8235

Simone Lonas

Staff Attorney

   

   504-827-7048

Jack Lubin

Staff Attorney

   

   504-827-8208

Amanda Madigan

Staff Attorney

   

   504-827-7053

Addie Maguire

Criminal District Court Supervising Attorney

  
   504-827-8248

Janay Major

Executive Administrator

  
   504-827-8171 

 

Lindsay Markel

Training Director

  
   504-827-8197

Jean-Pierre Marquet

Staff Attorney

  
   504-571-8916

Shannon Mathew

Staff Attorney

  
   504-827-8192

Jacob McCarty

Staff Attorney

  
   504-827-7062

Meagan McDonough

Social Worker, LCSW

  
   504-827-8189

Jimmy Miller

Chief of Trials

  
   504-827-8214

Victor Miranda

Paralegal

  

Everett Offray

Peer Advocate

  
   504-827-8239

Madison Ordway

Staff Attorney

  
   504-827-8209

Angela Owczarek

Client Services Division Supervisor

  
   504-821-8101

Ginger Parsons

Conflict Social Worker, LCSW-BACS

  

Lauren Paxton

Staff Investigator

  
   504-571-8915

Grace Perret

Staff Attorney

  

 


Josh Pichon

Staff Investigator

   

   504-827-8219

Terry Pierce

Peer Advocate

   

   504-571-8929

Santiaga Ramos

Staff Investigator

   

   504-827-8221

Stasia Reisinger

Staff Attorney

  

Catherine Rieder

Municipal and Magistrate Court Supervising Attorney

  

   504-827-8206

Duncan Ros

Staff Investigator

   

   504-571-8923

Ixchel Sabonger

Staff Investigator

   

   504-827-7047

Beth Sgro

Deputy Chief Defender

  
   504-827-8218

Alanna Sherman

Bond Advocate

  
   504-298-8876

Kyle Stadtlander

Criminal District Court Supervising Attorney

  
   504-827-8172

Martin Strauss

Staff Attorney

   

   504-827-8253

Joseph Sweet

Staff Attorney

  

Christin Wagner

Office Manager

  

   504-233-0178

Lyndsey Wickliffe

Staff Investigator

   

   504-827-8248

Benita Williams

Human Resources Administrative Assistant

   

  504-827-8199

Najah Williams

Staff Attorney

   

   504-827-8204

Alex Wisman

Conflict Staff Investigator

  

   504-512-5540

David Wolfenson

Staff Attorney

  
   504-827-8177

Brian Woods

Staff Attorney

  
   504-827-7058

Radha Yerramilli

Conflicts Managing Attorney

    

   504-345-9205

Britney Young

Staff Attorney

   

   504-827-8232

Aaron Zagory

Senior Staff Attorney

  
   504-827-8230

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