Welcome to the website of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Maryland.

The Office is one of more than 50 Federal Defender Organizations throughout the United States, which exist by virtue of the Criminal Justice Act, 18 U.S.C. sec. 3006A, as agencies within the judicial branch of the federal government. Its mission is to provide effective representation to persons charged with federal criminal offenses who have been determined by the court to be indigent and in need of representation.

Federal Defender - Northern Division
100 South Charles Street
BankAmerica Tower II,
Suite 900
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
410-962-3962
Fax: 410-962-0872

James Wyda,
Federal Public Defender

Staff Attorneys:

Martin G. Bahl
Joseph A. Balter
Deborah L. Boardman
Scott Carter-Eldred
Gary W. Christopher
Carrie H. Corcoran
Premal Dharia
Malik K. Edwards
Joseph L. Evans
Kathryn Frey-Balter
Paul D. Hazlehurst
Susie A. Hensler
Brendan A. Hurson
Patrick E. Kent
Douglas R. Miller
Melissa M. Moore
Katherine Tang Newburger
Lucius T. Outlaw
Elizabeth G. Oyer
Joanna B. Silver
Tamara E. Theiss

Administrative Officer:
Raquel Baamonde Bowley

Chief Investigator:
Joseph A. Segreti

Computer Systems Administrator:
Mike McConnell

Federal Defender - Southern Division
6411 Ivy Lane, Suite 710
Greenbelt, Maryland 20770-4510
(301) 344-0600
FAX: (301) 344-0019

John C. Chamble,
Branch Chief

Staff Attorneys:

Ebise Bayisa
Susan M. Bauer
Michael T. Citaramanis
Lakeytria W. Felder
Amy S. Fitzgibbons
Lisa Woodward Lunt
Julie Johnson
Sapna Mirchandani
Meghan Suzanne Skelton
Paresh Patel

Assistant Computer Systems Administrator:
Philip Ekoma

Our offices will be closed on the following Fridays for furloughs mandated by the recent sequestration budget enacted by Congress and President Obama. A duty attorney will be available during normal office hours.