Dawson County Public Defender's Office

Rob McNeill, Senior Assistant Pubic Defender – Dawson
25 Jack Heard Drive
Dawsonville, GA 30534
(706) 216-3853 phone
(706) 216-7376 fax
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Office Hours:
8:00AM - 5:00PM

Kristin Jordan, Assistant Public Defender
Nancy Cupp, Investigator
Jan Vice, Administrative Assistant

H. Bradford Morris, Jr., Circuit Public Defender
P.O. Box 390
Gainesville, Georgia 30503
(770) 718-5523 phone
(770) 718-5538 fax
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Anne Watson, Chief Assistant Public Defender – Litigation
Nicki Vaughan, Chief Assistant Public Defender – Administration
Larry Duttweiler, Senior Assistant Public Defender

Mission

“The sword of law should never fall save on such overwhelming evidence that a man would be found guilty by his friends as well as his foes.” Thomas Jefferson

To ensure, independently of political considerations or private interests, that each client whose cause has been entrusted to a circuit public defender receives zealous, adequate, effective, timely, and ethical legal representation, consistent with the guarantees of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, the Constitution of the United States and the mandates of the Georgia Indigent Defense Act of 2003; to provide all such legal services in a cost efficient manner; and to conduct that representation in such a way that the criminal justice system operates effectively to achieve justice.

Assistant Public Defenders

Craig Hickein
Adam Levin
Stephen Lichtenstein
Ari Mathé
Brett Willis

Investigators

Anthony Cantrell, Chief Investigator
Ed Busquet
Jerry Dalton
Kayla Dorsey
Aubrey Groves
Whitney Roberts
Karen Wilson

Administrative Staff

Evi Turk
Debbie Dehart
Norma Roush
Arlin Pitts

Areas of Representation

Felonies and Misdemeanors in Superior Court
Probation Revocation Cases in Superior Court
Juvenile Delinquencies and Unrulies
Appeals from Superior Court and Juvenile cases

Community Involvement

The Northeastern Circuit Public Defender Office recognizes a responsibility to the community, as well as to the legal profession. Lawyers and other staff serve the community in many ways including coaching youth sports teams, serving on community service boards, and being involved with local schools and churches.

Links

A feature on our office (February, 2007) on GPDSC.com
An article about our community involvement from the Gainesville Times