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Chief Public Defender

Leadership Team

Caroline Solís

Director of Holistic Practice

Jeremy Kaplan-Lyman

Legal Director

Joshua Lane

Financial Analyst

Kayla Bennett

Social Services Manager

Melissa Elfont

Office Manager

Advocacy Team

Amalia Beckner

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Ann Maldonado Heaps

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Arielle Lewis-Zavala

Investigations Supervisor

Cassandra Champion

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Cristina Ramirez

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Elizabeth Garcia

Legal Secretary

Eric Sundin

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

James Clark

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Janel Venzant

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Leonor Delgado

Administrative Investigator

Luis Ortiz

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Melissa Lebet

Social Worker

Melissa Reyes

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Michael Villanueva

Legal Secretary

Morgan Shelburne

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Nabil Valencia

Administrative Investigator

Nadege Joseph

Social Worker

Ryan O'Dell

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Scott Constantine

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Seth Manetta-Dillon

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Shaneal Harun

Paralegal

Yareli Olvera

Legal Secretary

TAX RATE: TRAVIS COUNTY ADOPTED A TAX RATE THAT WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR’S TAX RATE. THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 3.5 PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $9.12.