Federal Public Defender - PA Western District

The Staff

Federal Public Defender Lisa B. Freeland
Trial Division
First Assistant Federal Public Defender Michael J. Novara Assistant Federal Public Defenders Khasha Attaran Christopher B. Brown Kimberly R. Brunson Linda E.J. Cohn Jay J. Finkelstein Maria Goellner (Erie Office) Sarah Levin Andrew Z. Lipson Thomas Livingston Elisa A. Long Leon A. Parker Renee D. Pietropaolo Sam Saylor Samantha Stern Paralegals Dr. Larrine Acie Tisha Davis Carmen Fortunato	Research & Writing Specialist Ray Kim Investigators Milica Bogetić Melissa John Linda Lopez Kevin Parent Vickie Piontkowski - Mitigation Specialist Support Staff Michele Betz - Senior Legal Assistant Lisa Colarossi - Senior Legal Assistant Jamie Palashoff - Senior Legal Assistant Deb Podlesnik - Secretary to the Federal Public Defender Administration Tina Famiglietti - Administrative Officer Chernor Barry - Case Management Assistant Mark Ganley - Computer Systems Administrator Elisabeth Lewis - Operations Administrator Mark McCormick - Administrative Assistant Bryan Orr - Assistant Computer Systems Administrator
Capital Habeas Unit
Assistant Federal Public Defenders Kara Bailey Marshall Dayan Kirk J. Henderson Ryan Norwood	Paralegals Colleen Higgins Christine Pink Investigators/Mitigation Specialists Ashley Hatcher Molly O'Brien Randall Olsen

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.