Locations, Maps & Directions
The Office of the Public Defender has four locations in Miami-Dade County:
The Bennett H. Brummer Building,
Lawson E. Thomas Court Center, Jackson Medical Towers in the
Civic Center and the Juvenile Justice Center.
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1320 NW 14th Street, Miami, FL 33125
Telephone 305.545.1600
8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. weekdays
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Executive Office
Carlos J. Martinez, Public Defender
Rory Stein, Executive Assistant
Public Defender, and General Counsel
Luciana Silva, Senior Administrative
Assistant to the Public Defender
Guy D. Robinson, Chief Assistant
Public Defender, Felony Division
and Assistant General Counsel
Robert Coppel, Director of Training
and Professionalism
Nancy Faber, Director of Support
Services
Telephone 305.545.1600
Fax
305.545.1997
Business Office
Esther Lew, Director of Finance and
Accounting
Telephone 305.545.1925
Fax
305.545.1996
Joanne Silva, Director of Human
Resources
Telephone 305.545.1920
Fax
305.545.1996
Beth Weitzner, Chief Assistant Public
Defender Appellate Division
Livia Fields, Support Staff Supervisor
Telephone 304.545.1928
Fax
305.545.1999
Felony Division
Senior Supervising Attorneys
Steve Kramer
Michael Melinek
Oliver Morales
Lourdes Simon
Carl Young
Kevin Hellmann
Telephone 305.545.1600
Support Staff Supervisors
Maria Negron
Lizzie Rodriguez
Telephone 305.545.1600
Edith Georgi
Stephen Harper
Telephone 305.545.1602
Fax
305.545.1744
Felony Mental Health
Drug Court
Indefinite Civil Commitment Unit
Disposition Services Unit
Paul Kaminsky, Senior Supervising
Attorney
Telephone 305.545.1756
Fax
305.545.1990
Felony Mental Health
Telephone 305.545.1972
Fax
305.545.1972
Drug Court
Telephone 305.545.1755
Fax
305.545.1990
Telephone 305.545.1757
Fax
305.545.1990
Lolita Samaroo, Supervisor
Telephone 305.545.1914
Fax
305.545.1996
Investigation and Paralegal Services
Ron Condom, Supervisor
Telephone 305.545.1630
Fax
305.545.1974
Annie Abreu, Automation Training and
Project Manager
Telephone 305.545.1612
Fax
305.545.1997
3300 NW 27th Avenue, 1st & 2nd floors, Miami, FL 33142
Telephone 305.638.6241
Fax
305.638.5601
8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. weekdays

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Marie Osborne, Chief Assistant Public
Defender
Theresa Perriman, Support Staff Supervisor
1500 NW 12th Avenue, 9th Floor, Miami, FL 33136
Telephone 305.545.3348
Fax
305.545.3355
8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. weekdays

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Richard DeMaria, Chief Assistant
Public Defender
Luz Batres, Support Staff Supervisor
Connie Alter, Senior Supervising
Attorney
Millie Velez, Support Staff Supervisor
Telephone 305.545.3688
Fax
305.324.4863
Felony Intake Unit
C. David Weed, Senior Supervising
Attorney
Millie Velez, Support Staff Supervisor
Telephone 305.545.3688
Fax
305.324.4863
Paul Kaminsky, Senior Supervising
Attorney
Telephone 305.545.3348
Fax
305.547.5121
175 NW First Avenue, Suite #2400,
Miami, FL 33128
Telephone 305.349.5780
Fax
305.349.6003
8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. weekdays

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Ivonne Cuesta, Senior Supervising
Attorney
Sonia Slaughter, Support Staff Supervisor
Maps and Directions
1320 NW 14th Street, Miami, FL 33125
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Driving Directions:
FROM THE NORTH:
TAKE I-95 SOUTH TO 836 WEST. EXIT AT 14TH STREET. THE OFFICE IS LOCATED ONE
BLOCK PAST NORTHWEST 12TH AVENUE ON THE SOUTH (left) SIDE OF THE STREET.
FROM THE SOUTH:
TAKE US 1 NORTH TO I-95. TAKE I-95 NORTH TO 836 WEST. Carefully merge onto
the right lane and EXIT ON NORTHWEST 12TH AVENUE. TURN RIGHT AND AT THE FIRST
TRAFFIC LIGHT MAKE A LEFT TURN ONTO NORTHWEST 14TH STREET. THE OFFICE IS
LOCATED ONE BLOCK WEST ON THE SOUTH (left) SIDE OF THE STREET.
FROM THE EAST:
TAKE THE I-395 EXPRESSWAY WEST TO 836 WEST. EXIT ON NORTHWEST 12TH AVENUE.
TURN RIGHT and carefully move into the far left lane.
AT THE FIRST TRAFFIC LIGHT MAKE A LEFT TURN ONTO NORTHWEST 14TH STREET. THE
OFFICE IS LOCATED ONE BLOCK WEST ON THE SOUTH (left) SIDE OF THE STREET.
FROM THE WEST:
TAKE 836 EAST and Take the NW 17 AVE exit toward CIVIC CENTER/ORANGE BOWL.
Take the NW 17TH AVE ramp toward CIVIC CENTER/HOSPITALS/ORANGE BOWL/SR-836
W/DOWNTOWN MIAMI/MIAMI BEACH. Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto NW SOUTH RIVER DR. Turn
RIGHT onto NW NORTH RIVER DR. Turn LEFT onto NW 13TH TER. Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto
NW 14TH ST. End at 1320 NW 14th St Miami, FL 33125-1609
PARKING:
PARKING METERS ARE LOCATED ON THE STREETS SURROUNDING THE BUILDING. A PUBLIC
PARKING LOT IS LOCATED ON NORTHWEST 12TH STREET, ACROSS FROM THE JUSTICE
BUILDING.
Directions FROM METRORAIL:
EXIT AT the CIVIC CENTER STATION. GO SOUTH ON 12TH AVENUE (heading towards
the expressway) TO NORTHWEST 14TH STREET. MAKE A RIGHT TURN
AT 14TH STREET. THE
OFFICE IS LOCATED ONE BLOCK WEST ON THE SOUTH (opposite) SIDE OF THE STREET.
3300 NW 27th Avenue, 1st and 2nd floors, Miami, FL 33142
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Driving Directions:
At I-95 and SR-836 take west ramp towards AIRPORT/UM/JACKSON
MEDICAL CENTER.
Merge onto SR-836 West DOLPHIN EXPRESSWAY.
Take the SR-9
NORTH/NW 27TH AVE. exit.
Merge onto SR-9 N/NW 27TH AVE./UNITY BLVD
Turn LEFT onto NW 33RD ST.,
building is on the right side of 33rd St.
1500 NW 12th Avenue, 9th Floor, Miami, FL 33136
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Driving Directions:
At I-95 and SR-836 take west ramp towards AIRPORT/UM/JACKSON MEDICAL CENTER.
Merge onto SR-836 West DOLPHIN EXPRESSWAY.
Take the NW 12TH AVENUE/SR-933 exit toward MEDICAL/CIVIC CENTER.
Keep RIGHT at the fork in the ramp.
Merge onto NW 12TH AVENUE/SR-933 N.
Turn LEFT onto NW 20TH ST.,
building is on the right side.
175 NW First Avenue, Suite #2400, Miami, FL 33128
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Driving Directions:
On southbound I-95 in DOWNTOWN MIAMI, take the NW 8TH ST exit.
Stay straight to go onto ramp, and merge onto NW 3RD CT.
Turn LEFT onto NW 5TH
ST.
Turn RIGHT onto NW 1ST AVE.,
and proceed three blocks. Building is on left side of street at the corner of NW
First Ave. and Second St.
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