Indigent Defense

Indigent Defense Working Group

Co-Chair, Honorable Susan Eagan, Erie County Court Judge and Supervising Criminal Court Judge for the 8th Judicial District,

Co- Chair, John Flynn. former Erie County District Attorney and partner at Lippes Mathias LLP

Brian Melber, criminal defense attorney and partner at Personius Melber and newly elected Vice President of the Bar Association of Erie County;
Joel Daniels, criminal defense attorney;
James Harrington, criminal defense attorney partner at Harrington & Mahoney;
Jessica Kulpit, criminal defense attorney;
Marissa Washington, Support Magistrate in Erie County Family Court and current President of the Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York, WNY Chapter;

Marianne Mariano, Federal Public Defender for the Western District of New York State;
Ayoka Tucker, Family Court Attorney whose primary practice is within Family Law;
Hon. Erin Peradotto, NYS Supreme Court justice (retired), partner at Harris Beach;
Erie County legislator John Gilmour (9th District), a criminal defense attorney in private practice; and,
Erie County legislator Michael Kooshoian (3rd District), a former Assistant District Attorney.