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Mission Statement
The Cortland County Public Defender’s Office is devoted to defending our clients’ rights. Our mission is to provide zealous representation to our clients. Our office serves citizens who have the fewest resources and who face some of the greatest challenges in life. We are dedicated to supporting the community at large by giving our clients a voice; by directing our clients to local resources to address their needs; by steering our clients in a productive, law-abiding direction; and by asserting the rights protected by our Constitution.
Application Process:
Helpful Information:
Forms
- Release of Health Information
- (Ignition Interlock)Financial Disclosure Report
- Court Date Reminder Information
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Brochures
- Anger Management Brochure
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Getting Processed/Fingerprinting
If you are notified that you need to get processed on your most current charge, this means that you will need to go to the Cortland County Jail to do so. The Cortland County Jail is located at 54 Greenbush Street Cortland, NY 13045 and their phone number is 607-756-4275.
- Make sure the jail has the necessary paperwork on your charges; you can either call them or you can have the Public Defender's Office call and check;
- Go to the jail and have them take your fingerprints;
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Drug Disposal
For information on where to dispose medications and narcotics, visit the website listed below:
Narcan Locations
For information on where Narcan, medication for opioid use disorder, and other related services can be accessed, visit the website listed below.
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Public Defender
Physical Address
60 Central Avenue
Room 102
Cortland, NY 13045
Phone: 607-753-5046Fax: 607-753-0781
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Kevin Jones
Public Defender
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Anita Ribeiro
Chief Assistant Public Defender
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BreAnna Avery
Assistant Public Defender
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Kayla Hardesty
Assistant Public Defender
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Keith Young
Assistant Public Defender
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Michael Bidwell, CFI, LPI
Investigator
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Gianna DiNardo
Case Manager for Indigent Defendants
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Lisa Knapp
Legal Secretary
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Bethann Pelsang
Criminal Paralegal
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Sabrina Clark
Family Court Paralegal