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Federal Public Defender

Mitch Biebighauser, Acting Federal Public Defender, Wichita
Mitch Biebighauser
Interim Federal Public Defender
Wichita Office
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District Leadership

Leadership

Laquisha Ross
Laquisha Ross
Trial Chief
Kansas City Office
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Anthony Scognamillo, Chief Investigator, Wichita
Anthony Scognamillo
Chief Investigator
Wichita Office
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Will Eckels
Will Eckels
Computer System Administrator
Wichita Office
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Dan Hansmeier, Appellate Chief, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Kansas City
Dan Hansmeier
Appellate Chief
Kansas City Office
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Noel O'Neill, Director of Social Work, Kansas City
Noel O'Neill
Director of Social Work
Kansas City Office
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Jim Pratt
Jim Pratt
CJA Resource Counsel
Wichita Office
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Staci Reynolds
Staci Reynolds
Administrative Officer
Kansas City Office
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Lorraine Schroeder, Senior Trial Paralegal, Wichita
Lorraine Schroeder
Senior Trial Paralegal
Wichita Office
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Kansas City

Attorneys

Tim Burdick, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Kansas City
Tim Burdick
Assistant Federal Public Defender
Kansas City Office
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Kayla Gassmann, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Kansas City
Kayla Gassmann
Assistant Federal Public Defender
Kansas City Office
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Bailey Kennedy
Assistant Federal Public Defender
Kansas City Office
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Kylie Mank
Assistant Federal Public Defender
Kansas City Office
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Chase Rowland
Chase Rowland
Assistant Federal Public Defender
Kansas City Office
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Brian Perez Sutton
Diversity Fellow
Kansas City Office
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Legal Staff

Rachel Denlinger, Paralegal, Kansas City
Rachel Denlinger
Paralegal
Kansas City Office
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Emily Hoecker-Strom
Legal Assistant
Kansas City Office
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Jami Krause
Jami Krause
Paralegal
Kansas City Office
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Dawn McClinton, Investigator, Kansas City
Dawn McClinton
Investigator
Kansas City Office
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Zay Thompson, Investigator, Kansas City
Zay Thompson
Investigator
Kansas City Office
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Jennifer Wilson, Paralegal, Kansas City
Jennifer Wilson
Paralegal
Kansas City Office
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Office Staff

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Mary Jensen
Administrative Assistant
Kansas City Office
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Topeka

Attorneys

Lydia Albert, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Topeka
Lydia Albert
Assistant Federal Public Defender
Topeka Office
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Vann Arvanetes
Assistant Federal Public Defender
Topeka Office
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SARAH HESS
Sarah Hess
Assistant Federal Public Defender
Topeka Office
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Bekah Keller
Assistant Federal Public Defender
Topeka Office
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Legal Staff

Mackenzie Boltz
Mackenzie Boltz
Mitigation Specialist
Topeka Office
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Dana Burton, CJA Administrator, Topeka
Dana Burton
CJA Administrator
Topeka Office
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Peggy Lowe
Investigator
Topeka Office
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Margarita Vega, Paralegal, TOP
Margarita Vega
Paralegal
Topeka Office
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Karmen Gooch
Administrative Assistant
Topeka Office
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David Stormer
David Stormer
Assistant Computer System Administrator
Topeka Office
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Wichita

Attorneys

David Freund, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Wichita
David Freund
Assistant Federal Public Defender
Wichita Office
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Ellen Albritton
Ellen Albritton
Assistant Federal Public Defender
Wichita Office
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Ellen Bertels
Assistant Federal Public Defender
Wichita Office
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Hunter Lindquist, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Wichita
Hunter Lindquist
Assistant Federal Public Defender
Wichita Office
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Madison Davis
Investigator
Wichita Office
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Sheri Gravenmier
Legal Assistant
Wichita Office
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Genevieve Manzanarez
Genevieve Manzanarez
Mitigation Specialist
Wichita Office
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Michele Oeberst
Michele Oeberst
District Discovery Coordinator/Litigation Support Paralegal
Wichita Office
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Ashley Triana
Ashley Triana
Paralegal
Wichita Office
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