Our Staff

John Adelman

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Rachna Agarwal

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Ashley Agosto

Social Worker, Family Defense Practice

Daniel Amar Peña

Law Graduate, Immigration

Roshell Amezcua

Supervising Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Angeline Andersen

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

David Anderson

Supervising Attorney, Homicide Practice Group

Davis Andrew Vinckier

Law Graduate, Family Defense Practice

Nicauly Andujar

Legal Advocate, Community Intake Team, Immigration Practice

Aleciah Anthony

Director of Community Engagement

Joseph Anthony Giacona

Attorney, Civil Action Practice

Babatunde Aremu

Employment and Occupational Licensing and Strategies Counsel, Civil Action Practice

Elena Arons

Investigator Supervisor

Edison Arreaga

Client & Community Engagement Generalist

Ashley Arroyo

Anti-Oppression Team Associate and Parent Advocate, Family Defense Practice

Hailey Arroyo

Investigator Supervisor

Andrew Ashbrook

Supervising Attorney, Right to Counsel Housing Team, Civil Action Practice

Brittany Ashton

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Danisbel Avello

Deputy Director, Civil Action Practice

Katherine Azcona

Staff Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Freddy Baez

Arraignment Clerk

Perla Baez

Civil Legal Advocate Supervisor, Immigration

Crystal Baker-Burr

Director of the Education Project, Adolescent Defense Practice

Marissa Balonon-Rosen

Staff Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Rachel Banks

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Jenny Barajas

Law Graduate, Immigration

Shannon Barber

Community Organizer

Keith Baumann

Training Director, Family Defense Practice

Luz Beato

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Patricia Becerril

Legal Advocate, Homicide Practice Group

Angela Beckford

Associate Director, Finance

Jesica Belen Tenaglia

Law Graduate, Immigration

Michelle Bello

Paralegal, Civil Action Practice

Olga Beltre

Investigator Supervisor and Team Leader

Steven Benathen

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Nayantara Bhushan

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Conrad Blackburn

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Jaimie Blas

Arraignment Court Advocate

Elizabeth Blumetti

Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Jacob Bowden

IT Discovery Compliance Officer

Whitney Braunstein

LGBTQ Fellow

Ryan Brewer

Supervising Attorney, Immigration

Lizzie Bright

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Daniella Brito

Social Worker, Criminal Defense Practice

Deborah Brook

Social Worker, Family Defense Practice

Shakyra Brown

Civil Legal Advocate, CAP

Shanée Brown

Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Shanice Bryant

Social Worker, Criminal Defense Practice

Elica Butler

Court Liaison, Family Defense Practice

Gregg Butler

Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Janera Caba

Team Administrator

Chloe Caban

Staff Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Wesley Caines

Chief of Staff

Angelica Cancel

Attorney, CAP

Marisa Caño-Carey

Immigration Civil Legal Advocate

Aimee Carlisle

Senior Attorney, Legal Department

Annie Carney

Supervising Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Maggie Carrasquillo

Social Work Supervisor, Family Defense Practice

Matt Carroll

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Tracey Carter

Parent Advocate, Family Defense Practice

Samantha Catalanotto

Social Worker, Criminal Defense Practice

Marla Catherine Trinidad

Staff Attorney, Civil Action Practice

Antonio Changanaqui

Attorney, Immigration Practice

Kelly Chen

Team Leader and Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Anthony Chiarito

Managing Director of Communications

Nora Christiani

Attorney, Immigration

Shlomit Cohen

Supervising Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Rosa Cohen-Cruz

Director of Immigration Policy, Immigration

Ilona Coleman

Legal Director, Criminal Defense Practice

Otilda Colon

Supervising Attorney, Immigration

Yessi Colondres

Team Administrator

Nina Cordero

Arraignment Clerk

Javier Corral

Law Graduate, Immigration

Annie Costanzo

Supervising Attorney, Homicide Practice Group

Noemi Cotto

Social Work Director, Family Defense Practice

Amy Crawford

Director of Strategic Partnerships, Development

Juan Cristobal Quevedo

Supervising Attorney, Immigration

Samantha Cruz

Social Worker, Criminal Defense Practice

Yolanda Cruz

Payroll Director

Shannon Cumberbatch

Managing Director of People, Equity & Institutional Transformation (PEIT)

Robert Davis

Supervisor, Information Technology

Sadushi De Silva

Investigator, Criminal Defense Practice

Chastity Diaz

Receptionist

Matt Diaz

Attorney, Community Intake Team

Julie Doyle

Supervising Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Tahanee Dunn

Prisoners' Rights Project Director, Criminal Defense Practice

Amín E. Guevarra-Fernández

Attorney, Immigration

Jocelyn Edelstein

Parent Advocate, Family Defense Practice

Leslie Eileen Polseno

Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Senior Advocate, Family Defense Practice

Tal Eisenzweig

Attorney, Immigration

Zoe Engberg

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Alan Erskine

Discovery Arraignment Data Administrator

Ziara Escalera

Office Manager

Bardia Eshghi

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Marvin España

Supervising Attorney, Immigration

Taylor Eutsey

Homicide Mitigation Specialist

Morgan Everhart

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Kingston Farady

Homicide Investigator and Anti-Oppression Associate

Oliver Farnum

Investigator, Criminal Defense Practice

Kate Ferguson

Staff Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Lindsay Ferguson

Team Leader and Social Worker, Criminal Defense Practice

Ruben Fernandez

Director of Professional Development, Criminal Defense Practice

Mara Fleder

Supervising Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Mairin Fogarty

Supervising Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Caitlyn Forrester-Johnson

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Emily Friedman

Attorney, Civil Action Practice

Eitana Friedman-Nathan

Civil Legal Advocate, CAP

Carolina Garcia

Interim Virtual Arraignment Supervisor, Criminal Defense Practice

Christopher Garcia

Co-Director of the Robert P. Patterson Jr. Mentoring Program

Eddie Garcia

Legal Assistant

Gilberto Gautier

Immigration Civil Legal Advocate Supervisor

Anthony George

Legal Advocate, Civil Action Practice

Robyn Goldberg

Director, Adolescent Defense Project

Ashley Gonzalez

Staff Attorney, Civil Action Practice

Chazley Gonzalez

Parent Advocate, Family Defense Practice

Allison Goodman

Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Michael Gradess

Immigration Practice Administrator

Bianca Granados

Community Intake Attorney, Immigration

Jellisa Grant

Attorney and Co-Instructor of the Cardozo Law Clinic, Family Defense Practice

Jill Greco

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Daiana Griffith

Prisoners' Rights Project Advocate, Criminal Defense Practice

Sophia Gurulé

Policy Counsel, Immigration Practice

Ruth Hamilton

Senior Attorney, Legal Department

Dave Hanyok

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Lauren Harris

Director, Center for Holistic Defense

Alyssa Harriston

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Frances Hartmann

Attorney, Immigration Practice

Kaitlyn Hartmann

Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Gregory Harvey

Recruiting & Hiring Coordinator

Steven Hasty

Supervising Attorney, Civil Action Practice

Whitney Hayes

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Cassie Hazelip

Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Siya Hegde

Policy Counsel, Civil Action Practice

Gregory Herrera

Attorney, Immigration Defense Practice

Gwyneth Hesser

Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Morgan Hill

Director of Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies

Jessica Horan-Block

Director of Complex Litigation, Family Defense Practice

Jonathan Howe

Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Janae Hunte

Supervising Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Jesus Infante

Deputy, Chief Operating Officer

Pamela Itzkowitch

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Kaitlin Jackson Roll

Supervising Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Rosa Jaffe-Geffner

Director of Social Work, Civil Action Practice

Niji Jain

Senior Staff Attorney, Impact Litigation Practice

Andrew Jimenez

Parent Advocate, Family Defense Practice

Paola Joaquin Rosso

Civil Legal Advocate, CAP

William John

Staff Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Darius Johnson

Law Graduate, Family Defense Practice

Kate Johnson-Powers

Social Worker, Immigration

Jamaal Jones

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Christina Joseph

People & Equity Counsel, People, Equity and Institutional Transformation

Edie Joseph

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Christopher Junior

Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Nathan Karnovsky

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Alexandra Katz

Staff Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Daniel Kay

Supervising Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Sarah Kejick

Contracts Compliance Coordinator

Molly Kelleher

Homicide Investigator, Criminal Defense Practice

Stacey Kennard

Supervising and Training Attorney, Adolescent Defense Project

Emma Ketteringham

Managing Director, Family Defense Practice

Urooj Khan

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Katherine Kim

Deputy Director, Immigration

Thomas Klein

Supervising Attorney, Homicide Practice Group

Sarah Knight

Social Work Supervisor, Immigration

George Kottas

Team Leader and Supervising Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Kyla Kuvach

Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Erik Laby

Data Engineer

Julema LaForce

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Julia Lake

Supervising Attorney, Civil Action Practice

Lorraine Landrau

Team Leader

Carol Larancuent

Legal Advocate and Policy Advocate, Immigration

Shennia Laurence

Law Graduate, Immigration

Annette Lee

Deputy Director, Criminal Defense Practice

Sabrina Lee

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Karen Leve

Supervising Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Zoe Levine

Legal Director, Immigration Practice

Hannah Lieberman

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Deborah Lolai

Supervisor of the LGBTQ Defense Project

Cassandra Lopez

Community Intake Advocate

Sofia Lopez Franco Perez Grovas

Law Graduate, Immigration

Ismery Lora

Social Worker, Immigration

Miriam Mack

Policy Director, Family Defense Practice

Allison Mandeville

Staff Attorney, Immigrant Justice Corp Fellow

Robyn Mar

Chief Practice Officer

Elli Marcus

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Adam Markovics

Staff Attorney, Civil Action Practice

Marlene Marte

Legal Advocate, Immigration

Ann Mathews

Managing Director, Criminal Defense Practice

Anne Mathews

Supervising Attorney, Immigration

Maria Matute

Immigration Civil Legal Advocate, Immigration

Monique Maxwell

Practice Associate, Immigration

Brittany McCoy

Policy Associate

Kimesha McDonald

Social Worker, Family Defense Practice

William McKethan

Team Administrator

Avery McNeil

Alternatives To Incarceration Specialist, Criminal Defense Practice

Emma Mendelson

Law Graduate, Right To Counsel Housing Team, Civil Action Practice

Lauren Migliaccio

Training Director, Immigration

Savannah Miles

Participatory Defense Organizer

Nathanael Miller

Attorney, CDP

Alec Miran

Staff Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Filaree Moore

Attorney, CDP

Naphtali Moore

Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Yvette Mosely

Community Engagement Coordinator

Andrew Multer

Staff Attorney, Adolescent Defense Project

Wendy Myers-Jennings

Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Glodibal Natera

Social Worker, Criminal Defense Practice

Alexandria Nedd

Attorney and Co-Director of Cardozo Law Clinic, Family Defense Practice

Amelia Neumayer

Immigration Civil Legal Advocate

Nhu-Y Ngo

Legal Counsel, Immigration

Eli Northrup

Policy Counsel, CDP

Chenisvel Nuñez

Social Worker, Criminal Defense Practice

George Ocasio

Policy Counsel and Attorney, Immigration and Family Defense Practice

Justine Olderman

Executive Director

Isaac Ortega

Data Analyst

Karla Ostolaza

Managing Director, Immigration Practice

Jean Padilla

Parent Advocate and Team Leader, Family Defense Practice

Gina Papera-Ewing

Attorney, Impact Litigation Practice

Thanisha Pariage

Recruiting & Hiring Director

Maya Paris-Saper

Finance Associate, Operations and Administration

Michael Paul Jackson

Deputy Director of Communications

Viviana Peña

Translator/Interpreter

Angelo Petrigh

Training Director, CDP

Emily Pickens

Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Asia Piña

Team Leader and Social Worker, Family Defense Practice

Annie Pineda

Director, Pro Bono

Carmen Pineiro

Director of Organizing and Community Engagement

Ivana Portes

Social Worker Supervisor, Adolescent Defense Project

Archana Prakash

Supervising Homicide Attorney, Homicide Practice Group

Alvin R. Pariage Jr.

Investigator, Criminal Defense Practice

Falon Rainer

Attorney, CDP

Runa Rajagopal

Managing Director, Civil Action Practice

Leighann Ramirez

Attorney, Immigration

Marc Ramirez

Attorney, CDP

Jeremiah Reeder

Facilities Coordinator

Maleeha Riaz

Law Graduate, CAP

Cecilia Riera

Benefits Coordinator, Civil Action Practice

Christine Rivera

Staff Attorney, CDP

Violeta Rivera

Equity & Institutional Transformation Manager

Shaquille Roberts

Information Technology Associate

Agnes Rodriguez

Practice Administrator, Immigration

Kanny Rodriguez

Generalist, Human Resources

Yisraela Rodriguez

Housing Attorney, CAP

Jenn Rolnick Borchetta

Managing Director, Impact Litigation Practice

Ruddy Ronquillo

Team Administrator, Administration

Maryann Rosa

Civil Legal Advocate, Civil Action Practice

Lecelott Rosario

Recruiting and Hiring Associate

Hannah Rosenthal

Attorney, DNA Unit, Criminal Defense Practice

Sidni Rouse

Anti-Oppression Team Associate and Staff Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Rosie Russo

Social Worker, CDP

Tanisha S.

Human Resources Associate

Tanya Sadlowski

Social Work Supervisor, Criminal Defense Practice

Jennifer Salcedo

Senior Team Administrator

Alicia Sanchez-Ramirez

Supervising Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Jairo Santana

Director, Information Technology

Isamaris Santiago

Parent Advocate, FDP

Lourdes Santiago

Human Resources Manager

Marlena Santos

Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Erin Schechter

Associate General Counsel

Olivia Scheck

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Naomi Schmidt

Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Constance Scott

Anti-Oppression Team Associate & Practice Associate, Criminal Defense Practice

Nora Searle

Immigrant Justice Corps Fellow, Immigration

Maria Sellick

Executive Assistant

Jenny Semmel

Supervising Mental Health Attorney and Interim Team Leader, Criminal Defense Practice

La Shawna Easter

Team Administrator

Breanna Sheehan

Holistic Defense and Strategic Partnerships Research and Writing Associate

Mohamed Sheriff

Supervising Legal Advocate, Civil Action Practice

Adam Shoop

Legal Director, Civil Action Practice

Kshithij Shrinath

Liman Fellow, Impact Litigation Practice

Allaina Sines

Attorney, FDP

Christopher Smith

Community Intake Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Quiniva Smith

Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Sarah Smith

Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Julia Solomons

Senior Policy Social Worker, CDP

Edward Soto

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Michelle Soto

Recruiting & Hiring Associate

Dylan Spenser Baca

Law Graduate, Family Defense Practice

Gregg Stankewicz

Staff Attorney, Adolescent Defense Project

Gillian Stoddard Leatherberry

Training Director, Civil Action Practice

Rebecca Suldan

K+E Fellow, Family Defense Practice

Jessica Swensen

Legal Counsel, Immigration

Lovina Talukder

Social Worker, Criminal Defense Practice

Scott Templin

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Sabine Teyssier

Civil Legal Advocate, Immigration

Michael Thomas

Early Defense Team Leader and Community Intake Attorney, CDP

Sean Thomas Eagan

Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Meg Tiley

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Greg Tolbert

Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Travis Tolbert

Facilities Superintendent, Operations

Marla Trinidad

Attorney, Civil Action Practice

Claire Urban

Supervising Attorney, Immigration

Darnell Usher

Supervising Legal Advocate, Civil Action Practice

Ifeanyi Uzoukwu

Investigator

Anne Vachon

Social Worker, Criminal Defense Practice

Samantha Valentin

Attorney, Civil Action Practice

Noel Valerio

Holistic Defense Associate Fellow

Genevieth Vargas

Social Worker, Criminal Defense Practice

Ania Vasquez

Team Administrator

Tadd Vassell

Prisoners' Rights Project Advocate, Criminal Defense Practice

Nicole Velazquez

Deputy Director, Family Defense Practice

Wanda Velez

Social Worker, Family Defense Practice

Porsha-Shaf’on Venable

Supervising Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Anne Venhuizen

Attorney, Impact Litigation Practice

Jennifer Villafuerte

Practice Associate, Civil Action Practice

Katharine Voorhees

Director of Data Science

Marterra Walker

Legal and Administrative Director

Hannah Walsh

Attorney, Immigration Defense Practice

Zakya Warkeno

Social Worker, Criminal Defense Practice

Julliahann Washington

Managing Director, Finance

Matthew Wasserman

Staff Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Imani Waweru

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Michael White

Early Defense Team Attorney, Family Defense Practice

LaToya Wilcox

Advancement Officer, Special Events & Marketing, Development

Elizabeth Williams

Social Worker Supervisor, Adolescent Defense Project

Elyssa Williams

Supervising Attorney, Immigration

Orayne Williams

Education Social Worker, Adolescent Defense Project

Sara Wolovick

Staff Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Alyssa Work

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Yan Yu

Staff Attorney, Civil Action Practice

Pezhmon Zaiim

Attorney, CDP

Daniel Zeidman

Supervising Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Saul Zipkin

Appellate Attorney, FDP