The Mahoning County Prosecutor is the statutory legal counsel to all of the following:
The Civil Division prosecutors review all county contracts, draft documents such as agreements, leases, deeds, easements, legal opinions and memoranda. The Prosecutor and their Civil Division are also often called upon to defend elected officials when named in civil lawsuits and file lawsuits when the County has a cause of action against another person or entity. The variety of problems, tasks, issues, and questions that arise for the Civil Division to address keeps the large workload of the Civil Division challenging yet always interesting.
The Delinquent Tax Division of the Prosecutor’s Office assists the Mahoning County Treasurer in the collection of delinquent real property taxes. In the event that a foreclosure proceeding is initiated in the Common Pleas Court, the Prosecutor’s Office represents the Mahoning County Treasurer. The Division also provides legal counsel to the County Treasurer, County Auditor, and the Sheriff’s Office regarding any issues relating to judicial sales or delinquent real property taxes. The Division also represents the Treasurer in third party foreclosure actions, probate land sales and bankruptcy cases involving property owners with delinquent taxes.
Assistant Prosecutor Jeff Murphy received his Bachelor of Science in physics from Youngstown State University (1999) and his Juris Doctorate from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (n.k.a. Cleveland State University College of Law)(2021). He has been a certified Geographic Information Systems Professional (GISP) since 2010 and was previously a GIS Analyst in the Mahoning County GIS/Tax Map Department for 10 years. He is now the lead APA for Environmental and Public Health.
Dawn M. Durkin is an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney in the Civil Division of the Prosecutor’s Office. She began working at the Mahoning County Prosecutor’s Office in 1992 as a clerk. APA Durkin received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and Criminal Justice from Youngstown State University in 1995 and her Juris Doctorate from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in 1998. Durkin represents Mahoning County Townships and provides advice to Mahoning County Departments and Offices on various matters, including open meetings, tax levies and employment and labor issues.
Thomas Michaels, an Assistant Prosecutor at the Mahoning County Prosecutor’s Office, was born in Youngstown, Ohio. He earned a dual B.A. in Psychology and Business in 1991 and an MBA in 1993 from Youngstown State University before obtaining his J.D. from the University of Akron School of Law in 1997. APA Michaels currently serves in the Delinquent Tax Division, where he works to ensure compliance with tax obligations.
Assistant Prosecutor Leonard Hall has 10 years of criminal experience in the City of Cleveland, Cuyahoga, and Mahoning counties. He has 30 years of civil experience as an associate in a mid-size Cleveland law firm, and in-house counsel for a Youngstown shopping center owner/developer. He currently provides legal assistance to the county auditor and the board of revision. APA Hall helps with public records requests and handles special projects as assigned by the county prosecutor. APA Hall and his wife have three children who are married and seven grandchildren.
Assistant Prosecutor Liz Phillips is an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney in the Civil Division of the Prosecutor’s Office. APA Phillips graduated from Youngstown State University in 1992 and received her Juris Doctorate from the University of Akron in 1996. She began working in the Mahoning County Prosecutor’s Office in 2000. Liz represents Mahoning County departments and offices in labor and employment matters.
Karen Markulin Gaglione is an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney in the Civil Division of the Prosecutor’s Office. APA (Assistant Prosecuting Attorney) Gaglione received her Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Akron and her Juris Doctorate from the University of Akron, School of Law. She began working in as an Assistant Prosecutor in the Mahoning County Prosecutor’s Office in 1994. APA Gaglione represents Mahoning County Townships and provides advice to Mahoning County Departments and Offices on various matters.
Donald A. Duda, was licensed in Ohio in 1994 and has served as an assistant prosecutor since 1997. He focuses his time on the needs of the County Sanitary Engineer and primarily deals with contracts, construction administration, construction law and litigation. APA Duda also represents that Mahoning County Township’s Boards of Zoning Appeals and the Veterans Service Commission. He is a graduate of YSU; the University of Akron School of Law; the US Army Military Police School and the US Army Judge Advocate General School. When he is not working, Duda is active in Scouting America and the Mahoning County Junior Fair Market Livestock program.
Angela M. Bury is an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney stationed in the Civil Division of the Prosecutor’s Office. APA Bury primarily represents the Mahoning County Board of Developmental Disabilities, and primarily practices within the concentration of contracts and contract law for the County.
8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. M-F
21 W Boardman Street
6th Floor
Youngstown, OH 44503
Phone: 330-740-2330
Fax (Criminal): 330-740-2008
Fax (Civil): 330-740-2829
