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RC4 attorneys are court-appointed to represent persons deemed to be indigent--that is people who cannot afford a lawyer--in criminal cases in which the accused faces the possibility of incarceration or imprisonment. RC4's attorneys become appointed by the court when the Office of the Public Defender withdraws due to a conflict of interest. RC4's criminal defense attorneys are committed to achieving the best possible outcome for their clients.

Below are the criminal defense units by county and, where applicable, court division. Generally, your case will be handled by an attorney in an office in the county in which your case is pending. If you have any questions about who is handling your case or any concerns, you may either call the main office or one of the managing attorneys listed below.

Criminal Defense Directory
BROWARD COUNTY    
600 S. Andrews Avenue, 6th Floor
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
(954) 713-1220
(954) 713-1271 fax
   
       
Ft. Lauderdale      
     
Attorney Title Role/Division Email
Melissa Donoho Chief Assistant Regional Counsel Managing Attorney mdonoho@rc-4.com
Michael Orlando Assistant Regional Counsel Managing Attorney morlando@rc-4.com
Carolina Ayala Assistant Regional Counsel Division "FG" (Judge Gold) cayala@rc-4.com
    Division "FI" (Judge Singhal)  
Sherrie Barnes Assistant Regional Counsel Division "JA" (Judge Williams) sbarnes@rc-4.com
Heather Cook Assistant Regional Counsel Division "FF" (Judge McCarthy) hcook@rc-4.com
    Drug Court Division  
Michael Heise Assistant Regional Counsel Division "FG" (Judge Gold) mheise@rc-4.com
Abigail Langweiler Assistant Regional Counsel Division "FK" (Judge Siegel) alangweiler@rc-4.com
    Division "FP" (Judge Usan)  
Anne LeMaster Assistant Regional Counsel Division "F" (Judge Cohen) alemaster@rc-4.com
    Division "FB" (Judge Rothschild)  
    Division "FH" (Judge Haimes)  
Jessica Mishali Assistant Regional Counsel Division "FJ" (Judge Imperato) jmishali@rc-4.com
    Division "FX" (Judge Backman)  
Ernst Olivier Assistant Regional Counsel Division "FB" (Judge Bober) eolivier@rc-4.com
Division "FK" (Judge Siegel)
    Division "FX" (Judge Backman)  
    Division "FY" (Judge Destry)  
Brad Peterson Assistant Regional Counsel Division "FB" (Judge Ross) bpeterson@rc-4.com
Assistant Regional Counsel Division "JC" (Judge Orlando)
Debra Steinsaltz Assistant Regional Counsel Division "FF" (Judge McCarthy) dsteinsaltz@rc-4.com
    Division "FI" (Judge Singhal)  
    Division "FW" (Judge Bidwell)  
Huda Ajlani Special Assistant Regional Counsel Division "FA" (Judge Porter) ajlanilaw@gmail.com
    Division "FY" (Judge Destry)  
Kevin Raudt Special Assistant Regional Counsel Division "FE" (Judge Rosenthal) raudtlaw@aol.com
George Reres, Sr. Special Assistant Regional Counsel Division "FP" (Judge Usan) rereslaw@gmx.com
    Division "FW" (Judge Bidwell)  
George Reres, Jr. Special Assistant Regional Counsel Division "FH" (Judge Haimes) georgerereslaw@gmail.com
    Division "FJ" (Judge Imperato)  
Jason Rosner Special Assistant Regional Counsel Division "FB" (Judge Rothschild) jrosner@jarlaw.com
    Division "J" (Judge Rebollo)  
Carol Rust Special Assistant Regional Counsel Criminal Mental Health carolrust@rustlaw.us
    Judge Speiser, Judge Singhal  
Joshua Rydell Special Assistant Regional Counsel County Misdemeanor jr@jrydell.com
Valerie S. Williams Special Assistant Regional Counsel Division "FC" (Judge Robinson) vswlawpa@gmail.com
       
       
       
PALM BEACH COUNTY (Main)    
401 S. Dixie Highway, Suite 200
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
(561) 837-5156
(561) 837-5423 fax
   
       
West Palm Beach      
       
Attorney Title Role/Division Email
Tony Ryan Regional Counsel Director apryan@rc-4.com
Melanie Casper Assistant Regional Counsel Managing Attorney, Appeals mcasper@rc-4.com
Ade Griffin Assistant Regional Counsel Managing Attorney, Operations agriffin@rc-4.com
Ruth Martinez-Estes Assistant Regional Counsel Managing Attorney, Litigation rmestes@rc-4.com
Tatiana Bertsch Assistant Regional Counsel Unassigned/Floating Division(s) tbertsch@rc-4.com
Richard Bartmon Assistant Regional Counsel Criminal/Juvenile Appeals rbartmon@rc-4.com
Shana Manuel Assistant Regional Counsel Division "W" (Judge Kelley) smanuel@rc-4.com
LeRonnie Mason Assistant Regional Counsel Uassigned/Floating Division(s) lmason@rc-4.com
Tom Weiss Assistant Regional Counsel Division "U" (Judge Rapp) tweiss@rc-4.com
Adam Farkas Special Assistant Regional Counsel Division "R" (Judge Miller) afarkas@farkas-crowley.com
John Cleary Special Assistant Regional Counsel Division "U" (Judge Rapp) johnclaw@bellsouth.net
Louis Carres Special Assistant Regional Counsel Criminal/Juvenile Appeals lcarres@gate.net
Tom Inskeep Special Assistant Regional Counsel Division "S" (Judge Rosenberg) tom@inskeep-law.com
Josh LeRoy Special Assistant Regional Counsel Division "X" (Judge McSorely) jleroy@leroylawpa.com
Sabarish Neelakanta Special Assistant Regional Counsel Division "X" (Judge McSorely) sab@spnlawfirm.com
Steve Malone Special Assistant Regional Counsel Capital Appeals stevenmalone@bellsouth.net
William B. Paul Special Assistant Regional Counsel Division "B" (Judge Hasner) wbplaw@yahoo.com
    Division "C" Judge Cunningham)  
    Division "E" (Judge Bryson)  
    Division "L" (Judge Damico)  
    Division "M" (Judge Eissey)  
    Division "P" (Judge Bonavita)  
    Div. "DV/TD" (Judge Stephens)  
Scott Reiter Special Assistant Regional Counsel Division "V" (Judge David Crow) scottreiter@yahoo.com
Jason Siegel Special Assistant Regional Counsel Division "JK" (Judge Alvarez) jsiegel@siegellawfirmpa.com
    Division "JL" (Judge Kroll)  
    Division "JO" (Judge Martz)  
Joseph Walsh Special Assistant Regional Counsel Division "U" (Judge Rapp) jpwcrimlaw@gmail.com
       
Belle Glade      
James Elkins Special Assistant Regional Counsel Division "BG" (Judge Evans) jameselkinslaw@yahoo.com
    Division "JA" (Judge Evans)  
    Division "Y" (Judge Kastrenakes)  
       
Delray Beach      
Lawrence Buck Special Assistant Regional Counsel Division "JS" (Judge Baker) lpb@lawrencepbuck.com
       
       
       
MARTIN COUNTY    
301 SE Ocean Blvd
Stuart, FL 34994
(772) 223-2610
(772 223-2614 fax
   
       
Stuart      
       
Attorney Title Role/Division Email
James Volpi Assistant Regional Counsel Felony (Judge Metzger) jvolpi@rc-4.com
    Misdemeanor (Judge Steele)  
    Misdemeanor (Judge Disque)  
    Misdemeanor (Judge Roberts)  
Kate Bradford Special Assistant Regional Counsel   kbradford@rc-4.com
       
       
       
SAINT LUCIE COUNTY    
124 North 2nd Street
Ft. Pierce, FL 34950
(772) 429-2166
(772) 429-2170 fax
   
       
Ft. Pierce      
       
Attorney Title Role/Division Email
Thomas Burns Assistant Regional Counsel Managing Attorney tburns@rc-4.com
    Felony (A-Ge) (Judge Belanger)  
    Felony (Gf-Pf) (Judge Makemson)  
    Felony (Pg-Z) (Judge Vaughn)  
    Misd (D-Me) (Judge Yacucci)  
Paul O'Neil Assistant Regional Counsel Judge Vaughn poneil@rc-4.com
Christine Schaefer Assistant Regional Counsel Judge Belanger cschaefer@rc-4.com
Ronald Smith Assistant Regional Counsel Misd (Mf-Z) (Judge Barnes) rsmith@rc-4.com
    Juvenile Deliq. (Judge Schwab)  
Julie Lindahl Special Assistant Regional Counsel Judge Makemson jlindahl@rc-4.com
       
       
       
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY    
2155 15th Ave, Suite C
Vero Beach, FL 32960
(772) 770-6797
(772) 770-6799 fax
   
       
Vero Beach      
       
Attorney Title Role/Division Email
Ernesto Luna Assistant Regional Counsel Juvenile Deliq. (Judge Hawley) eluna@rc-4com
    Felony (Judge Pegg)  
    Misd. (A-K) Judge Morgan  
    Misd. (L-Z) Judge Wild  
       
       
       
OKEECHOBEE COUNTY    
Main Courthouse
304 NW 2nd Street, Room 202
Okeechobee, FL 34974
(863) 467-0297
(863) 763-1252 fax
   
       
Attorney Title Role/Division Email
Donald Chinquina Special Assistant Regional Counsel Felony (Judge Bauer) chinquina@gmail.com
John Cook Special Assistant Regional Counsel Misdemeanor (Judge Bryant) jcook@rc-4.com