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.

Casselberry – 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 and Sixth 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	Katie Rousseau	Felony / Misdemeanor / Marchman
Robin Bara	Charles Shankle	Juvenile
Claire Dew	Maria Humphreys	Guardianship / Marchman
Briana Emanuel	Toni Thomson	Felony / Misdemeanor
Rebecca Gayoso	Tajah Neal	Dependency
LaDiaza Jolly	Tammy Lenox	Misdemeanor
Heather Juster	Tajah Neal	Dependency
Michael Krug	Lisa Ferrer	Felony
Lori Loftis	Maria Humphreys	Guardianship
Karen Mazzola	Tajah Neal	Guardianship
Diana Miers	Tracey Collins	Felony
Sarah Moore	Jennifer Sheehan	Felony
Samantha Preddy	Charles Shankle	Juvenile
Haley Proctor	Lisa Ferrer	Misdemeanor
Gary Schwartz	Toni Thomson	Felony
Jeff Stone	Jennifer Sheehan	Felony / Misdemeanor
David Varet	Tammy Lenox	Felony / Misdemeanor

OSCEOLA COUNTY
Attorney	Assistant	Area
Joshua Dale	Tracey Collins	Misdemeanor / Juvenile
Kortney Daly	Tracey Collins	Felony / Misdemeanor / Juvenile
Nicole Eldemire	Tammy Lennox	Dependency / Guardianship / Marchman
Luke Pham	Tammy Lenox	Dependency
Brock Shields	Tracey Collins	Felony / Misdemeanor / Juvenile
Cedric Tibon	Tajah Neal	Dependency

Dana Kojic - Forensic Family Advocate Merline Noel - social worker

SEMINOLE COUNTY
Attorney	Assistant	Area
Nicole Jordan	Charles Shankle	Felony / Misdemeanor
Jameson Karnes	Katrina Currier	Felony / Misdemeanor
Marissa Maxwell	Tajah Neal	Dependency
Karen Mazzola	Charles Shankle	Dependency
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

DEATH PENALTY
Attorney	Assistant
Junior Barrett	Tracey Collins
Kenneth Hamburg	Katie Rousseau
Sarah Moore	Jennifer Sheehan
Michael Nappi	Toni Thomson

JIMMY RICE
Attorney	Assistant
Kenneth Hamburg	Katie Rousseau

APPEALS
Attorney	Assistant
Richard Joyce
Lori Loftis	Jennifer Sheehan

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

BREVARD COUNTY OFFICE
Attorney	Assistant	Area
Scott Bishop	Mary Jo Hill Julie Angulo	Felony / Juvenile
Michele Campbell	Mary Jo Hill Julie Angulo	Felony / Juvenile
Bethanne Cutshall	Julie Angulo–Vega	Dependency Guardianship
Jaime Gonzales	Mary Jo Hill	Felony
Hailey Pedreira	Mary Jo Hill	Juvenile / Misdemeanor
Annette Pitts	Julie Angulo-Vega	Dependency Guardianship
Michael Stratton	Katrina Currier	Guardianship

TITUSVILLE
Attorney	Assistant	Area
Jamie E. Gonzales		Felony

VIERA
Attorney	Assistant	Area
Jay Yenor	Toni Thomson	Felony

Hernando:
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
Stephen Teaster	Amber Martin	Misdemeanor
Lora Scott	Amber Martin	Felony / Misdemeanor

SUMTER COUNTY
Attorney	Assistant	Area
Hannah Lockwood	Amber Martin	Felony
Marissa Maxwell	Katrina Currier	Dependency
Yaveth Parodi	Amber Martin	Misdemeanor
Lora Scott	Amber Martin	Felony / Misdemeanor / Juvenile

HERNANDO COUNTY
Attorney	Assistant	Area
Kortney Daly	Amber Martin	Felony
Jennifer Frericks	Amber Martin	Dependency
Hannah Lockwood	Amber Martin	Felony / Misdemeanor
Yaveth Parodi	Amber Martin	Guardianship / Mental Health / Misdemeanor
Derek Saltsman	Amber Martin	Felony / Misdemeanor / Juvenile
Stephen Teaster	Amber Martin	Dependency / Misdemeanor / Guardianship / Mental Health / Juvenile

Lake:
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
Kenneth Hamburg	Katie Rousseau	Misdemeanor / Felony
Mary Moran	Katie Rousseau	Juvenile / Misdemeanor
Mike Stratton	Katrina Currier	Guardianship
Katie Welch	Lisa Ferrer	Dependency

Marion:

352-732-1230
352-732-1228 - Fax
info@rc5state.com

MARION COUNTY
Attorney	Assistant	Area
Kyle Erickson	Esther Plaster	Felony
Maria Gallo	Natalie Arreaga	Dependency
Dervette Metellus	Esther Plaster	Dependency / Guardianship
Rachel Rochlin	Esther Plaster Natalie Arreaga	Juvenile / Misdemeanor Misdemeanor
Bernadette Russell	Natalie Arreaga	Felony
Peter Sziklai	Esther Plaster Natalie Arreaga	Juvenile / Misdemeanor Dependency
Jacques Ward	Esther Plaster	Felony / Marchman
Everett Williams	Natalie Arreaga	Felony

Lindsey Carter - Office Assistant

Volusia:
149 South Ridgewood Ave., Suite #600
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
386-238-4959
386-238-4961 - Fax
info@rc5state.com

VOLUSIA COUNTY
Attorney	Assistant	Area
Angela Burke	Desiree Castro	Felony
William Gerson	Desiree Castro	Dependency / Guardianship / Marchman
Rachel Goetzelman	Desiree Castro	Dependency / Guardianship
Ashley Hooper	Desiree Castro	Misdemeanor / Juvenile / Probate
Fabian Goffe	Desiree Castro	Misdemeanor / Felony
Brett Kocijan	Kendra Hovsepian	Felony
Michelle Perez	Katie Rousseau	Dependency / Marchman

Jeff Finn - Chief Investigator Leidy Ghazi-Moghaddam - Social Worker

DELAND
Attorney	Assistant	Area
Brett Kocijan	Kendra Hovsepian	Felony
Michelle Perez	Katie Rousseau	Dependency

St. 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
Paul Perrin	Sandra Lepore	Dependency / Guardianship
Spencer VanHoose	Sandra Lepore	Misdemeanor / Juvenile
W. Scott Westbrook	Sandra Lepore	Felony / Juvenile / Misdemeanor

FLAGLER COUNTY
Attorney	Assistant	Area
Rachel Goetzelman	Desiree Castro	Dependency / Guardianship / Marchman
W. Scott Westbrook	Sandra Lepore	Felony / Juvenile / Misdemeanor

PUTNAM COUNTY
Attorney	Assistant	Area
Kevin Carlisle	Sandra Lepore	Felony / Misdemeanor
Anthony Leonard	Sandra Lepore	Felony / Misdemeanor / Juvenile / Marchman
Paul Perrin	Sandra Lepore	Dependency / Guardianship
Spencer VanHoose	Sandra Lepore	Misdemeanor / Juvenile

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