The Bronx Defenders welcomes our 2013 training team!


The Bronx Defenders is proud to announce the start of our 2013 training team. During the first year, our new attorneys will receive intensive training in Holistic Defense, working alongside our experienced Criminal, Family, and Civil Attorneys, as well as our Social Workers, Policy and Community Organizers and Community Intake team. Welcome to our new training team!

Civil Action Practice
Graham Dumas, New York University School of Law
Jeremy Kaplan-Lyman, Yale Law School
Ariel Linet, University of Virginia School of Law
Jessica Swensen, Boston College Law School

Criminal Defense Practice
Steven Benathen, University of Illinois College of Law
Ashley Burrell, Columbia University School of Law
Colby Dillon, Northwestern University School of Law
Camilla Hsu, Harvard Law School
Mia Jackson, Northeastern University School of Law
Max Kampfner, University of Chicago Law School
Carl Lipscombe, Cardozo Law
Avery McNeil, New York University School of Law
Jeremiah Rygus, New York Law School
Nate Wenstrup, UCLA School of Law

Family Defense Practice
Asher Levinthal, University of Pennsylvania Law School
Clara Presler, University of Michigan Law School
Brianne Ryer, CUNY School of Law
Mara Sacks, Harvard Law School
Fallon Speaker, University of North Carolina School of Law