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OUR MISSION

PROFILE

OUR STAFF

TRAINING

CCPD’s staff consists of attorneys, investigators, legal assistants, paralegals, social workers, IT and clerical staff. We also have grant-funded positions in juvenile education advocacy, Prop 47 and misdemeanor early representation. We employ approximately 130 full time staff members.
 
58% of our attorneys are female, and 35% are people of color. About 45% of our attorneys handle a felony caseload, 15% handle misdemeanors, 10% handle juvenile delinquency proceedings, and the remaining 30% represent clients in specialty courts and assignments or mental health-related proceedings (competency, LPS, SVP, MDO).

Management Team

Picture of Ellen McDonnell
Picture of Brandon Banks
Picture of Ilean Baltonado
Picture of Betty Barker
Picture of Rebecca Brackman
Picture of Michelle Dawson
Picture of Paige Devereaux
Picture of Elizabeth Harrigan
Picture of Jonathan Laba
Picture of Michael Lepie

Paige M. Devereaux, Chief Investigator, Paige.Devereaux@pd.cccounty.us

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Picture of Brooks Osborne
Picture of Ali Saidi
Picture of Jermel Thomas
Picture of Susan Woodhouse

Attorney Directory

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