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Bert
Graham, First Assistant District Attorney
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office is organized into six bureaus: the Felony Trial
Bureau, the Professional Development Bureau, the Public
Service Bureau, the Special Crimes Bureau, the Legal
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Bureau Chiefs |
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Marie
Munier, Public Services
 The
Public Services Bureau Chief supervises our Intake Division,
Grand Jury Division, Child Abuse Division, Family Criminal
Law Division and Check Fraud Division.
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Ted Wilson, Professional Development
 The
Professional Development Bureau Chief oversees the
continuing education of our lawyers and supervises the
Misdemeanor Division and Juvenile Division.
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Don Smyth, Governmental Affairs
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Chief of the Governmental Affairs Bureau supervises the
investigation and prosecution of public servants who commit
crimes in the scope of their official duties. Unlike the
other bureau chiefs who report to my First Assistant, this
Chief reports directly to me.
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Lyn
McClellan, Felony Trial
 The
Felony Trial Bureau Chief supervises the staff for the
twenty-two criminal district courts in Harris County, our
Victim Witness Program and the Bond Forfeiture Division.
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Kelly Siegler, Special Crimes
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Special Crimes Bureau Chief supervises units that coordinate
police activity, investigate financial crimes and forfeit
assets seized by law enforcement.
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Bill Delmore, Legal Services
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Legal Services Bureau Chief supervises the Appellate
Division, Post Conviction Writs Division, General Litigation
Division, Environment Crimes and Welfare Fraud Divisions.
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Division Chiefs |
Lester Blizzard, Major Fraud
 The
major Fraud Division is charged with prosecuting large scale
and/or complex economic crimes. We typically prosecute
embezzlement, mortgage fraud, Medicaid/Medicare fraud,
identity theft, and related matters.
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John Boone, Check Fraud
 Our
Check Fraud Division prosecutes theft by check and issuance
of bad check cases. Last year they collected over $1.6
million in restitution for victims of check fraud.
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Kathy Braddock, Bond Forfeiture
 The Bond Forfeiture Division collected over $5.3 million for Harris County’s general fund.
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Marc Brown, Misdemeanor
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are fifteen County Criminal Courts at Law that hear class A
and B misdemeanors. Last year over 56,000 cases were filed
in these courts. In addition, the Misdemeanor Division
staffs the criminal dockets for the county’s sixteen JP courts.
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Alan Curry, Appellate
 When
defendants appeal their convictions, the Appellate Division
briefs and, if necessary, argues the appeals before Texas
Appellate Courts. Last year this division was successful in
over 97% of the cases they briefed.
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Luci Davidson, Felony Division 'A'
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'A' consists of the 174th, 176th, 177th, 178th, 179th, and
the 180th District Courts.
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Scott Durfee, General Litigation
 The
General Litigation Division represents this office and
employees in state and federal courts. They are also the
contact for lawyers who have civil cases that have arisen
out of criminal prosecutions or seek open records requests
from this office.
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Donna Goode, Public Integrity
 The Public Integrity Division investigates and prosecutes public officials who commit crimes in their capacity as public servants.
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Craig Goodhart, Felony Division 'E'
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'E' consists of the 337th, 338th, 339th, and the 351st
District Courts.
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Roberto Gutierrez, Grand Jury Division
 The
Grand Jury Division’s lawyers present felony cases to the
grand juries that have been empanelled by district court
judges. Grand jury terms last three months and five grand
juries sit in each term.
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Roger Haseman , Environmental Crimes
 Environmental
Crimes prosecutes companies and individuals who pollute the
Harris County environment. This small unit is more active in
Harris County than the state Environmental Quality
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Bill Hawkins, Juvenile
 Our
Juvenile Division staffs the three Juvenile District Courts.
Those courts hear cases filed against children from ten to
sixteen years of age and had in excess of 13,000 petitions
(both newly opened or reopened petitions).
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Carl Hobbs, Welfare Fraud
 Welfare Fraud actively prosecutes individuals who illegally collect welfare funds.
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Maria McAnulty, Felony Division 'C'
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'C' consists of the 228th, 230th, 232nd, 248th, 262nd, and
the 263rd District Courts.
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Karen Morris, Asset Forfeiture
 The
Asset Forfeiture Division does the legal work to forfeit the
property and cash that has been seized by law enforcement
agencies. Last year they were able to forfeit nearly $4.8
million in assets. All of this money is used to fund law
enforcement efforts.
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Denise Nassar, Felony Division 'B'
 Division
'B' consists of the 182nd, 183rd, 184th, 185th, 208th, and
the 209th District Courts.
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Denise Oncken, Child Abuse
 The Child Abuse Division handles a large number of the physical and sexual abuse cases that occur in Harris County.
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Joe Owmby, Police Integrity
 This
Division investigates law enforcement officers who are
alleged to have committed crimes on duty. Anytime a local or
federal law enforcement officer shoots or seriously injures
a civilian, one or more of our Police Integrity staff
conducts a parallel and independent investigation of the
incident.
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Lynne Parsons, District Attorney Intake
 The
Intake Division operates around the clock every day of the
year and reviews requests for charges from the police
officers in this county. At least three lawyers are on duty
at any time of the day or night to assist the police in
answering legal questions and filing charges.
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Dan Rizzo, Felony Division 'D'
 Division 'D' consists of the 337th, 338th, 339th, and the 351st District Courts
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Amy Smith, Victim Witness
 The
Victim Witness Division was created in 1977 to serve as a
communication link between crime victims and the assistant
district attorneys, by offering specialized assistance to
crime victims and witnesses throughout the court process.
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Russell Turbeville, Consumer Fraud
 Our Consumer Fraud Division also does investigations and prosecutions of companies who defraud victims. It is not unusual for these cases to have hundreds of victims.
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Jane Waters, Family Criminal Law
 The
Family Criminal Law Division is staffed with attorneys
caseworkers and investigators that review allegations of
criminal spousal abuse. Lawyers also file protective orders
for victims against their perpetrators.
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Roe Wilson, Writs
 Post Conviction Writs handles habeas corpus writs in state courts and assists the state Attorney General, if necessary, in federal writs that grow out of Harris County cases. The Chief of this division has been nationally recognized for her work in this area of law.
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Vic Wisner, Major Offenders
 The
Major Offender Division assists police in ongoing
investigations dealing primarily with violent crime. Those
assigned to the division authorize the filing of criminal
charges, as well as prepare search warrants, arrest warrants
and numerous court orders.
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