OUR MISSION
PROFILE
OUR STAFF
TRAINING
CCPD’s staff consists of attorneys, investigators, legal assistants, paralegals, social workers, IT and clerical staff. We also have grant-funded positions in juvenile education advocacy, Prop 47 and misdemeanor early representation. We employ approximately 130 full time staff members.
58% of our attorneys are female, and 35% are people of color. About 45% of our attorneys handle a felony caseload, 15% handle misdemeanors, 10% handle juvenile delinquency proceedings, and the remaining 30% represent clients in specialty courts and assignments or mental health-related proceedings (competency, LPS, SVP, MDO).
Management Team
Ellen McDonnell, Public Defender ellen.mcdonnell@pd.cccounty.us
Ilean Baltodano, Supervising Attorney ilean.baltodano@pd.cccounty.us
Brandon Banks, Supervising Attorney brandon.banks@pd.cccounty.us
Betty Barker, Supervising Attorney betty.barker@pd.cccounty.us
Michelle Dawson, Supervising Attorney michelle.dawson@pd.cccounty.us
Elizabeth Harrigan, Supervising Attorney elizabeth.harrigan@pd.cccounty.us
Jonathan Laba, Supervising Attorney jonathan.laba@pd.cccounty.us
Michael Lepie, Supervising Attorney michael.lepie@pd.cccounty.us
Angelene Musawwir, Social Work Supervisor angelene.musawwir@pd.cccounty.us
Stephanie Regular, Supervising Attorney stephanie.regular@pd.cccounty.us
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