Office of Indigent Defense Services
Matthew Barraza - Executive Director
Cell: 801-707-4440
Email: mbarraza@utah.gov
Katriina Adair - Grant Program Manager
Email: kaadair@utah.gov
Amber Liechty - Training Coordinator
Email: aliechty@utah.gov
Adam Trupp - Deputy Director
Email: atrupp@utah.gov
Leslie Howitt - Research & Data Analyst
Email: lhowitt@utah.gov
Josh Buhay - Financial Analyst
Email: jbuhay@utah.gov
Indigent Appellate Defense Division
(385)270-1650
Debra M. Nelson - Chief Appellate Officer
Email: iadd@utah.gov
Wendy Brown - Criminal Appeals Division Head
Email: iadd@utah.gov
Ian Quiel - Postconviction Division Head
Email: iadd@utah.gov
Ramon Ortiz - Appellate Attorney
Email: iadd@utah.gov
Ashlee Olson - Director of Support Staff
Email: iadd@utah.gov
Ben Miller - Deputy Chief Appellate Attorney
Email: iadd@utah.gov
Alexa Mareschal - Senior Child Welfare Appeals Division Head
Email: iadd.childwelfare@utah.gov
Kirstin Norman - Appellate Attorney (Child Welfare)
Email: iadd.childwelfare@utah.gov
Dain Smoland - Senior Postconviction Attorney
Email: iadd@utah.gov
Elizabeth Gonzalez - Paralegal
Email: iadd.childwelfare@utah.gov