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A History of Excellence
From a staff of just 16 attorneys in 1971, the Miami-Dade Public Defender’s Office has expanded into the largest constitutional defense law firm in the state of Florida, with many of its alumni joining the judiciary.
In the Judiciary
- Nushin Sayfie (Chief Judge)
- Yvonne Colodny
- Lourdes Simon
- Robin Faber
- Steve Leifman
- William Thomas
- Mavel Ruiz
- Yery Marrero
- Fred Seraphin
- Luise Krieger-Martin
- Rosa C. Figarola
- Migna Sanchez-Llorens
- Lisa Walsh
- Ivonne Cuesta
Awards & Honors
The National Legal Aid and Defender Association and the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defendants, the Clara Shortridge Foltz Award (2008) — for "the most outstanding public defender program in the country."
The Florida Bar, Public Interest Law Section's Legal Needs of Children Committee, the Hugh S. Glickstein Award for Child Advocacy (2008) — to "the Juvenile Division of the Miami-Dade County Public Defender's for its work on behalf of Florida's children."