Nicholas Roszczynialski
Contract Attorney 
​(504) 605-7262
nicholas.roszczynialskilawfirm@gmail.com 

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH PUBLIC DEFENDER TEAM

Eric R. Goza
Contract Attorney 
(225) 926-6384
goza1949@hotmail.com

Randy J. Dukes

Contract Attorney 
(504) 408-1992
rjdstjohn@gmail.com​

Hester R. Hilliard 
Supervising Attorney
(504) 535-6115
hilliardlawfirm@outlook.com

Erica N. Carter 

Sr. Administrative Manager 
(985) 651-6677 (ext. 6678)

encarter@stjohnpdo.org

Victor M. Ortiz
Staff Attorney
(985) 651-6677 (ext. 6685)
vmortiz@stjohnpdo.org

Iriane B. Lee

Deputy Chief Defender  

(985) 651-6677 (ext. 6683)

iblee@stjohnpdo.org

Dawn Suthers

Bookkeeper/Office Manager
(985) 651-6677 (ext. 6681)

dmsuthers@stjohnpdo.org

 STAFF SUPPORT

Gregory E. Payton

Contract Attorney
(225) 916-8336
gpayton81@yahoo.com

ATTORNEYS

I'sis Miller 

Law Clerk 


Fontella F. Baker
Chief Defender
(985) 651-6677 (ext. 6679)
ffbaker@stjohnpdo.org ​

 LAW CLERKS 

LaWanda Brown  

Administrative Assistant 

lmbrown@stjohnpdo.org

Shannon Battiste

Contract Attorney 

(225) 678-9803

attorneybattiste@yahoo.com



ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST  PUBLIC DEFENDER OFFICE 

COURT APPOINTED LAWYERS IN THE 40TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT


MANAGEMENT 

​Venise M. Morgan
Contract Attorney 
(225) 267-7795
vmorgan@vmorganlawfirm.com