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Doris Jones Anderson

CINC Parent Advocate

  
   504-827-8232

Shannon Anderson

Staff Investigator

   

   504-827-8163

Michael Banford

Peer Advocate

   

   504-827-8196

Andrea Arango

Legal Assistant

  

   504-571-8924

Roxanne Barnes

Client Advocate, Promise For Justice Fellow

  
   504-571-8913

Mia Barr

Client Advocate

  
   504-827-7050

Hannah Basalone

Staff Attorney

  

   504-827-8178

Angela Beam

Staff Attorney

   

   504-827-8205

Arianne Bennett

Staff Attorney

  
   504-827-8222

Dannielle Berger

Chief Administrative Officer

  
   504-827-8200

Kyla Burke

Senior Social Worker, LMSW

  

   504-571-8926

Janeikqua Butler

Legal Assistant

   

   504-821-8101

Francesca Buzzi

Criminal District Court Supervising Staff Attorney

  
   504-821-8103

Tonell Byrd

Bond Advocacy Attorney

    

   504-827-8251

Amanda Cannon

Bond Advocacy Attorney

   

   504-571-8913

Alexis Chernow

Chief of Trials

  
   504-571-8920

Malcolm Chester

Staff Attorney

  
   504-827-8198

Stephanie Colin

LEP Coordinator + Client Advocate

  

   504-571-8917

Terrese Cooks

Youth Social Worker, CSW

   

 

Catherine Cunha

Client Advocate, Jesuit Volunteer Corps

   

   504-827-8246

Krishant Dania

Paralegal

   

   504-827-8176

Alyxandra Darensbourg

Staff Attorney; Justice, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Coordinator

  

   504-827-8235

Rebecca Davidsson

Social Worker, MSW

   

   504-827-8191

Cheri Deatsch

Juvenile Senior Staff Attorney

  
   504-827-8178

Jonathan Delman

Staff Attorney

   

   504-571-8925

Adrianna Dinolfo

Staff Attorney

  
   504-827-8170

Natalie Dugan

Legal Assistant

   

   504-827-8240

Nicholas Elefante

Staff Attorney

  
   504-827-8190 

Charlene Ellis

Staff Investigator

  

   504-827-8167 

Danny Engelberg

Chief Public Defender

  
   504-827-8186

Jalesa Fearson

Client Advocate, Serve Louisiana Fellow

    

   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

Paralegal

  

   504-827-8195

Benjamin Freedman

Staff Investigator

  
   504-827-7048

Lawrence Galle

Staff Attorney, Municipal and Traffic Court

    

   504-658-9765

Meghan Garvey

Staff Attorney and Policy Counsel

  
   504-827-8232

Sharee Garnett

Director of Human Resources

  
   504-827-8179

Louis Gibson

Peer Advocate, Resentencing Project

   

   504-827-8244

Rebecca Goldstein

Staff Attorney

   

   504-827-8202

Eliza Meltzer

Staff Attorney, Resentencing Project

   

   504-827-8256

Michael Gregory

Staff Attorney

  
   504-827-8173

Amit Gulati

Staff Attorney

   

   504-571-8918

Christine Gunter

Staff Investigator

  

   504-827-8250

Lucy Hall

Deputy Investigation Supervisor

  
   504-827-8252

Nzinga Hill

Juvenile Division Supervising Attorney

  
   504-827-8215

Lindsey Hortenstine

Communications Director and Deputy CAO

  
   504-827-8169

Barksdale Hortenstine Jr.

Director, Mental Health Unit

  
   504-827-8207

Jennifer Hull

Supervising Attorney, LWOP Division

  
   504-827-8249

Darlene James

Social Worker, LMSW               Child in Need of Care

  
   504-827-8930

Madeleine Jennings

Staff Attorney

  
   504-827-8189

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Director of Community Outreach and Lead Organizer

  
   504-827-8212

Sara Jones

Investigative Division Supervisor

  
   504-827-8174

YaShunte Jones

Legal Assistant and Receptionist

  
   504-821-8101

Hacer Kandara

Staff Attorney

    

   504-827-8236

Catherine Kearney

Staff Attorney

   

  504-827-7051

Matt Kellner

Staff Attorney

  
   504-827-8247

Wan Qi Kong

Client Advocate

  
   504-827-8185

Drew Lafontant

Staff Attorney

  
   504-827-7061

Brian Larce

Social Work Case Manager

  
   504-827-7056

April LeBlanc

Supervising Legal Assistant

  
   504-827-8254

Jeffrey LeFrere

Facilities Coordinator

   

   504-827-8235

Rachel Lee

Staff Investigator

  
   504-571-8923

Marjorie Lluveres

Mental Health Senior Attorney

  
   504-827-8231

Jack Lubin

Staff Attorney

   

   504-827-8208

Amanda Madigan

Staff Attorney

   

   504-827-7053

Addie Maguire

Staff Attorney

  
   504-827-8248

Mallory Manfredini

Staff Investigator

  
   504-827-8226

Lindsay Markel

Deputy Training Director

  
   504-827-8197

Jean-Pierre Marquet

Staff Attorney

  
   504-571-8916

Hugo Martinez

Legal Assistant

   

   504-827-8211

Shannon Mathew

Staff Attorney

  
   504-827-8192

Lillian McAbee

Legal Assistant

  

 

Jacob McCarty

Staff Attorney

  
   504-827-7062

Meagan McDonough

Social Worker, LMSW

  
   504-827-8189

Jimmy Miller

Criminal District Court Supervising Attorney

  
   504-827-8214

Sarah O'Brien

Special Litigation Supervising Attorney

  
   504-827-7045

Everett Offray

Peer Advocate, Resentencing Project

  
   504-827-8239

Madison Ordway

Staff Attorney

  
   504-827-8209

Zach Oshin

Staff Attorney

   

   504-571-8921

Ginger Parsons

Client Services Division Supervisor, LCSW-BACS

  
   504-827-8182

Lauren Paxton

Staff Investigator

  
   504-571-8915

Daarina Phillips

Bond Advocacy Attorney

   

   504-827-8184

Nick Place

Training Supervisor

  
   504-827-8165

Erica Powell

Staff Attorney, Child in Need of Care

   

   504-827-8220

Amber Ramanauskas

Staff Attorney, Resentencing Project

  

   504-827-8229

Jissel Reyes

Bilingual Staff Investigator

   

   504-827-8219

Catherine Rieder

Municipal and Magistrate Court Supervising Attorney

  

   504-827-8206

Elizabeth Roka

Client Advocate, Partners for Justice Fellow

  
   504-571-8912

Arthur Rowe

Staff Attorney

  
   504-827-8188

Christopher Rubadue

Social Worker, LMSW

  
   504-827-8175 

Zachary Rudner

Staff Investigator

    

   504-827-8221 

Duwandalyn Ruffin

Conflicts Support Administrator

  
   504-827-7053

Ixchel Sabonger

Staff Investigator

   

   504-827-7047

Tiffany Samuels

Legal Assistant, Bond Advocacy

  
   504-827-7046

Beth Sgro

Training Director

  
   504-827-8218

Mary Ella Simmons

Staff Attorney

   

  504-827-8919

Terrance Simon

Youth Advocate

  
   504-827-8213

Brady Smith

Senior Staff Attorney

   

   504-827-7063

Kyle Stadtlander

Staff Attorney

  
   504-827-8172

Martin Strauss

Staff Attorney

   

   504-827-8253

Ifechi Ugwu

Juvenile Staff Investigator

  
   504-571-8927

Coulter Ward

Pre-Trial Release Client Advocate

  
   504-571-8922

Diamonique Whaley

Staff Attorney

  
   504-827-8257

Lyndsey Wickliffe

Client Advocate, Partners for Justice Fellow

   

   504-827-8248

Benita Williams

Human Resources Administrative Assistant

   

  504-827-8199

Najah Williams

Staff Attorney

   

   504-827-8204

Devron Wilson

Legal Assistant, Municipal and Traffic Court

  
   504-658-9765

David Wolfenson

Staff Attorney

  
   504-827-8177

Sara Wood

Staff Attorney

    

   504-827-8181

Brian Woods

Staff Attorney

  
   504-827-7058

Radha Yerramilli

Conflicts Managing Attorney

    

   504-345-9205

Diana Yu

Criminal District Court Supervising Attorney

  

   504-571-8928

Aaron Zagory

Senior Staff Attorney

  
   504-827-8230

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