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Attorneys, Assistants & Areas of Service

Listed below are the attorneys, assistants and the areas of law that they service within the Fifth District of the Office of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel. For a list of the attorneys in alphabetical order, please see our attorney list.

E-mail inquiries can be sent to: info@rc5state.com

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The Fifth District covers the 5th, 7th, 9th and 18th circuits. There are seven office locations. View our location map.

 

 

Main office in CasselberryCasselberry – Main Office:
101 Sunnytown Road, Suite 310
Casselberry, FL 32707
407-389-5140
407-389-5139 - Fax
info@rc5state.com
Serving Orange County, Seminole County and Deland

 

MAIN OFFICE

Criminal and Dependency - Deland, Orange County, Seminole County and Titusville.
Death Penalty Cases and Appeals for the Fifth District of Florida.

JEFFREY DEEN – REGIONAL COUNSEL, FIFTH DISTRICT
Candi Powell - Administrative Director
Michael Nappi – Chief Assistant Regional Counsel
Lori Loftis - Chief Assistant Regional Counsel
Junior Barrett – Chief Assistant Regional Counsel
Katherine Best – Administrative Assistant
Maria Humphreys – Administrative Assistant

 

ORANGE COUNTY

Attorney

Assistant

Area

Sydny Arneaud

Toni Thomson
Maria Humphreys

Felony / Misdemeanor
Marchmans

Robin Bara

Katie Rousseau

Juvenile

Leon Cheek

Tracey Collins

Felony / Misdemeanor

Claire Dew

Tammy Lenox

Dependency

James Dickey

Tajah Neal

Felony / Misdemeanor

Rebecca Gayoso

Tammy Lenox

Dependency

Heather Juster

Tammy Lenox

Dependency

Michael Krug

Lisa Ferrer

Felony

Lori Loftis

Maria Humphreys

Guardianship

Sarah Moore

Jennifer Sheehan

Felony

Gary Schwartz

Toni Thomson

Felony

Jeff Stone

Jennifer Sheehan

Felony / Misdemeanor

Cedric Tibon

Tammy Lenox

Dependency

David Varet

Tammy Lenox

Felony / Misdemeanor

 

OSCEOLA COUNTY

Attorney

Assistant

Area

Nicole Eldemire

Charles Shankle

Dependency / Guardianship

Hoa (Luke) Pham

Charles Shankle

Dependency / Guardianship

Brock Shields

Lisa Ferrer

Felony / Misdemeanor /  Juvenile

     

Dana Kojic - Forensic Family Advocate
Merline Noel - social worker

 

SEMINOLE COUNTY

Attorney

Assistant

Area

Briana Emanuel

Katie Rousseau

Juvenile / Misdemeanor / Marchman

Nicole Jordan

Toni Thomson

Felony

Marissa Maxwell

Katrina Currier

Dependency

Karen Mazzola

Charles Shankle

Dependency / Guardianship

Mike Nielsen

 

Felony

Michael Stratton

Katrina Currier

Guardianship

 

INTAKE UNIT

Elyse Montes - Hernando, Sumter, Marion, Lake and Citrus Counties  
Maressa Ortiz - Brevard, Flagler, Volusia, St. Johns and Putnam Counties
Stacy Phillips - Orange, Osceola and Seminole Counties

 

Jeff Finn - Chief Investigator
Al Garza – Investigator

 

Lynn Crockett - Office Assistant

 

DEATH PENALTY

Attorney

Assistant

Junior Barrett

Tracey Collins

Kenneth Hamburg

Jennifer Sheehan

Sarah Moore

Jennifer Sheehan

Michael Nappi

Toni Thomson

Michael Nielsen

Sharon Fetterman

 

JIMMY RICE

Attorney

Assistant

Kenneth Hamburg

Katrina Currier

 

APPEALS

Attorney

Assistant

Paula Coffman

 

Richard Joyce

 

Lori Loftis

Jennifer Sheehan

 

Brevard OfficeBrevard:
7165 Murrell Road, Suite 101
Melbourne, FL 32940
321-752-3115
321-752-3180 - Fax
info@rc5state.com

 

BREVARD COUNTY OFFICE

Attorney

Assistant

Area

Jessica Gomez

Mary Jo Hill

Juvenile / Misdemeanor / Felony

Scott Bishop

Mary Jo Hill

Felony

Michele Campbell

Mary Jo Hill

Felony

Bethanne Cutshall

Julie Angulo–Vega

Dependency

Leila Ghandour

Julie Angulo–Vega

Dependency

Jaime Gonzales

Mary Jo Hill

Felony

Paul Perrin

Julie Angulo–Vega

Dependency

Annette Pitts

Julie Angulo-Vega

Dependency

Darrell Sedgwick

Julie Angulo-Vega

Felony

Michael Stratton

Katrina Currier

Guardianship

     

Monique Pommell - Social Worker

 

TITUSVILLE

Attorney

Assistant

Area

Jay Yenor

Toni Thomson

Felony

 

Hernando County OfficeHernando:
273 N. Broad Street
Brooksville, FL 34601
352-583-4128
352-583-4361 - Fax
info@rc5state.com
Serving Citrus County, Sumter County and Hernando County

 

CITRUS COUNTY

Attorney

Assistant

Area

Hannah Lockwood

Amber Martin

Felony

Michael Nappi

Katie Rousseau

Felony

Lora Scott

Tajah Neal

Felony / Misdemeanor

Stephen Teaster

Amber Martin

Misdemeanor

 

SUMTER COUNTY

Attorney

Assistant

Area

Hannah Lockwood

Amber Martin

Felony

Hoa (Luke) Pham

Charles Shankle

Dependency

Lora Scott

Tajah Neal

Dependency / Guardianship

Roger Weeden

Tracey Collins

Felony

 

HERNANDO COUNTY

Attorney

Assistant

Area

Jennifer Frericks

Amber Martin

Dependency

Hannah Lockwood

Amber Martin

Felony

Derek Saltsman

Amber Martin

Felony

 

Lake County OfficeLake:
533 W. Main Street
Tavares, FL 32778
352-742-6020– Office number
352-742-6023 - Fax
info@rc5state.com

 

LAKE COUNTY

Attorney

Assistant

Area

Jennifer Brown

Lisa Ferrer

Dependency / Guardianship

Kenneth Hamburg

Katrina Currier

Felony

Lora Scott

Tajah Neal

Juvenile / Misdemeanor

Gary Schwartz

Toni Thomson

Felony

Jayce Thompson

Katrina Currier

Juvenile / Misdemeanor / Felony

Katie Welch

Lisa Ferrer

Dependency / Guardianship

 

Marion County OfficeMarion:
307 NW 3rd Street
Ocala, FL 34475
352-732-1230
352-732-1228 - Fax
info@rc5state.com

 

MARION COUNTY

Attorney

Assistant

Area

Maria Gallo

Esther Plaster

Dependency

Ashley Hooper

Natalie Arreaga
Esther Plaster

Misdemeanor
Juvenile

Jameson Karnes

Esther Plaster
Natalie Arreaga

Misdemeanor
Felony

Dervette Metellus

Esther Plaster

Dependency / Guardianship

Bernadette Russell

Esther Plaster

Felony

Brian Shear

Natalie Arreaga

Dependency / Guardianship

Diana Simpson

Natalie Arreaga

Dependency / Guardianship

Jacques Ward

Esther Plaster

Felony / Marchman

Everett Williams

Natalie Arreaga

Felony

     

Lindsey Carter - Office Assistant
Patricia Hicks - Social Worker

 

Daytona Volusia OfficeVolusia:
149 South Ridgewood Ave., Suite 310
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
386-238-4959
386-238-4961 - Fax
info@rc5state.com

 

VOLUSIA COUNTY

Attorney

Assistant

Area

Angela Burke

Desiree Castro

Felony

Lisa Dawson

Desiree Castro

Dependency / Guardianship

Joey Fazio

Desiree Castro

Dependency / Misdemeanor / Guardianship

William Gerson

Desiree Castro

Dependency / Guardianship / Marchman

Rachel Goetzelman

Heather Rayne

Dependency / Guardianship

Nora Hall

Heather Rayne

Felony

Peter Kenny

Desiree Castro

Felony

Brett Kocijan

Kendra Hovsepian

Felony

Brian Norton

Desiree Castro

Marchman

Michael Stratton

Katrina Curruer

Guardianship

     

Angela Cooks - Social Worker

 

DELAND

Attorney

Assistant

Area

Brett Kocijan

Kendra Hovsepian

Felony

Michelle Perez

Katie Rousseau

Dependency

 

St. Augustine St. Johns County OfficeSt. Augustine:
2450 Old Moultrie Road, Ste 201
St. Augustine, FL 32086
904-797-8111
904-797-8118 - Fax
info@rc5state.com
Serving Flagler County, Putnam County and St. Johns County

 

ST. JOHNS COUNTY

Attorney

Assistant

Area

Cynthia Hanrahan

Sandra Lepore

Dependency / Guardianship / Marchman

Jonathan Obi

Sandra Lepore

Dependency / Guardianship / Juvenile / Misdemeanor / Marchman

David Salisbury

Sandra Lepore

Felony

W. Scott Westbrook

Sandra Lepore

Felony / Juvenile / Misdemeanor

 

FLAGLER COUNTY

Attorney

Assistant

Area

Andrea Burns

Sandra Lepore

 

Rachel Goetzelman

Heather Rayne

Dependency / Guardianship / Marchman

W. Scott Westbrook

Sandra Lepore

Felony / Juvenile / Misdemeanor

 

PUTNAM COUNTY

Attorney

Assistant

Area

Kevin Carlisle

Sandra Lepore

Felony / Misdemeanor

Cynthia Hanrahan

Sandra Lepore

Dependency / Guardianship / Marchman

Anthony Leonard

Sandra Lepore

Felony / Misdemeanor / Juvenile / Marchman