New Bedford Trial Office
Public Defender Division

Committee for Public Counsel Services
700 Pleasant St., Suite 420
New Bedford, MA 02740
Phone: (508) 997-3301
Fax: (508) 991-5012

 


OUR TEAM


Managing Director

Karen Smolar

Attorney in Charge

Erin Steadman

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Supervising Attorney

Jordan Tacher
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Staff Attorneys

Rachel Botelho
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Brandon Calton
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Andrew daMota
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Deborah Horne
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George Ward
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Social Service Advocate

Elizabeth Crisman
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Director of Investigations

Kyle Cormier
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Investigator

James Jewett
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Administrative Assistants

Gail Sargent, Supervising Administrative Assistant
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Helen Oliveira
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OUR COURTS


New Bedford District Court
75 No. Sixth Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
Phone: (508) 999-9700

Bristol County Superior Court
186 South Main Street
Fall River, MA 02721
Phone: (508) 491-3300