OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER 12th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT of FLORIDA LARRY L. EGER, Public Defender Serving, DeSoto, Manatee, & Sarasota Counties
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Michelle Ann Ace
Ms. Ace graduated cum laude (honors) from the Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 2016 and has been a member of the Florida Bar since 2016. Prior to law, Ms. Ace was a probation officer and public guardian. She is a former child’s best interest attorney, a prosecutor, and private defense attorney.
Alexandra Baishanski
Esther Binder
Terry Drake
Layron Gaither
Aaron Getty
Marc Gilman
Matthew Gish
Elliana Mortellaro
Jamie Pasquali
Ms. Pasquali graduated from Pine View School before earning both her undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Florida. In law school, Jamie received the Book Award for the highest grade in Criminal Law and was elected Magister of the Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Society. Ms. Pasquali previously worked for the Bentley & Bruning law firm and has extensive litigation experience, including complex commercial corporate civil actions (Plaintiff and Defense). Jamie speaks Italian and English and is working on full professional fluency in Spanish.
Geoffrey Proffitt
Claudia Rojas Sousa
Richard Rubin
Connor Rupp
Rosemarie Velasquez
Rebecca Wilson
Maria Xindis
Championing the accused with the utmost professionalism and humanity
