The overall mission of the Public Defender of Marion County is to provide high quality, cost effective criminal defense to persons who qualify for our services while maintaining the confidence of the clients that they are receiving zealous and proficient legal representation.



Public Defender of Marion County, Inc.

Thomas S. Sermak

Heather Enderle

Laura Johnson

Marykate Trainor

David Hayes

Stephanie Blackwell

Jesse Thompson

Zoe Janacheck

Samatha Galimba

Sophie Polonsky

Joele Farnham

Jennifer Humbert

Santiago Elias-Flores

Grisela Pelayo

Jenni Ortega

Thalia Guizar

Yendy Villarreal

Vanessa Cervantes

Denise Duran

Cam Guizar

Terra Stein

Christian R. Muro

Susan Schoaps

Shannon Wilson

D. Aaron Jeffers

Matthew Palmer

Ben Goldberg

Tim Downin

Michael Flickner

Kim Davis

Dustin Ellett

Spencer Bailey

Alyssa Gerber

Bailey Moody

Cathy Case Hoffman

Legal Support Team

Teams at Public Defender of Marion County, Inc.

Legal Support Team