PD19 - Martin County, Stuart, Florida

100 E. Ocean Boulevard, Suite 300, Stuart, Florida 34994
Phone number: (772)288-5581/ Fax number: (772)221-4087
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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.

Head Secretary
Kathy Grossman

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

Communications Assistant
Peggy Winsper
Mary Beth Samiotis

Offender Re-entry Program
Michelle Derrico, Support Specialist

Diversion Court
Katharine Alonzo, Assistant Public Defender
Michelle Derrico, Support Specialist

Felony Division
John Lithgow, Assistant Public Defender
Alexis Rinehart, Assistant Public Defender
Susanna Lehman, Assistant Public Defender
Florence Lazzarotti, Secretary
Sonia Melendez, Secretary
Emily Maresco, Secretary

Misdemeanor Division
Mario Theodore, Assistant Public Defender
Brent Royce Bishop, Assistant Public Defender
Monique Sanoguet, Assistant Public Defender
Florence Lazzarotti, Secretary
Sonia Melendez, Secretary
Kathleen Grossman, Secretary

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

Please click on the links below to access information on personnel from:
Client Services Program | Juvenile Client Service Program | Offender Re-Entry Program | Diversion / Drug Court Program