Archives: Staff Members

Lynelle Hee

Lynelle Hee obtained her law degree from the University of San Diego School of Law and was admitted to the California Bar in 1993. She

Cindi Mishkin

Cindi Mishkin earned her bachelor’s degree from Columbia University. After graduation, Cindi returned to the West Coast where she attended the University of San Francisco

Michelle Rogers

After graduating from the University of California San Diego, including studying one year abroad at the University of Barcelona, with a BA in Spanish Literature

Charles Anderson

Charles Anderson joined ADI in 2024, after serving as a panel attorney since 2022. A Los Angeles native, his prior experience includes eight years as

Donna Chirco

Donna Chirco joined ADI in 2024. Donna was admitted to the bar in 1998 and began representing parents in dependency cases for the Juvenile Defenders

Howard Cohen

Howard C. Cohen (Princeton, UCLA, Order of Coif, Law Review) joined ADI in 1984. He first worked for the Honorable William B. Enright (So. Dist.

Laura Furness

Laura Furness joined ADI in September 2005 after a brief time on the appointed counsel panel. A native of Los Angeles, she received her degree

Anna M. Jauregui-Law

Anna M. Jauregui-Law received her undergraduate degree from USC and juris doctorate from UCLA School of Law. She began her career as a deputy district

Anita Jog

Anita joined ADI as a law clerk in 2000. After she graduated from the University of San Diego, School of Law in 2001, ADI was