Contact
Public Defender Offices
Contact information for individual Public Defender Office's is listed below.
Administrative Office
Virginia Indigent Defense Commission
1604 Santa Rosa Road, Suite 200, Richmond, VA 23229
(804) 662-7249
General Agency Emails:
- General: info@vadefenders.org
- Attorney Certification: certification@vadefenders.org
- Attorney Training: training@vadefenders.org
- FOIA Requests: FOIA@vadefenders.org
Public Defender Offices

Megan Thomas
Alexandria Public Defender Serving the City of Alexandria
132 N Royal Street Ste 200
Alexandria, VA, 22314
(703) 746-4477 Phone
(703) 838-6483 Fax
Email

Bradley Haywood
Arlington Public Defender Serving the County of Arlington and City of Falls Church
One Courthouse Metro
2200 Wilson Blvd., Suite 510
Arlington, VA, 22201
(703) 875-1111 Phone
(703) 875-0174 Fax
Email

Mike Lonchar
Bedford Public Defender Serving the City/County of Bedford
202 North Bridge Street
Bedford, VA, 24523
(540) 586-7977 Phone
(540) 586-7990 Fax
Email

Liz Murtagh
Charlottesville Public Defender Serving the City of Charlottesville and County of Albemarle
403 East Market Street
Charlottesville, VA, 22902
(434) 951-6300 Phone
(434) 951-6444 Fax
Email

Lakishi Stevenson
Chesapeake Public Defender Serving the City of Chesapeake
135 Hanbury Road West, Suite D
Chesapeake, VA, 23322
(757) 382-0098 Phone
(757) 382-0096 Fax
Email

My'chael Jefferson-Reese
Chesterfield Public Defender Serving the County of Chesterfield
5601 Ironbridge Parkway
Chester, Virginia 23831
(804) 662-7171 Phone
(804) 768-4659 Fax
Email

Joseph Schenk
Danville Public Defender Serving the City of Danville
315 Lynn Street, Suite A
Danville, VA, 24541
(434) 791-5306 Phone
(434) 791-5311 Fax
Email

Dawn Butorac
Fairfax Public Defender Serving the City and County of Fairfax
4103 Chain Bridge Road Ste 500
Fairfax, VA, 22030
(703) 934-5600 Phone
(703) 934-5160 Fax
Email
Intern Program Coordinators:
Melissa Hasanbelliu:
mhasanbelliu@vadefenders.org
Michael Cash: mcash@vadefenders.org
Jessica Newton: jnewton@vadefenders.org

Lauren Whitley
Fredericksburg Public Defender Serving the City of Fredericksburg and Counties of King George, Stafford, and Spotsylvania
2300 Fall Hill Avenue Ste 300
Fredericksburg, VA, 22401
(540) 899-4814 Phone
(540) 372-3599 Fax
Email

Peter McDermott
Front Royal (Winchester Satellite) Public Defender Serving the Town of Front Royal
1516 N Shenandoah Avenue
Suite A –1st Floor
Front Royal, VA, 22630
(540) 631-1163 Phone
(540) 631-1201 Fax
Email

Vikram Kapil
Halifax Public Defender Serving the Counties of Halifax, Lunenburg, and Mecklenburg
2201 Wilborn Avenue
South Boston, VA, 24592
(434) 575-1054 Phone
(434) 575-1069 Fax
Email

Matthew Johnson
Hampton Public Defender Serving the City of Hampton
85 N. Mallory Street
Hampton, VA, 23663
(757) 727-4744 Phone
(757) 727-4743 Fax
Email

Lorie O’Donnell
Leesburg Public Defender Serving the County of Loudoun
201 Loudoun Street SE
Leesburg, VA, 20175
(703) 771-2507 Phone
(571) 291-3417 Fax
Email

Peter Boatner
Lexington Public Defender Serving the City of Lexington
9 East Nelson Street, First Floor
Lexington, VA, 24450
(540) 464-1951 Phone
Email

Aaron Boone
Lynchburg Public Defender Serving the City of Lynchburg
Bank of the James Building
828 Main Street, Suite 1002
Lynchburg, VA, 24504
(434) 947-2244 Phone
(434) 947-2386 Fax
Email

Sandra Haley
Martinsville Public Defender Serving the City of Martinsville and Counties of Henry and Patrick
10 East Main Street (24112)
PO Drawer 31
Martinsville, VA, 24114
(276) 666-2206 Phone
(276) 666-8929 Fax
Email

Edward Webb
Newport News Public Defender Serving the City of Newport News
2600 Washington Avenue, Suite 105
Newport News, VA, 23607
(757) 247-2034 Phone
(757) 247-2065 Fax
(757) 247-8005 Admin Fax
Email

Sherri Carr
Norfolk Public Defender Serving the City of Norfolk
125 St Paul’s Boulevard, Ste. 600
Norfolk, VA, 23510
(757) 314-2380 Phone
(757) 314-2382 Fax
Email

Shaun Huband
Petersburg Public Defender Serving the City of Petersburg
229 North Sycamore Street
3rd Floor
Petersburg, VA, 23803
(804) 862-6286 Phone
(804) 862-6187 Fax
Email

Althea Mease
Portsmouth Public Defender Serving the City of Portsmouth
One Guardian Court
PO Box 460
Portsmouth, VA, 23705
(757) 396-6840 Phone
(757) 396-6988 Fax
Email

Tracey Lenox
Prince William Public Defender Serving the County of Prince William
7900 Sudley Road, 7th Floor
Manassas VA 20109
(571) 719-4065 Phone
Email

Lindsay Phipps
Pulaski Public Defender Serving the City of Radford and the Counties of Bland, Pulaksi, and Wythe
58 N Washington Ave Ste 200
Pulaski, VA, 24301
(540) 994-5008 Phone
(540) 994-5020 Fax
Email

Tracy Paner
Richmond Public Defender Serving the City of Richmond
701 E Franklin Street Ste 600
Richmond, VA, 23219
(804) 225-4330 Phone
(804) 371-4908 Fax
Email
Richmond PD Website

John Varney
Roanoke Public Defender Serving the City of Roanoke
210 First Street SW Ste 420
Roanoke, VA, 24011
(540) 857-7111 Phone
(540) 857-7096 Fax
Email

Peter Economou
Smithfield Public Defender Serving the City of Franklin and Counties of Isle of Wight and Southampton
203 Wimbledon Lane Ste C
Smithfield, VA 23430
(757) 562-0665 Phone
(757) 279-0059 Fax
Email

Peter Boatner
Staunton Public Defender Serving the Cities of Buena Vista, Lexington, Staunton, and Waynesboro and the Counties of August and Rockbridge
26 Byers Street
Staunton, VA, 24401
(540) 332-7845 Phone
(540) 332-7847 Fax
Email

James Grandfield
Suffolk Public Defender Serving the City of Suffolk
610 West Constance Road
Suffolk, VA, 23434
(757) 925-2489 Phone
(757)925-2492 Fax
Email

Cal Bain
Virginia Beach Public Defender Serving the City of Virginia Beach
3388 Princess Anne Road
Suite 3000
Virginia Beach, VA, 23456
(757) 427-6050 Phone
(757) 427-6151 Fax
Email

Ryan Ruzic
Warrenton Public Defender Serving the Counties of Fauquier and Rappahannock
16 Horner Street
Warrenton, VA, 20186
(540) 347-6390 Phone
(540) 347-6391 Fax
Email

Peter McDermott
Winchester Public Defender Serving the Counties of Clarke, Frederick, Page, Shenandoah, and Warren, and the City of Winchester
100 North Loudoun Street, STE 230
Winchester, VA, 22601
(540) 722-3450 Phone
(540) 722-7555 Fax
Email
Administrative Office

Maria Jankowski
Executive Director 1604 Santa Rosa Road, Suite 200
Richmond, VA 23229
(804) 662-7249

Timothy Coyne
Deputy Executive Director 1604 Santa Rosa Road, Suite 200
Richmond, VA 23229
(804) 662-7249

Stephanie Asbell
Director of Human Resources 1604 Santa Rosa Road, Suite 200
Richmond, VA 23229
(804) 662-7249

William Efird
Certification & Compliance Attorney 1604 Santa Rosa Road, Suite 200
Richmond, VA 23229
(804) 662-7249

Solomon Girmay
Budget & Finance Director 1604 Santa Rosa Road, Suite 200
Richmond, VA 23229
(804) 662-7249

Amari Harris
General Counsel and Director of Equity & Operations 1604 Santa Rosa Road, Suite 200
Richmond, VA 23229
(804) 662-7249

Jason Hodges
Chief Information Officer 1604 Santa Rosa Road, Suite 200
Richmond, VA 23229
(804) 662-7249

Alison Powers
Director of Policy & Education 1604 Santa Rosa Road, Suite 200
Richmond, VA 23229
(804) 662-7249

Ashley Warmeling
Immigration Attorney 1604 Santa Rosa Road, Suite 200
Richmond, VA 23229
(804) 662-7249

Catherine French Zagurskie
Chief Appellate Counsel 1604 Santa Rosa Road, Suite 200
Richmond, VA 23229
(804) 662-7249