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Federal Public Defender
Lisa B. Freeland
First Assistant Federal Public Defender
Michael J. Novara
Senior Litigation Counsel
W. Penn Hackney
Assistant Federal Public Defenders
Tara Allen
Candace Cain
Linda E.J. Cohn
Jay J. Finkelstein
Karen Sirianni Gerlach
Thomas Livingston
Elisa A. Long
Thomas W. Patton (Erie)
Renee D. Pietropaolo
Markéta Sims
Research & Writing Specialists
Akin Adepoju
Christopher B. Brown
Kimberly R. Brunson
Peter Moyers
Paralegal
Elizabeth Durkin (Erie)
Investigators
Connie Acosta
Robin Jackson
Kevin Parent
Vickie Piontkowski -Mitigation Specialist
John Townley (Erie)
Richard Villa
Support Staff
Lisa Colarossi - Senior Legal Secretary
Linda Martz - Senior Legal Secretary
Jamie Palashoff - Legal Secretary
Deb Podlesnik - Senior Legal Secretary
Deborah Rankin-Haley - Paralegal/Senior Legal Secretary
Sharen Sims - Clerical Assistant
Administration
Elise Evans - Assistant Computer Systems Administrator
Tina Famiglietti - Administrative Officer
Mark Ganley - Computer Systems Administrator
Tonya Jenkins - Case Management Assistant
Elisabeth Lewis - Operations Administrator
Mark McCormick - Administrative Assistant
Assistant Federal Public Defenders
Anna Ahronheim
Marshall Dayan
Kirk Henderson
Research & Writing Specialists
Lynn Ellenberger
Harvey Gee
Investigators
Jan Gilbrecht
Mary Greening
Paralegals
Anneli Freeman
Paula Harris
Secretary
Cynthia Knight

This page was last updated on December 30, 2009.

The Office of the Federal Public Defender, Western District of Pennsylvania, operates under authority of the Criminal Justice Act of 1964 (as amended), 18 U.S.C. § 3006A (CJA). We provide defense services to individuals who are financially unable to obtain adequate representation in Federal criminal cases, appeals, and habeas corpus matters. A person’s eligibility for defender services is determined by the federal court. Attorneys of this office may not represent individuals without an appointment from the court, nor may they engage in the private practice of law.