Lake County, Ohio USA

SUPREME COURT OF OHIO

(614) 466-2653
(General info) (614) 466-3456
State Office Tower Bldg.
30 East Broad Street, Columbus OH 43266-0419
Steven C. Hollon, Administrative Director
Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer
Justice Paul E. Pfeifer
Justice Maureen O'Connor
Justice Alice Robie Resnick
Justice Deborah L. Cook
Justice Evelyn Lundberg Stratton
Justice Francis E. Sweeney

U.S. DISTRICT COURT (NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO)

(216) 357-7100
Carl B. Stokes United States Court House, 801 West Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44113-1834
Honorable Paul R. Matia, Chief Judge

OHIO COURT OF APPEALS - 11TH APPELLATE DISTRICT

(330) 675-2650
FAX: (330) 675-2655
111 High Street N.E., Warren OH 44481
Judge Donald R. Ford, Presiding Judge
Judge William M. O'Neill, Administrative Judge
Judge Diane V. Grendell
Judge Cynthia W. Rice
Judge Colleen Mary O'Tolle

CLERK OF COURTS

(440) 350-2657
25 N. Park Place, Painesville, OH 44077
Lynne L. Mazeika (Clerk of Common Pleas Courts)
EMail: clerk@lakecountyohio.org
Lois Thompson, Office Manager
Melissa Zaller, Asst. Off. Mgr., Appellate Court Clerk

Title Division
Painesville Branch
(440) 350-2579
2736 North Ridge Road, Unit 6 Painesville, OH 44077
Carrie Spiesman, Chief Deputy Title Division
West End Branch
30180 Euclid Ave. Wickliffe, OH 44092
(440) 944-2221

COMMON PLEAS - GENERAL DIVISION

Hon. Richard Collins, Jr., Judge
(440) 350-2720
47 N. Park Place, Painesville, OH 44077
Thomas Gorman, Bailiff, Law Clerk
(440) 350-2722
Ellen M. Mayo, Admin. Assistant
(440) 350-2720
Luanne Peairs, Court Reporter
(440) 350-2313
Kenneth R. Roll, Magistrate
(440) 350-2312
Joan Snyder, Secretary, Arbitration Commissioner
(440) 350-2720/2723

Hon. Eugene A. Lucci, Judge
(440) 350-2100
47 N. Park Place, P. O. Box 490, Painesville, OH 44077
Fax: (440) 350-2210
E-mail: CommonPleasIV@lakecountyohio.org
Kevin S. Lister, Staff Attorney
(440) 350-2098
Charles W. Ashman, Bailiff
(440) 350-2097
Susan J. Noch, Scheduler
(440) 350-2095
Luann Z. Cawley, Court Reporter
(440) 350-2094
Marie Lampert, Secretary
(440) 350-2100

Hon. Paul H. Mitrovich, Judge
(440) 350-2662
Fax (440) 350-5807
47 N. Park Place, P. O. Box 490, Painesville, OH 44077
Maria A. Tomba, Assignment Commissioner
(440) 350-2662/2705
Victoria M. Corrigan, Staff Attorney/Administrator
(440) 350-2663
Katie E. Christman, Staff Attorney
(440) 350-2792
David A. White, Bailiff/Staff Attorney
(440) 350-2797
Kathleen A. Miller, Court Reporter
(440) 350-2704
Visiting Judge Court
(440) 350-2707

Hon. Vincent A. Culotta, Judge
(440) 350-2736
47 N. Park Place, Painesville, OH 44077
Kenneth M. Roberts, Bailiff
(440) 350-2316
Barbara Ranallo, Court Administrator/Assignment Comm. - Civil
(440) 350-2315
Dorothy Hulett, Secretary/Assignment Commissioner - Criminal
(440) 350-2736
Mary Janis, Official Court Reporter
(440) 350-2317
Jennifer Peters, Staff Attorney
(440) 350-2318

COMMON PLEAS DOMESTIC RELATIONS DIVISION

Hon. Colleen A. Falkowski, Judge
(440) 350-2709
47 N. Park Place, Painesville, OH 44077
Ellen Foley Kessler, Court Administrator
(440) 350-2713
Donna C. Walters, Administrative Assistant
(440) 350-2712

COMMON PLEAS - JUVENILE DIVISION

William W. Weaver, Judge
(Painesville) (440) 350-3000
(Cleveland) (440) 918-3000
(Madison) (440) 298-3354
FAX (440) 350-2724
53 E. Erie Street, Painesville, OH 44077

Frank P. Weiss - Magistrate - Courtoom 2 & Legal Advisor
Jeffrey C. Ferkol - Magistrate - Courtroom 4
JoAnne V. Sommers - Magistrate - Courtroom 3
William F. Fudale - Magistrate - Courtroom 3
Susan Y. Kish - Administrator
Mike Stanic - Chief Probation Officer/RECLAIM Coordinator

Jerry Ranally - Intake Supervisor
Rick J. Sivula - Detention Center Supervisor
David M. White - Academic Program Supervisor
Cindy Miller - Assignment Clerk
Carolyn Began - Judge's Secretary
Patrice Wyse - Bailiff - Courtroom 1/Courtroom 1 Clerk
Melissa Davidson - Bailiff - Courtroom 2/Courtroom 2 Clerk
Debbie Sines - Bailiff - Courtroom 4/Courtroom 4 Clerk
Francine Nighman - Bailiff - Courtroom 3/Courtroom 3 Clerk

Adrienne Zupancic – IV-D Assignment Clerk
Marylou Diliberto - General Office Supervisor
Marlene Anderson - Clerk's Office Supervisor
Peggy A. Carroll - Detention Center Assistant Supervisor
Robert L. Benjamin - Clinical Services Director
Carla Baster, M.D. - Detention Center Physician
Mary Bobeczko, R.N. - Detention Center Nurse
Judy Jackson - Chemical Dependency Coord/Psychology Asst.
Adam Davis - House Parent - Boys Group Home
Nikke Davis - House Parent - Boys Group Home
Probation Officers
Nadine Billy
Gary Glover
James Heraghty
David Calderwood
Melissa Jevack
John Kinch
Teresa Koerner
Cathi Leonello
Linda Varcelli
Tom Condon
Susi Range
Chris Simon

COMMON PLEAS - PROBATE DIVISION

Hon. Ted Klammer, Judge
(440) 350-2626
FAX (440) 350-2628
25 N. Park Place, Painesville, OH 44077
Betsy Swindell - Chief Deputy Clerk, Email: bswindell@lakecountyohio.org
General Office
(440) 350-2626

BAR ASSOCIATION

Notary and Attorney Referral Department
(440) 350-2639
FAX (440) 350-2298
25 N. Park Place, Painesville, OH 44077
Diane R. Cochrane, Executive Director
Email: barassociation@lakecountyohio.gov
Email: lcba@lcba-ohio.org

LAW LIBRARY

(440) 350-2638
FAX (440) 350-2780
Email: lawlibrary@lakecountyohio.org
47 N. Park Place, Painesville, OH 44077
Angela T. Baldree, MLS, Law Librarian
(440) 350-2638

PROBATION DEPARTMENT, ADULT

(440) 350-5570
104 East Erie Street, Painesville, OH 44077
Fax No.: (440) 350-5576

Craig A. Berry, Chief Probation Officer
David C. Nelson, Asst. Chief Probation Officer
Kathy L. Cummings, Administrative Assistant/Fiscal Officer
Michael Gladding, Probation Officer
Adam Hetzer, Probation Officer
Angel Irwin, Probation Officer
Timothy J. Luciani, Probation Officer
Nicole Randazzo, Probation Officer
Daniel P. Salesky, Probation Officer
David J. Tompkins, Probation Officer
Joy L. Wachhaus, Probation Officer
Nicole Walker, Probation Officer
Jamie Werner, Probation Officer
Dr. Jeffrey Rindsberg, Court Psychologist
Ana Campbell, Secretary
Linda Davis, Secretary
Linda Farkas, Secretary
Terry Freeman, Secretary
Rosetta O'Kelley, Secretary

PUBLIC DEFENDER

(440) 350-3200 or (440) 918-3200 or (440) 298-3334
FAX (440) 350-5715 or (440) 918-5715
125 E. Erie Street Painesville, Ohio 44077
Open Monday thru Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
R. Paul LaPlante, Lake County Public Defender
Charles R. Grieshammer, Chief Assistant Public Defender
Margaret Campbell, Assistant Lake County Public Defender
Carolyn Kucharski, Assistant Lake County Public Defender
David E. Farren, Assistant Lake County Public Defender
Terry Hess, Assistant Lake County Public Defender
Lisa Klammer, Assistant Lake County Public Defender
James Matthews, Assistant Lake County Public Defender
Vanessa Clapp, Appellate Supervisor
James Thompson, Social Service Coordinator
Nancy Robison, Chief Investigator
Donna R. Melnick, Direct Services Administrator
Julie Collins, Indirect Services Administrator
Michelle Chapman, Chief Paralegal
Paola Bagliano, Receptionist

Public Defender Commission
Janet L. Henning
MaryLou McCracken
Walter J. McNamara
Francis Manning
Rev. Steve Vallenga

WILLOUGHBY HILLS MAYOR'S COURT

(440) 942-5050
FAX (440) 975-3535
35405 Chardon Road,Willoughby Hills, OH 44094
Hon. Kenneth A. Lorenz, Mayor
Lawrence Hupertz, Magistrate
Peg Morgan, Deputy Clerk
Lois Ludeman, Deputy Clerk

Judicial Offices