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Fort Pierce Office Personel
This office handles criminal cases in both county and circuit court, juvenile cases, and
 domestic violence injunctions that are under the jurisdiction of Martin County.
The Public Defender’s Office serving Martin County is located adjacent to the Martin
 County Courthouse in Stuart, Florida.

Public Defender’s Office
100 East Ocean Boulevard
Suite 300
Stuart, Florida 34994
Phone number: (772)288-5581
Fax number: (772)221-4087
Suncom:239-5581
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Fort Pierce Office Personel
Head Secretary
Kathy Grossman

Head Attorney
Sexual Violent Predator Cases
John Hetherington, Assistant Public Defender
Emily Maresco, Secretary

Communications Assistant
 Peggy Winsper
Brenda Brown

Offender Re-entry Program
Michelle Derrico, Support Specialist

Diversion Court
Mario Theodore, Assistant Public Defender
Michelle Derrico, Support Specialist

Felony Division
John Lithgow, Assistant Public Defender
Susanna Lehman, Assistant Public Defender
Florence Lazzarotti, Secretary
Sonia Melendez, Secretary

Misdemeanor Division
Alexis Rinehart, Assistant Public Defender
David Kaplan, Assistant Public Defender
Monique Sanoguet, Assistant Public Defender
Lydia Pittaway, Assistant Public Defender
Florence Lazzarotti, Secretary
Sonia Melendez, Secretary

Juvenile Division
Usha Maharaja, Assistant Public Defender
Emily Maresco, Secretary

 
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