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Southern District of Florida Bolsters Legal Team with New Assistant and Special Assistant U.S. Attorneys

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Published on January 18, 2026
Southern District of Florida Bolsters Legal Team with New Assistant and Special Assistant U.S. AttorneysSource: U.S. Attorney's Office

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida has announced the addition of several new Assistant United States Attorneys and Special Assistant United States Attorneys. U.S. Attorney Jason A. Reding Quiñones administered the oaths of office, according to a U.S. Attorney's Office release.

New AUSAs assigned to the Criminal Division include Chris Dykstra, Violette Bishai, Daniel Reuter, and Benjamin Sardinas. Tatiana Pino was sworn in as an AUSA in the Appellate Division. Jackson Dering also joined the Criminal Division as an AUSA.

Vanessa Terrades and Jeffrey Pierce transitioned from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Office of the Principal Legal Advisor to serve as SAUSAs in the Border and Immigration Crimes Enforcement Section. The Civil Division added two SAUSAs from ICE OPLA, Liviu Lungu and Brittany Brock, who will work in the Civil Immigration Unit.

In a statement, Reding Quiñones said the new attorneys will support the office’s work in criminal prosecutions, appeals, and civil enforcement across the Southern District of Florida.