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

FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDERS

 

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

 

CALIFORNIA
Central

Federal Public Defender
321 East 2nd St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 894-2854
FAX: 894-0081

Eastern
Federal Public Defender
801 I Street Suite 300
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 498-5700
FAX: 498-6656

 

COLORADO
Federal Public Defender
633 17th Street, Suite 1000
Denver, CO 80202
(303) 294-7002
FAX (303) 294-1192

 

LOUISIANA
Middle & Western

Middle & Western
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
Tower II, Suite 1100
100 South Charles Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201-2705
(410) 962-3962
FAX: (410) 962-0872
Contact: Gary Christopher

 

MISSOURI
Eastern
Federal Public Defender
1010 Market Street, Suite 200
St. Louis, MO 63101
(314) 241-1255
FAX: (314) 421-3177
Contact: Jan Good

 

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

 

OKLAHOMA
Western
Federal Public Defender
Old Post Office Building
215 Dean A. McGee Avenue, Suite 524
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
(503) 326-2123
FAX: (503) 326-5524
Contact: Steve Wax

 

TENNESSEE
Middle

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

 

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

 


 

COMMUNITY DEFENDER ORGANIZATIONS

 

GEORGIA
Federal Defender Program, Inc.
The Equitable Building, Suite 200
100 Peachtree Street N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 688-7530
FAX: (404) 688-0768
Contact: Stephanie Kearns, Executive Director

 

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

 

TENNESSEE
Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee, Inc.
530 South Gay Street, Suite 900
Knoxville, TN 37902
(865) 637-7979
FAX: (865) 637-7999
Contact: Elizabeth Ford

 

PENNSYLVANIA
Defender Association of Philadelphia
601 Walnut Street, Suite 540 West
Philadelphia, PA 19106
(215) 928-1100
FAX: (215) 861-1593
Contact: Maureen Rowley

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

 


 

The Administrative Office of the United States Courts,
Defender Services Division (AO)

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

 


 

REGIONAL RESOURCE COUNSEL

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

Ruth Friedman
Senior Habeas Consultant
901 Fifteenth Street NW Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
phone: 202/216-9273
fax: 202/216-9274
email:
ruthindc@aol.com

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

Sean D. OŽBrien
Public Interest Litigation Clinic
305 E. 63rd Street
Kansas City, MO 64113
phone: 816/363-2795
fax: 816/363-2799
email:
sobrien@pilc.net

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

David Voisin
P. O. Box 13984
Jackson, MS 39236-3984
Phone: 601-949-9486
Fax: 601-354-7854
Email:
dvoisin@jam.rr.com

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

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

 


 

STATE DEFENDER OFFICES

 

CALIFORNIA

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

Habeas Corpus Resource Center
50 Fremont Street, Suite 1800

San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 348-3800
Contact: Michael Laurence

MLaurence@hcrc.ca.gov

 

ILLINOISCapital Litigation Division, OSAD
600 W. Jackson Blvd, Suite 600
Chicago, IL 60661
(312) 814-5100
Contact: Marshall J. Hartman

 

KENTUCKY

Department of Public Advocacy
Capital Post-Conviction Branch
100 Fair Oaks Lane, Suite 301
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 564-3948
(502) 564-3949
Contact: Randy Wheeler

rwheeler@mail.pa.state.ky.us

TENNESEE

Office of the Post-Conviction Defender
500 Deaderick Street, Suite 1320
Nashville, TN 37243
(615) 741-9339
Contact: Don Dawson

 

 

 


 

PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS

 

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

 

Equal Justice Initiative of Alabama
114 North Hull Street
Montgomery, AL 36104
(334) 269-1803
Contact: Bryan A. Stevenson
EJIBRYAN@AOL.COM

 

ABA Death Penalty Representation Project
50 F Street, NW 
Suite 8250.
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 661-6820
Contact: Robin M. Maher, Director
maherr@staff.abanet.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

 

Georgia Resource Center
303 Elizabeth Street
Atlanta, GA 30307
(404) 222-9202
Contact: Tom Dunn

 

NALDA
1625 K Street, N.W., Suite 800
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 452-0620
Contact: Scott Wallace
s.wallace@nlada.org

 

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

 

Center for Death Penalty Litigation
123 W. Main Street, Suite 500
Durham, NC 27701
(919) 956-9545
Contact: Ken Rose

 

Center for Capital Litigation
P.O. Box 11311
Columbia, SC 29211
(803) 765-0650

Contact: Teresa L. Norris
tnorris@usit.net

 

Texas Defender Service
412 Main Street, Suite 1150
Houston, TX 77002
(713) 222-7788
Contact: Jim Marcus
JMARCUS@compassnet.com

 

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

 

Center for Capital Assistance
529 Castro Street
San Francisco, CA 94114
(415) 621-8860
Contact: Scharlette Holdman

Scharlette@mitigate.com