FOURTEENTH CIRCUIT PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE
BEAUFORT COUNTY OFFICE:
Physical Location: 1905 Duke Street, Suite 210 - Beaufort, South Carolina
Mailing Address: Post Office Box 525 Beaufort, SC 29901
Main Directory: (843) 255-5807 or (843) 255-5821
Fax Number: (843) 255-9494
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
APPLICATION TO THE PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE:
To apply for a Public Defender regarding a criminal court case in Beaufort County General Sessions Court, Beaufort Magistrate Court or Bluffton Magistrate Court, please apply at the Beaufort County Clerk of Court's Office located at 102 Ribaut Road, Suite 208 in Beaufort, South Carolina.
Please take a copy of all of your paperwork, warrants and/or tickets with you when applying. If you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact the Beaufort County Clerk of Court's Office at (843) 255-5056 or (843) 255-5057. There is a $40.00 application fee when applying for a Public Defender.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
If you know the attorney and/or staff member with whom you need to speak with, please contact them at the information listed below:
STAFF CONTACT INFORMATION:
YESSICA MEJIA
- Administrative Assistant for the Beaufort County Public Defender's Office
- Office: (843) 255-5807
JENNIFER PETROFF
- Administrative Assistant for the Beaufort County Public Defender's Office
- Office: (843) 255-5821
- LATERIA JAMES
- Mitigation Specialist
- Office: (843) 255-5803
MEYOKA GRIFFIN
- Sentencing Specialist
- Office: (843) 255-5803
CHRISTY COMPTON- ESTRADA
- Investigator for the 14th Circuit Public Defender's Office
- Office: (843) 255-5806
SHANIQUIA JENKINS
- Investigator for the 14th Circuit Public Defender's Office
- Office: (843) 255-5812
LEE PADGETT
- Investigator for 14th Circuit Public Defender's Office
- Office: (843) 255-5813
ATTORNEY CONTACT INFORMATION:
STEPHANIE SMART-GITTINGS
- Circuit Public Defender
- Office: (843) 255-5807
COURTNEY GIBBES
- Deputy Public Defender for the 14th Circuit Public Defender's Office
- Office: (843) 255-5818
JACOB MCFADDEN
- Senior Managing Attorney for the Beaufort County Public Defender's Office
- Office: (843) 255-5825
WILLIAM BRYANT
- Public Defender
- Office: (843) 255-5807
ELEANOR CLEARY
- Public Defender
- Office: (843) 255-5810
TAYLOR DIGGS
- Public Defender
- Office: (843) 255-5820
GABRIEL INGRAM
- Public Defender
- Office: (843) 255-5819
PHILIP LITTLE
- Public Defender
- Office: (843) 255-5808
VINCENT OTTOMANELLI
- Public Defender
- Office: (843) 255-5814
PHILIP RIOS
- Public Defender
- Cell: (843) 812-2823
MICHAEL SALAS
- Public Defender
- Cell: (843) 441-4132
BEAUFORT COUNTY MAGISTRATE COURT DIVISION
Beaufort Magistrate Court:
If you are trying to reach an attorney for a Beaufort County Magistrate Court case, please contact Philip Rios, Public Defender handling Beaufort Magistrate Court cases at (843) 812-2823.
Bluffton Magistrate Court:
If you are trying to reach an attorney for a Bluffton Magistrate Court case, please contact Michael Salas, Public Defender handing Bluffton Magistrate Court cases at (843) 441-4132.
- Main Number: (843) 255-5823
- Fax: (843) 255-9494
FOURTEENTH CIRCUIT PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE JUVENILE DIVISION
TRENA PATTERSON
- Judicial Assistant for the 14th Circuit Public Defender's Office Juvenile Division
- Office: (843) 255-5817
KIMBERLY JORDAN
- Senior Managing Attorney for the 14th Circuit Public Defender's Office Juvenile Division
- Office: (843) 255-5815
EVE FLEMING
- Public Defender for the 14th Circuit Public Defender's Office Juvenile Division
- Office: (843) 255-5817