Staff & Structure

The staff of the Louisville-Jefferson County Public Defender’s office consists of attorneys, investigators, paralegals, social workers, a mitigation coordinator, law clerks, administrative assistants, data entry personnel, and a comptroller.

The workload and delivery system is organized into 8 coordinated, collaborative divisions with lines of authority and responsibility as delineated in the organizational chart.

Leadership Team

Leo G. Smith

Chief Public Defender / Executive Director

502-574-3800, Admin. Asst. Ext. 3720

lgsmith@metrodefender.org            

Beth McMahon

Deputy Chief Public Defender

502-574-3800, Admin. Asst. Ext. 3720

bmcmahon@metrodefender.org

Daniel T. Goyette

Defender Emeritus

502-574-3800, Admin. Asst. Ext. 3720

defender.emeritus@metrodefender.org

Amy l. Hannah

Director of Training & Performance Evaluation

502-574-3800, Admin. Asst. Ext. 3720

aihannah@metrodefender.org

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Michael J. Ferraraccio

Litigation Director

502-574-3800, Admin. Asst. Ext. 3720

mjferraraccio@metrodefender.org

Attorneys/Division Chiefs

Sheila Seadler

Querida Christian

Lana Fazio

Michael Harrell

Josh Reho

Christopher Schramm

Jordan Potts

Attorneys/Deputy Division Chiefs

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William Sharp

Support Staff/Division Chiefs

Rachel Holcomb

Robin Rawlins

Administrative Staff Leadership

Dana Childress

Sharon Johnson

Robin Jones

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