Haley was born and raised in Amarillo, TX.  She worked for the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame & Museum while studying Computer Information Systems and Marketing. She later took a position as a software specialist and legal secretary at the 47th District Attorneys office, where she worked for over seven years.  This later led her to the opportunity to help oversee the newly created Managed Assigned Counsel office, where she looks forward to assisting her Amarillo and legal community. 

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Yvonne was born in Amarillo, Texas, but grew up in Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico and Scottsdale, Arizona. She returned to Amarillo as an adult to raise her child with family.  Yvonne obtained her Bachelors of Arts in Psychology from WTAMU.

 

Yvonne worked as a legal assistant for private criminal defense attorneys for 13 years. An opportunity arose where she was able to implement her degree and joined the mental health field as a Qualified Mental Healthcare Professional case manager for TCOOMMI. Yvonne later transitioned to being a community supervision officer for a brief time. Mental health services called to her again, wherein Yvonne returned to working as a QMHP case manager for high level of care clients assisting them in the specialized courts such as Mental Health Court and Drug Court.  The latest experience Yvonne has learned from is in working directly with the general public.

  

By joining the Potter, Armstrong Public Defenders & Managed Assigned Counsel Office as the Mental Health Case Worker, she has found a place that fuels her passion while utilizing her experiences in the legal, mental health and public fields.

 

 Yvonne enjoys spending time with her two children, her significant other and the family’s English Bull Dog.

Prior to joining our Managed Assigned Counsel team, Samantha gained experience as a paralegal while working for a local trial attorney. Samantha has experience in various areas of law- Criminal, Federal, Family, Civil, Administration and Appeals.

Samantha is well versed with trial preparation and has managed and created trial exhibits, trial notebooks, binders and more. She is also adept and assisting with legal research. She prides herself on being detail-oriented and is passionate about her role as a paralegal.

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