Public Defender - Criminal Staff

Chief Staff

Tina Hartwell

Oneida County Public Defender, Criminal Division

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

David A. Cooke, Esq.

Chief Appellate Counsel

dcooke@ocgov.net

Luke A. Nebush, Esq.

Chief Trial Counsel

lnebush@ocgov.net

Appeal & Parole Unit

James P. Godemann, Esq.

Appeal & Parole Unit

jgodemann@ocgov.net

Violent & Major Crimes Unit

Elizabeth M. Cesari, Esq.

Major Crimes Unit

ecesari@ocgov.net

Alyssa N. Dwyer, Esq.

Major Crimes Unit

amokay@ocgov.net

Jessica P. Cunningham, Esq.

Major Crimes Unit

jcunningham@ocgov.net

Matthew T. Watson, Esq.

Major Crimes Unit

mwatson@ocgov.net

Adam P. Tyksinski, Esq.

Violent Crimes Unit

atyksinski@ocgov.net

Sarah A. Karp, Esq.

Violent Crimes Unit

skarp@ocgov.net

Luke C. Davignon, Esq.

Violent Crimes Unit

ldavignon@ocgov.net

John Panzone, Esq.

Major & Violent Unit

jpanzone@ocgov.net

City Courts Unit

Dustin S. Bennett, Esq.

City Courts Unit

dbennett@ocgov.net

Doreen M. St. Thomas, Esq.

City Courts Unit

dstthomas@ocgov.net

Frank A. Brigano, Esq.

City Courts Unit

fbrigano@ocgov.net

Gerald Raymond, Esq.

City court Unit

graymond@ocgov.net

Counsel at First Appearance (CAFA) & CAP Courts Unit

Dominique T. Arcuri, Esq.

Counsel at First Appearance (CAFA) & CAP Courts Unit

darcuri@ocgov.net

William Roth, Esq.

CAFA & CAP Unit

wroth@ocgov.net

Investigative Unit

Christian Nebush

cnebush@ocgov.net

Jimmy Diaz

jdiaz@ocgov.net

Taylor Laribee

Investigator

tlaribee@ocgov.net

Forensic Evaluation Unit

Jaclyn T. Whitfield

Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor

jwhitfield@ocgov.net

Patricia B. King

Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor

pking@ocgov.net

Oneida County Partners