Contact Us

The U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland operates two courthouses: the northern division in Baltimore and the southern division in Greenbelt. We operate offices close to each courthouse.

Northern Division Office
100 S. Charles Street
Tower II, 9th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 962-3962
Toll-Free: 
(855) 213-8450
Fax: 
(410) 962-3976

Federal Public Defender

James Wyda

First Assistant Federal Public Defender

Katherine Tang Newberger

Misdemeanor Team Lead

Carrie Corcoran

Attorneys

Sedira Banan
Anjali Biala
Francisco Carriedo
Shari Derrow
Courtney Francik
Cynthia Frezzo
Sasha Garcon
Maggie Grace
Elizabeth Lopez
Andrew Szekely
Christina Wong

Investigators

Aida Lopez
Elizabeth Sandman
Patricia Slater, Chief Investigator
Justin Thompson
Angela Valdez

Paralegal

Jonah Perrin

Administrative Officer

Raquel Baamonde Bowley

Administrative Assistant

Lori Rusnak

Legal Assistant to the Federal Public Defender

Sandra Fleming

Legal Assistants

Greta Lindell
Amie West

Receptionist

Renee Watts

Computer Systems Administrator

Michael McConnell
Southern Division Office
6411 Ivy Lane
Suite 710
Greenbelt, MD 20770
(301) 344-0600
Toll-Free: 
(888) 387-3384
Fax: 
(301) 344-0019

Branch Chief

Julie Stelzig

Appellate Team Lead

Paresh Patel

Attorneys

Rosana Chavez
Cara Halverson
Cullen Macbeth
Ellie Marranzini
Sean McKee
Douglas Miller
Sapna Mirchandani
Eric Pilch
Joanna Silver
Ned Smock
Brittany Thomas

Investigators

Claire Benack
Michelle Eidell
Kim Whaley

Branch Administrative Assistant

Veronica Orozco

Legal Assistants

Heather Thompson
Debra White

Assistant Computer Systems Administrator

Philip Ekoma

If you have any questions, please call one of our offices and ask to speak with the duty attorney.