Public Defender - Criminal Staff

Chief Staff

Tina Hartwell

Oneida County Public Defender, Criminal Division

(315) 798-5870 (315) 734-0364 pubdef@oneidacountyny.gov 250 Boehlert Center
321 Main Street
Utica, New York 13501

David A. Cooke, Esq.

Chief Appellate Counsel

dcooke@oneidacountyny.gov

Luke A. Nebush, Esq.

Chief Trial Counsel

lnebush@oneidacountyny.gov

Appeal & Parole Unit

James P. Godemann, Esq.

Assistant Public Defender

jgodemann@oneidacountyny.gov

William Roth, Esq.

Assistant Public Defender

wroth@oneidacountyny.gov

Jessica P. Cunningham, Esq.

Assistant Public Defender

jcunningham@oneidacountyny.gov

Violent & Major Crimes Unit

Elizabeth M. Cesari, Esq.

Assistant Public Defender

ecesari@oneidacountyny.gov

Matthew T. Watson, Esq.

Assistant Public Defender

mwatson@oneidacountyny.gov

Sarah A. Karp, Esq.

Assistant Public Defender

skarp@oneidacountyny.gov

Luke C. Davignon, Esq.

Assistant Public Defender

ldavignon@oneidacountyny.gov

John Panzone, Esq.

Assistant Public Defender

jpanzone@oneidacountyny.gov

Dustin S. Bennett, Esq.

Assistant Public Defender

dbennett@oneidacountyny.gov

Jennifer Springer, Esq.

Assistant Public Defender

jlspringer@oneidacountyny.gov

City Courts Unit

Adam P. Tyksinski, Esq.

Assistant Public Defender

atyksinski@oneidacountyny.gov

Rachel Hoff, J.D.

Assistant Public Defender

rhoff@oneidacountyny.gov

Erin McClusky, J.D.

Assistant Public Defender

emcclusky@oneidacountyny.gov

Frank A. Brigano, Esq.

Assistant Public Defender

fbrigano@oneidacountyny.gov

Elizabeth A. Neuland

Assistant Public Defender

eneuland@oneidacountyny.gov

Gerald Raymond, Esq.

Assistant Public Defender

graymond@oneidacountyny.gov

Counsel at First Appearance (CAFA) & CAP Courts Unit

Dominique T. Arcuri, Esq.

Assistant Public Defender

darcuri@oneidacountyny.gov

John Panzone, Esq.

Assistant Public Defender

jpanzone@oneidacountyny.gov

Amanda Wadsworth, Esq.

Assistant Public Defender

awadsworth@oneidacountyny.gov

Investigative Unit

Meredith Blando

Investigator

mablando@oneidacountyny.gov

Steven Brucker

Investigator

sbrucker@oneidacountyny.gov

Jimmy Diaz

Investigator

jdiaz@oneidacountyny.gov

Taylor Laribee

Investigator

tlaribee@oneidacountyny.gov

Christian Nebush

Investigator

cnebush@oneidacountyny.gov

Forensic Evaluation Unit

Jaclyn T. Whitfield

Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor

jwhitfield@oneidacountyny.gov

Patricia B. King

Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor

pking@oneidacountyny.gov

Oneida County Partners