MANDATE: To represent the interests of the College in the training of public defenders. In performing its work, the Committee may assist the State and Province Committees in identifying public defenders who may be qualified for admission to Fellowship.
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Kathryn N. Nester
Chair
Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc.
San Diego, CA
Rebecca L. Hudsmith
Vice Chair
Federal Public Defender
Lafayette, LA
David Beneman
Member
Federal Public Defender, Dist of Maine
Portland, ME
Kevin L. Butler
Member
Birmingham, AL
Amy P. Campanelli
Member
Cook County Public Defender Office
Chicago, IL
Theresa M. Chernosky
Member
Office of the Public Defender, Maryland
Rockville, MD
Miriam Conrad
Member
Federal Public Defender
Boston, MA
Paul B. DeWolfe
Member
Office of the Public Defender, Maryland
Baltimore, MD
Maurice C. Grant II
Member
Office of the Public Defender, Middle District of Florida
Jacksonville, FL
Steven L. Harmon
Member
Law Offices of the Public Defender, Riverside County
Riverside, CA
Carey Haughwout
Member
Public Defender Office, 15th Judicial Circuit, Florida
West Palm Beach, FL
Catherine Henry
Member
Federal Community Defender Office, Eastern District of PA
Philadelphia, PA
Celeste S. Higgins
Member
Higgins Law Firm
Miami, FL
A. J. Kramer
Member
Federal Public Defender
Washington, DC
Mary Kay Lanthier
Member
Rutland County Public Defender's Office
Rutland, VT
Michael J. Lightfoot
Member
Federal Public Defender's Office, Central Dist of California
Los Angeles, CA
Andrew H. Mohring
Member
Federal Defender's Office, Dist. of MN
Minneapolis, MN
Kevin J. O'Connell
Member
Office of Defense Services
Wilmington, DE
Rosalie A. Roy
Member
Colorado State Public Defender's Office
Colorado Springs, CO
Claudia S. Saari
Member
DeKalb County Public Defender's Office
Decatur, GA
Jon M. Sands
Member
Federal Public Defender, District of Arizona
Phoenix, AZ
V. Natasha Perdew Silas
Member
Federal Public Defender, Northern District of Georgia
Atlanta, GA
Leigh M. Skipper
Member
Federal Community Defender Office, Eastern District of PA
Philadelphia, PA
Mark E. Stephens
Member
Law Office of Mark Stephens
Knoxville, TN
David H. Thomas
Member
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
Columbus, OH
Larry R. Tipton
Member
Committee for Public Counsel Services
Larry H. Krantz
Regent
Krantz & Berman LLP
New York, NY