Attorneys & Staff

Director - Appellate Division

Ms. Jones is a 1991 graduate of the University of Cincinnati College of Law. She was admitted to practice in Ohio that same year. From 1995 to 2013, she maintained a private law office in Cincinnati, Ohio with an emphasis on criminal appellate work. As a defense attorney, she has handled more than four hundred appeals in the First, Second, Fourth, and Twelfth Ohio District Courts of Appeal, as well as the Ohio Supreme Court. Ms. Jones also handled numerous felony appointments through the Hamilton County Public Defender’s Office and federal felony cases through the CJA appointment process. Ms. Jones has defended clients and handled appeals for charges ranging from minor misdemeanors to murder cases in state court. On January 14, 2013, she was hired as Director of the Appellate Division of the Hamilton County Public Defender’s Office.

University of Cincinnati, J.D. 1991. University of Cincinnati, B.A. (communication arts), cum laude with honors, 1986.

1991 Ohio, 1992 United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio, 2015 Supreme Court of the United States of America

Greater Cincinnati Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Cincinnati Bar Association, member of Admissions Committee, Ohio State Bar Association, Inductee in Cincinnati Academy of Leadership for Lawyers, National Association for Public Defense

State v. Vanzadt (January 28, 2015), 2015 Ohio 236 (trial court's decision to open sealed case reversed by the Ohio Supreme Court), State v. Johnson (August 10, 2010), 2010 Ohio 3861 (sentence reduced by 8 years), State v. Garrett (October 13, 2009), 2009 Ohio 5442 (conviction overturned), State v. Pease (March 16, 2001), 2001 Ohio App. LEXIS 1215 (sentence reduced), State v. Larkin (May 26, 1999), Hamilton App. No. C-980797 (murder conviction reversed).