People To Help You

The following individuals and organizations handle capital habeas corpus cases. They can assist you with your habeas case. If you or your organization would like to be included on this list please contact Mark Olive.

ARIZONA
Federal Public Defender
Phoenix Office
850 W. Adams Suite 201
Phoenix, AZ 85007-2730
(800) 758-7053
(602) 382-2700
FAX: (602) 382-2800
Contact: Dale Baich

ARKANSAS
Eastern District - Little Rock Office
Federal Public Defender
Victory Building, Suite 490
1401 West Capitol Avenue
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 324-6113
FAX: (501) 324-6128
Contact: Julie Brain

CALIFORNIA
Central District - Los Angeles Office
Federal Public Defender
321 East 2nd St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012-4202
(213) 894-2854
FAX: 894-0081
Contact: Mark Drozdowski

Eastern District - Sacramento Office
Federal Public Defender
801 I Street Suite 300
Sacramento, CA 95814-2510
(916) 498-5700
FAX: 498-5710
Contact: Joe Schlesinger

COLORADO
Federal Public Defender - Denver Office
633 17th Street, Suite 1000
Denver, CO 80202-3660
(303) 294-7002
FAX (303) 294-1192
Contact: Raymond Moore

LOUISIANA
Western District - Lafayette Office
Federal Public Defender
102 Versailles Boulevard, Suite 81 E
Lafayette, LA 70501
(337) 262-6336
FAX (337) 262-6605
Contact: Rebecca Hudsmith

MARYLAND
Federal Public Defender
Northern Division
Nations Bank Center, Tower II, Suite 1100
100 South Charles Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201-2725
(410) 962-3962
FAX: (410) 962-0872
Contact: James Wyda

MISSOURI
Eastern District - St. Louis Office
Federal Public Defender
1010 Market Street, Room 200
St. Louis, MO 63101-2000
(314) 241-1255
FAX: (314) 421-3177
Contact: Lee Lawless

NEVADA
Federal Public Defender
411 E. Bonnevile Ave. Suite 250
Las Vegas, NV 89101
(702) 388-6577
FAX: (702) 388-6261
Contact: Michael Pescetta

OHIO
Northern District - Cleveland Office
Federal Public Defender
Skylight Office Tower, Suite 750
1660 West Second Street
Cleveland, OH 44113
(216) 522-4856
FAX: (216) 522-4321
Contact: Alan Rossman

Southern District - Columbus Office
Federal Public Defender
10 West Broad Street, Suite 1020
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 469-2999
FAX: (619) 469-5999
Contact: Carol Wright

OKLAHOMA
Western District
Federal Public Defender
109 Old Post Office Building
215 Dean A. McGee Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
(405) 609-5930
FAX: (405) 609-5932
Contact: Susan Otto

OREGON
Federal Public Defender
101 S. W. Main Street, Suite 1700
Portland, OR 97204-3228
(503) 326-2123
FAX: (503) 326-5524
Contact: Steve Wax

PENNSYLVANIA
Western District
Federal Public Defender
1500 Liberty Center
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412) 644-6565
FAX: (412) 644-4594
Contact: Lisa Freeland

TENNESSEE
Middle District
Federal Public Defender
810 Broadway, Suite 200
Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 736-5047
FAX: (615) 736-5265
Contact: Henry Martin

WASHINGTON
Western District
Federal Public Defender
1601 Fifth Avenue - Suite 700
Seattle, WA 98101
(206) 553-1100
FAX: (206) 553-0120
Contact: Tom Hillier

WYOMING
Federal Public Defender
214 W. Lincolnway, Suite 31A
Cheyenne, WY 82001
(307) 772-2781
FAX: (307) 772-2788
Contact: Raymond Moore

ALABAMA
Middle District
Federal Defender Program, Inc.
407 RSA Tower
201 Monroe Street
Montgomery, AL 36104
(334) 834-2099
FAX: (334) 834-0353
Contact: Christine Freeman

GEORGIA
Northern District
Georgia Federal Defender Program, Inc.
The Equitable Building, Suite 1700
100 Peachtree Street N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 688-7530
FAX: (404) 688-0768
Contact: Stephanie Kearns

IDAHO
Capitol Habeas Unit
317 W. Sixth Street # 204
Moscow, ID 83843
(208) 883-0180
FAX: (208) 883-1472
Contact: Dick Rubin

MONTANA
Federal Defenders of Montana, Inc.
P.O. Box 3547
Great Falls, MT 59403
(406) 727-5328
FAX: (406) 727-4329
Contact: Tony Gallagher

PENNSYLVANIA
Eastern District
Defender Association of Philadelphia
601 Walnut Street, Suite 545 West
Philadelphia, PA 19106
(215) 928-0520
FAX: (215) 928-1112
Contact: Michael Wiseman

TENNESSEE
Eastern District
Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee, Inc.
800 South Gay Street, Suite 2400
Knoxville, TN 37929
(865) 637-7979
FAX: (865) 637-7999
Contact: Elizabeth Ford

WASHINGTON
Eastern District
Capitol Habeas Unit
317 W. Sixth Street # 204
Moscow, ID 83843
(208) 883-0180
FAX: (208) 883-1472
Contact: Roger Peven

The Defender Services Division, under the supervision of the Judicial Conference of the United States and the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, has primary responsibility for the administration of the Criminal Justice Act (CJA), 18 U.S.C. § 3006A, and related statutes, which were enacted to provide a system for payment of the cost of providing defense services to financially eligible federal criminal defendants.

Bob Burke
Bob_Burke@ao.uscourts.gov

The following individuals are under contract with the Administrative Office of the United States Courts to provide training and assistance to individuals with capital post-conviction cases:

Alabama and United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit

Randy Susskind
Equal Justice Initiative
122 Commerce St.
Montgomery, Alabama 36104
(334) 269-1803
FAX: (334) 269-1806
rsusskind@eji.org

Arkansas and United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit

Sean D. OŽBrien
UMKC School of Law
5100 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, MO 64110
816-235-6152
FAX: 816-363-2799
obriensd@umkc.edu

Mississippi and United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit

David Voisin
P. O. Box 13984
Jackson, MS 39236-3984
(601) 949-9486
FAX: (601) 354-7854
Email: davidvoisin@comcast.net

Texas and United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit

Mandy Welch
412 Main Street, Ste. 1100
Houston, TX 77002
(713) 516-5229
FAX: (713) 893-2500
Email: mandy@burrandwelch.com

Jim Marcus
University of Texas School of Law
727 E. Dean Keeton Street
Austin, TX 78705
(512) 232-1475
FAX: (512) 232-9171
JMARCUS@LAW.UTEXAS.EDU

CALIFORNIA

California Appellate Project
101 Second Street, Suite 600
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 495-0500
Contact: Michael Millman
mmillman@capsf.org

Habeas Corpus Resource Center
303 Second Street, Suite 400 South
San Francisco, CA 94107
(415) 348-3800
FAX: (415) 348-3873
Contact: Michael Laurence
Mlaurence@hcrc.ca.gov

Office of the State Public Defender
221 Main Street, 10th Floor
San Franciso, CA 94105-1925
(415) 904-5600
FAX: (415) 904-5635
Contact: Michael Hersek
hersek@ospd.ca.gov

FLORIDA

CCRC-Middle
3801 Corporex Park Dr., Suite 201
Tampa, FL 33619
(813) 740-3544
FAX: (813) 740-3554
Contact: Bill Jennings
jennings.b@ccmr.state.fl.us

CCRC-South
101 N.E. 3rd Avenue, Suite 400
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301
(954) 713-1284
FAX: (954) 713-1299
Contact: Neal Dupree
dupreen@ccsr.state.fl.us

ILLINOIS

Capital Post-Conviction Unit, OSAD
20 N. Clark St.
Chicago, IL 60602-4109
(312) 814-5100
Contact: Marshall J. Hartman

KENTUCKY

Department of Public Advocacy
Capital Post-Conviction Branch
100 Fair Oaks Lane, Suite 302
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 564-3948
(502) 564-3949
Contact: David Barron
david.barron@ky.gov

MISSISSIPPI

Mississippi Office of Capital Post-Conviction Counsel
510 George Street, Suite 403
Jackson, MS 39202
(601) 359-5733
FAX: (601) 359-5050
Contact: Glenn S. Swartzfager
gswartzfager@pcc.state.ms.us

TENNESEE

Office of the Post-Conviction Defender
530 Church Street, Suite 600
Nashville, TN 37243
(615) 741-9331
FAX: (615) 741-9430
Contact: Don Dawson

ABA Death Penalty Representation Project
740 15th Street NW
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 662-1738
FAX: (202) 662-8649
Contact: Robin M. Maher, Director
maherr@staff.abanet.org

Arizona Capital Representation Project
133 E. Speedway #1
Tucson, AZ 85705
(520) 229-8550
FAX: (520) 229-6150
Contact: Amy Armstrong
amy@azcapitalproject.org

Capital Post-Conviction Project of Louisiana
1340 Poydras Street, Suite 1700
New Orleans, LA 70112
(504) 212-2111
FAX: (504) 212-2130
Contact: Gary Clements
gclements@cpcpl.org

Center for Capital Assistance
226 Bemis Street
San Francisco, CA 94131
(415) 585-1800
FAX: (415) 585-1808
Contact: Scharlette Holdman
Scharlette@mitigate.com

Center for Capital Litigation
1247 Sumter Street, 2nd Floor
Columbia, SC 29201-3328
(803) 765-0705
FAX: (803) 765-0650
Contact: Emily Paavola
emily@deathpenaltyresource.org

Center for Death Penalty Litigation
201 W. Main Street, Suite 301
Durham, NC 27701-3228
(919) 956-9545
FAX: (919) 956-9547
Contact: Ken Rose

Equal Justice Initiative of Alabama
122 Commerce Street
Montgomery, AL 36104
(334) 269-1803
FAX: (334) 269-1806
Contact: Bryan A. Stevenson
EJIBRYAN@AOL.COM

Georgia Resource Center
303 Elizabeth Street, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30307
(404) 222-9202
FAX: (404) 222-9212
Contact: Brian Kammer
capcrime@yahoo.com

Gulf Regional Advocacy Center
2307 Union Street
Houston, TX 77007
(713) 869-4722
Contact: Danalyn Recer
dlrecer@aol.com

Public Interest Litigation Clinic
6155 Oak Street, Suite C
Kansas City, MO 64113
(816) 363-2795
FAX: (816) 363-2799
Contact: Terri Backus
pilc@pilc.net

NAACP Legal Defense Fund
99 Hudson Street, 16th Floor
New York, NY 10013
(212) 219-1900
Contact: Christina Swarns
cswarns@naacpldf.org

NACDL Death Penalty Resource Counsel
Southern Center for Human Rights
83 Poplar Street, NW
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 688-1202
Contact: Colin Garrett
Cgarrett@schr.org

Southern Center for Human Rights 83 Poplar Street, N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30303-2122
(404) 688-1202
Contact: Stephen B. Bright
sbright@schr.org

Texas Defender Service 412 Main Street, Suite 1150
Houston, TX 77002
(713) 222-7788
FAX: (713) 222-0260
Contact: Kathryn Kase
kmkase@aol.com

Virginia Capital Representation Resource Center
1001 E. Main Street
Richmond, VA 23219
(800) 697-6841
Contact: Rob Lee
roblee@vcrrc.org