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The Office

Lee County District Attorney's Office

Lee County District Attorney

Jessica Ventiere

Jessica Ventiere was appointed to serve as Lee County District Attorney by Governor Kay Ivey in July 2021 before being elected District Attorney in 2022. She is the first woman District Attorney for Lee County.
A native of Enterprise, Alabama, Jessica was the first of her family to attend college. She graduated from Troy State University before earning her law degree from Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, Alabama in 2003.

In 2016, Jessica proposed legislation that increases punishment for people who cause the death of a child due to child abuse. That legislation, Ava’s Law, passed unopposed. In 2022, Jessica received national recognition for excellence in the litigation of capital and complex homicide cases based in part on her work in State of Alabama v. Richard Ennis.

Jessica serves on the board of the Alabama Sentencing Commission. She is also active in the community, serving on the boards of several civic and charitable organizations in Lee County.

Attorneys

Clay Thomas

Chief Assistant District Attorney

Cathey Berardi

Senior Trial Assistant District Attorney

Jeremy Duerr

Senior Trial Assistant District Attorney

Madison Grantham

Senior Trial Assistant District Attorney

Marsá Aston

Assistant District Attorney

Courtney Davis

Assistant District Attorney

Jay Baker

Assistant District Attorney

Messiah Cole

Assistant District Attorney

Investigations

David Lane

Chief Investigator

Administrative Professionals

Alex Wood

Senior Litigation Coordinator

Kristen Mayes

Litigation Specialist

Becky Mobley

Litigation Specialist

Lindsay Tamarkin

Litigation Specialist

Evette Daniels

Grand Jury Coordinator

Cecilia Smoak

Pretrial Diversion Coordinator

Ebony Askew

Restitution Recovery Coordinator

Jeanette Hart

Director of Operations

Helping Families Initiative

LeKeisha Presley

Director Helping Families Initiative

Lori Grubbs

Case Officer

Child Support

Margaret Mayfield

Assistant District Attorney — Child Support

Shannon Franklin

Child Support Enforcement Coordinator

Briana Martinez

Child Support Enforcement Specialist

Dana Crowe

Child Support Enforcement Specialist

Harris Anne Walker

Child Support Enforcement Specialist

Kinleigh Thompson

Child Support Enforcement Specialist

K-9 Companions

Learn About Jo-Jo

Facility Dog Josette II, also known as Jo-Jo, was one of seven puppies born to her mother on December 31, 2016. Jo-Jo was born in Santa Rosa, California, and raised in Texas.

Jo-Jo was placed with Madison in May 2019 by Canine Companions®.

Jo-Jo is a service-trained facility dog that works with clients in a criminal justice setting. Jo-Jo uses her commands and behaviors to mitigate the stress and anxiety of crime victims, witnesses, and others during all stages of the legal proceedings including accompaniment during interviews and court hearings.

JoJo

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