The Erie County Public Defender Firm made two new appointments on Tuesday.

Erie native Michael DeJohn has been promoted to First Assistant Public Defender, a position left open when Nicole Sloane was appointed to Chief Public Defender under the Brenton Davis administration. 

Attorney DeJohn has 19 years of experience representing over 8,000 clients.  He is the chair of the criminal section of the Erie County Bar Association and is a volunteer with several Erie County nonprofits, including the Boy Scouts of America. 

Attorney Eden Hartman was hired to fill an open position as a full time Erie County Assistant Public Defender.  

She will also be a member of Erie County’s treatment court team. 

Attorney Hartman is a Pitt Law School graduate with previous work experience as a Venango County Assistant Public Defender and as a Northwestern Legal Services Staff Attorney.