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Felony Appeals Team Attorneys

John Palumbo

Graduate of the University of Arizona College of Law, 1982; admitted to the State Bar of Arizona, the United States District Court of Arizona, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court; Law Clerk, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, 1991-92; substantial and extensive experience as an Appellate Attorney in the Law Offices of the Pima County Public Defender since 1985.

Frank Leto

Graduate of the University of Arizona College of Law, 1974; admitted to the State Bar of Arizona in 1974, the United States District Court of Arizona in 1976, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in 1980, and the United States Supreme Court in 1989; attorney in private practice, 1975-79; substantial and extensive experience as an Appellate Attorney in the Law Offices of the Pima County Public Defender since 1979.

Nancy Jones

Graduate of the University of New Mexico School of Law, 1979; Member, 1977 UNM Moot Court Team; Member, UNM Chapter of the Order of the Coif, 1979; admitted to the State Bar of New Mexico in 1979; admitted to the State Bar of Arizona in 1983; Staff Attorney, New Mexico Court of Appeals 1979-81; private practice appellate and legal writing, including contract appeals in New Mexico and contract with the New Mexico Department of Revenue, 1981-84; Tucson City Court Defense Attorney with private law firm, 1984-85; substantial and extensive experience as an Appellate Attorney in the Law Offices of the Pima County Public Defender since 1985.

Kristine Maish

Graduate of the University of Arizona College of Law, 1984; admitted to the State Bar of Arizona in 1985; civil litigation attorney (personal injury, domestic relations); attorney in the Pima County Public Defender's Juvenile Division; substantial and extensive experience as an Appellate Attorney in the Law Offices of the Pima County Public Defender since 1989.

Edie Cunningham

Graduate of Yale Law School, 1993; admitted to the State Bar of California in 1993; admitted to the State Bar of Arizona in 2002; practical experience as an intern at the New Haven Legal Assistance Association, and the Center for Reproductive Law and Policy; Associate Attorney for Civil Litigation law firms in California, 1993-96; Mock Trial Coach, St. Gregory College Preparatory School, Tucson, 1996-2002; Appellate Attorney in the Law Offices of the Pima County Public Defender since 2002.

Michael Miller

Graduate of the University of Arizona College of Law, 1994; admitted to the State Bar of Arizona in 1994, and the United States District Court of Arizona in 2000; Judicial Clerk to the Honorable Roslyn Silver, United States District Court of Arizona, 1994-95; associate attorney in a medical malpractice and products liability law firm, 1996-97; and in a criminal and civil law firm, 1997-2005; Appellate Attorney in the Law Offices of the Pima County Public Defender since 2005.

Rose Weston

Graduate of the University of Arizona College of Law, 2002; admitted to the State Bar of Arizona in 2002; Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable William Druke, 2001-03, the Honorable M. Jan Flórez, 2001-04, and the Honorable Peter J. Eckerstrom, 2003-04, Criminal Defense Attorney, 2004-05, and Appellate Attorney in the Law Offices of the Pima County Public Defender, 2005-Present. Graduate of Arizona State University, Master of Social Work, 1991; former Director of the Conciliation Court of Cochise County, 1995-1999.

David Euchner

Graduate of Rutgers School of Law - Camden, 1999; admitted to the State Bar of Arizona, United States District Court of Arizona, 2002, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2007; Attorney in private practice, 2002-05; Felony Trial Attorney Pima County Public Defenders Office 2005-2007, Appellate Attorney Pima County Public Defenders Office since 2007.