Samantha LaRowe Kerins originally hails from Hamburg, New York. She attended Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York where she graduated with Bachelors of Arts degrees in both Clinical Psychology and History. She th...

Mr. Durrenberger was raised in Kane County, Illinois. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy and later his Juris Doctor from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Phil Villasenor is a felony courtroom supervisor. He graduated from DePaul University with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. He went on to attend Northern Illinois University College of Law. Mr. Villasenor has...
Nicole Watson-Philp was raised in Granger, Indiana and attended St. Mary's College - the sister school to the University of Notre Dame - in Notre Dame, Indiana. There, she earned her Bachelor of Arts in Political Scien...
Maggie Bebawy is a 2013 graduate from the University Of Toledo College Of Law, where she earned her Juris Doctor with a certificate of concentration in Criminal Law. Prior to attending law school, Ms. Bebawy earned her...
Lisa Latus joined the Will County Public Defender's Office on July 6, 2016. She is assigned to the the River Valley Justice Center where she is representing children in delinquency cases and both juveniles and parent...

Chief, Juvenile Division
Lea Norbut is an alumna of Northern Illinois University, where she earned her Bachelor of Science degree. She continued her education at Thomas M. Coole...
Kylie Blatti joined the Will County Public Defender's Office on June 8, 2011.
Ms. Blatti earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-...
Kristen Wyss joined the Will County Public Defender's Office on March 3, 2011.
She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Northern Illinois University in 2...