Category: Staff
Robin spoke to the Colorado Public Defenders at The University of Denver
Robin Steinberg, our Executive Director, spoke to the Colorado Public Defenders and Defense Bar at The University of Denver. The training was titled: “Better Serving our Clients: Holistic and Client Centered Representation.” Robin spoke in two sessions: “Holistic Representation: The Bronx Defenders Model” and “How Do I Make This Happen? Resources and Parameters”.
Kumar spoke at NYSDA’s Criminal Defense Tactics and Techniques program
Kumar Rao, Staff Attorney, spoke at the New York State Defenders Association program Criminal Defense Tactics and Techniques XIII at the Rochester Institute of Technology. He ran the training on “Plea Negotiations: Theory, Strategies, and Tactics.” Event details: Criminal Defense Tactics and Techniques XIII presented by the New York State Defenders Association Saturday, April 2, […]
New York Times: Looking at the Whole Defendant
Even before she graduated from Stanford Law School in 2010, Michelle Parris knew she wanted to help people with psychiatric disabilities and take a holistic approach to defense law. She designed a project with that in mind and received a two-year Equal Justice Works fellowship and an assignment at the Bronx Defenders. Still in the […]
Jenay spoke at the New School event “Youth in Harm’s Way: Marijuana, Law, Enforcement and Young New Yorkers
Jenay Nurse, a Criminal Defense Attorney, spoke at the New School event “Youth in Harm’s Way: Marijuana, Law Enforcement and Young New Yorkers” on Thursday, March 24, 2011 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. “According to the New York Division of Criminal Justice Services, seventy percent of the 50,383 arrests for possession of marijuana in New […]
The Crime Report: Can the ‘Holistic Approach’ Solve The Crisis in Public Defense?
The Bronx Defenders’ method of Holistic Defense is explained in the article “Can the ‘Holistic Approach’ Solve The Crisis in Public Defense?” on thecrimereport.org. Can the ‘Holistic Approach’ Solve The Crisis in Public Defense? “Making changes in a resource-strained small county [Washoe County, Nevada] of 400,000 people seemed , however, all but impossible—until Bosler heard […]
Robin spoke at Middlebury College’s spring symposium
Robin Steinberg spoke at Middlebury College’s spring symposium “Communities and Justice: Inequality and Innovation in America’s Justice System”. The symposium is addressing the key problems in the justice system. Robin spoke about holistic community building and the importance of a public defense system. To read more click here and here.
McGregor spoke at “The Aftermath of Padilla v. Kentucky” conference at Saint Louis University School of Law
McGregor Smyth, Managing Attorney of Civil Action Practice & Reentry Net Director, spoke at “The Aftermath of Padilla v. Kentucky: A New Era For Plea Bargaining and Sentencing?” conference at Saint Louis University School of Law. He was on the panel “An examination of the effects or potential effects of Padilla on some of the […]
New York Daily News: Key city players trying to help ease anxious immigrants’ worries over deportation
A new, nationwide legal task force with key city players is helping anxious immigrants who face deportation because of petty crimes they pled guilty to years ago. A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that lawyers have a constitutional obligation to inform clients they might be deported if they plead guilty has reenergized defender groups across […]
Robin spoke at the Community Lawyering Symposium on Holistic Defense at Middlebury College
Robin Steinberg spoke at the Community Lawyering Symposium at the Seton Hall Law Center for Social Justice Scholars. She was joined by other attorneys, advocates and students at this interactive forum discussing what it means to be a community lawyer. Community Lawyering seeks to critically examine litigation and creatively combine it with non-traditional forms […]
Robin travels to… Texas
Robin Steinberg spoke at the Lives in the Law Speaker Series at the University of Texas. “Lives in the Law” is an occasional speaker series spotlighting the professional experiences of lawyers who work to improve the lives of others through public services. She was featured in a segment called “Fighting for Justice in the Bronx” […]