PARENTAL
DEFENSE
Hayley Lichterman, Deputy Chief
Baltimore City
300 North Gay Street - 2nd floor
Baltimore, MD 21202
Anne Arundel
Jonathan Gladstone, Asst. Public Defender
1700 Margaret Avenue
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Phone: 410.295.8800
Fax: 410.974.2903
Allegany & Garrett Counties
Beth Lamm, Asst. Public Defender
30 N. Mechanic Street
Cumberland, Maryland 21502
Phone: 301.777.2142
Fax: 301.777.2032
Baltimore & Howard Counties
Taua Blockson, Supervisor
200 Washington Avenue
Towson, Maryland 21204
Phone: 410.324.8900
Fax: 410.769.7882
Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot & Caroline Counties
Karolyn Bowe, Asst. Public Defender
170 E. Main Street
Elkton, MD 21921
Phone: 410.996.2851
Fax: 410.996.2860
Harford County
219 E. Redwood Street, 9th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21202
Montgomery County
191 East Jefferson Street - 3rd Fl.
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: 301.563.8919
Fax: 301.424.4156
Carroll, Frederick & Washington Counties
81 West Washington Street, Suite A
Hagerstown, Maryland 21740
Phone: 301.791.4735
Fax: 301.739.8061
Prince George’s, Calvert, Charles & St. Mary's Counties
14753 Main Street
Upper Marlboro, MD 20227
Phone: 301.627.3300 ext. 103 or 105
Fax: 301.627.3320
Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico & Worcester Counties
Michael Krautner, Asst. Public Defender
101 W. Green Street
Snow Hill, MD 21863
Phone: 410-632-2594 ext. 321
Fax: 410-632-0943
WHO WE ARE
When the local Department of Social Services (DSS), through their Child Protective Services Unit (CPS), institutes court proceedings regarding abuse or neglect of a child by a parent or legal guardian, the Parental Defense Division’s staff attorneys or panel attorneys represent the parents/legal guardians.
The Office of the Public Defender provides legal representation through all of the stages of the Juvenile Court case. These stages may include:
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Emergency Shelter Care Hearing
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Adjudication Hearing
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Disposition Hearing
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Review of Placement Hearing
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Permanency Planning Hearing
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Court Ordered Mediation
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Termination of Parental Rights
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Guardianship Review Hearing
If your child has been removed from your home, please contact the Parental Defense Division in the county of your residence for more assistance (office locations and numbers listed to the left).