Public Defender
CHENANGO COUNTY
OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER
The Eaton Center
21 Eaton Avenue
2nd Floor, Box 233
Norwich, NY 13815
Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday 8 A.M. to 4 P.M.
Phone: (607) 337-1870
Fax: (607) 337-1489
Email:publicdefender@co.chenango.ny.us
MISSION STATEMENT
The Chenango County Public Defender’s Office is an office that provides legal representation
to individuals in criminal, family and some surrogate court proceedings who are unable to afford
to hire an attorney, also known as indigent individuals. The Public Defender’s Office is an independent
department of the Chenango County Government that was founded to fulfill the constitutional
obligation of each county in New York State to provide indigent legal defense.
Guided by the requirements of the Constitutions of the United States and of New York and the
New York rules of legal ethics, the attorneys and staff of this office strive to ensure that
each client receives high quality and zealous representation.
ATTORNEYS
BRETT C. COWEN
PUBLIC DEFENDER
KARRI A. BECKWITH
ADMINISTRATOR
PARALEGAL
CLARE MULDER
PARALEGAL
DENELLE NORTHUP
PARALEGAL
VACANT
FIRST ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
JERI DUVALL
ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
ANDRES D. GONZALEZ
ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
KAYPHET MAVADY
ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER
ROSEMARIE RICHARDS
ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER