Our Staff

John Adelman

Attorney, CDP

Ashley Agosto

Social Worker, FDP

Ashley Alger

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Roshell Amezcua

Attorney, FDP

Angeline Andersen

Attorney, CDP

Kristen Anderson

Social Worker, Immigration

Nicauly Andujar

Benefits Adviser

Mary Anne Mendenhall

Supervising Attorney, FDP

Viviana Arcia

Attorney, Immigration

Babatunde Aremu

Attorney, CAP

Elena Arons

Investigations Supervisor

Ashley Arroyo

Family Defense Practice Court Liaison

Hailey Arroyo

Investigator

Brian Arthur

Supervising Attorney, CDP

Danisbel Avello

Supervising Attorney, Civil Action Practice

Freddy Baez

Arraignment Clerk

Perla Baez

Legal Advocate Supervisor, Immigration

Crystal Baker-Burr

Education Attorney, CDP

Sonia Banegas

Community Intake Associate

Rachel Banks

Attorney, CDP

Aram Barikian

Attorney, CAP

MaryAnn Barile

Attorney, FDP

Keith Baumann

Supervising Attorney, FDP

Luz Beato

Attorney, CDP

Patricia Becerril

Legal Advocate, CAP

Caitlin Becker

Managing Director of Social Work

Muriel Bell

Social Worker, FDP

Michelle Bello

Paralegal, CAP

Olga Beltre

Investigator

Jeremy Bennie

Attorney, CDP

Nayantara Bhushan

Attorney, CDP

Anthony Biney-Amissah

Assistant Controller, Finance

Kristen Black

Social Worker Training & Research Director

Conrad Blackburn

Law Graduate, CDP

Alexander Blocker

Legal Advocate, CAP

Elizabeth Blumetti

Attorney, FDP

Ivan Bohorquez

Legal Advocate, CAP

Sarah Borsody

Community Engagement Coordinator & Attorney, Immigration

Jacob Bowden

IT Analyst

Ryan Brewer

Supervising Attorney, Immigration

Tania Brief

Attorney, CDP

Lizzie Bright

Attorney, CDP

Daniella Brito

Social Worker, CDP

Christopher Britten

Attorney, CDP

Deborah Brook

Social Worker, FDP

Shanée Brown

Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Elisa Butler

Arraignment Clerk

Janera Caba

Team Administrator

Wesley Caines

Reentry and Community Outreach Coordinator, CAP

Marisa Caño-Carey

Immigration Civil Legal Advocate

Aimee Carlisle

Attorney, CDP

Candice Carnage

Chief Operating Officer

Annie Carney

Attorney, FDP

Maggie Carrasquillo

Social Worker, FDP

Matt Carroll

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Tracey Carter

Parent Advocate, FDP

Samantha Catalanotto

Social Worker, CDP

Gloria Chacon

Attorney, Immigration

Antonio Changanaqui

Attorney, Immigration Practice

Breanne Chappell

Attorney, CDP

Kelly Chen

Attorney, FDP

Jacob Chin

Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Natasha Chokhani

Attorney, FDP

Shlomit Cohen

Supervising Attorney, FDP

Rosa Cohen-Cruz

Supervising Attorney, Immigration

Ilona Coleman

Legal Director, CDP

Peter Coleman

Attorney, CDP

Otilda Colon

Attorney, Immigration

Yessi Colondres

Team Administrator

Emma Connolly

Staff Attorney, FDP

Nina Cordero

Arraignment Clerk

Karen Cornelio

Legal Advocate, CAP

Annie Costanzo

Supervising Attorney, Homicide Practice Group

Noemi Cotto

Social Work Supervisor, Family Defense Practice

Amy Crawford

Director of Strategic Partnerships

Juan Cristobal Quevedo

Attorney, Immigration

Samantha Cruz

Social Worker, CDP

Yolanda Cruz

Controller

Shannon Cumberbatch

Director of Hiring, Diversity & Community Engagement; Supervising Professor, The Bronx Defenders Holistic Defense Externship at Columbia Law School; Staff Attorney

Anne Dean

Supervising Attorney, CDP

Sarah Deri Oshiro

Managing Director, Immigration

Julia Deutsch

Attorney*, CDP

Chastity Diaz

Receptionist

Matt Diaz

Attorney, Community Intake/Early Defense

Courtney Dixon

Attorney, CDP

Julie Doyle

Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Naima Drecker-Waxman

Program Associate - Immigration Practice

Tahanee Dunn

Attorney, CAP

Lenora Easter

Community Intake Attorney, CDP

Jocelyn Edelstein

Parent Advocate, FDP

Tal Eisenzweig

Law Graduate, Family Defense Practice

Zoe Engberg

Attorney, CDP

Alan Erskine

Arraignment Clerk

Ziara Escalera

Office Manager

Bardia Eshghi

Attorney, CDP

Marvin Espana

Law Graduate, Immigration

Norma Esquivel

Attorney, CDP

Taylor Eutsey

Social Worker, CDP

Morgan Everhart

Attorney, CDP

Quandalasha Fambro

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Kelsey Feehan

Attorney, CAP

Lindsay Ferguson

Team Leader and Social Worker, CDP

Ruben Fernandez

Supervising Attorney, CDP

Austin Field

Investigator

Mara Fleder

Supervising Attorney, FDP

Mairin Fogarty

Attorney, CDP

Alice Fontier

Managing Director, CDP

Emily Friedman

Law Graduate, CAP

Carolina Garcia

Attorney, CDP

Christopher Garcia

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

Eddie Garcia

Legal Assistant

Gilberto Gautier

Legal Advocate, Immigration

Mariam Gaye

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Quandisha German

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

Pedro Gerson

Attorney, Immigration

Dawit Getachew

Associate Special Counsel, CDP

Claire Glass

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Conor Gleason

Supervising Attorney, Immigration

Vanessa Godinez

Law Graduate, Immigration

Liana Goff

Staff Attorney, CAP

Robyn Goldberg

Adolecence Defense Project, CDP

Stephen Goldmeier

Organizational Systems Analyst

Danielle Gonzales

Development Associate

Chazley Gonzalez

Parent Advocate, FDP

Talia Gooding-Williams

Attorney*, Criminal Defense Practice

Michael Gradess

Immigration Practice Administrator

Jellisa Grant

Attorney, FDP

Jill Greco

Attorney, CDP

Dany Greene

Fellow, LGBTQ

Martha Grieco

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Jorge Guerreiro

Law Graduate, Immigration

Sophia Gurulé

Attorney, Immigration Practice

Alexa Gutierrez

Finance Associate

Brigitte Hamadey

Attorney, Immigration

Daniel Hamburg

Attorney, CDP

Ruth Hamilton

Attorney, CDP

Michelle Hand

Investigator

Dave Hanyok

Attorney, CDP

Frances Hartmann

Immigrant Justice Corps Fellow

Kaitlyn Hartmann

Attorney, FDP

Chelsie Hastings

Spanish Language Interpreter/Translator

Steven Hasty

Supervising Attorney, CAP

Whitney Hayes

Attorney, CDP

Gregory Herrera

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Gwyneth Hesser

Attorney, FDP

Morgan Hill

Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Social Worker, FDP

Mariam Hinds

Attorney, CDP

Jessica Horan-Block

Supervising Attorney, FDP

Jonathan Howe

Attorney, FDP

Janae Hunte

Attorney, FDP

Safia Hussain

Associate General Counsel

Carmen Isaura Rodriguez Arroyo

Attorney, Immigration

Pamela Itzkowitch

Attorney, CDP

Kaitlin Jackson

Attorney, CDP

Mia Jackson-Rosenthal

Attorney, CDP

Sam Jacques

Client and Community Navigator

Niji Jain

Attorney, Impact Litigation Practice

Karume James

Attorney, CDP

Andrew Jimenez

Parent Advocate, FDP

Kate Johnson-Powers

Social Worker, Immigration

Debbie Jonas

Attorney, FDP

Jamaal Jones

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Christina Joseph

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Edie Joseph

Attorney, CDP

Esther Kao

Communications Associate

Jeremy Kaplan-Lyman

Supervising Attorney, CDP

Ryan Karerat

Director of Strategic Communications

Nathan Karnovsky

Attorney, CDP

Alexandra Katz

Staff Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Simmi Kaur

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Daniel Kay

Attorney, CDP

Tony Keffler

Attorney, Immigration

Sarah Kejick

Criminal Defense Practice Administrator

Jim Keniff

Legal and Training Director, FDP

Stacey Kennard

Adolescence Defense Project Attorney, CDP

Emma Ketteringham

Managing Director, FDP

Urooj Khan

Attorney, CDP

Suah Kim

Social Worker, FDP

Thomas Klein

Supervising Attorney, Homicide Practice Group

Sarah Knight

Social Work Supervisor, Immigration

Steven Koch

Staff Attorney, CAP

Yaniv Kot

Attorney, CDP

George Kottas

Team Leader and Supervising Attorney, FDP

Danielle Krumholz

Attorney, Immigration

Kyla Kuvach

Attorney, FDP

Julia Lake

Attorney, Civil Action Practice

Lorraine Landrau

Team Leader

Randy Lara

Team Administrator

Carol Larancuent

Legal Advocate, Immigration

Christopher Lau

Attorney, CDP

My Le

Law Graduate, CDP

Andrew Lee

Attorney*, Criminal Defense Practice

Annette Lee

Team Leader and Supervising Attorney, CDP

Sabrina Lee

Attorney, CDP

Jacob Lemon-Strauss

Supervising Attorney, CDP

Karen Leve

Attorney, FDP

Zoe Levine

Legal Director, Immigration Practice

Asher Levinthal

Supervising Attorney, FDP

Scott Levy

Special Counsel to CDP

Hannah Lieberman

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Mattie Liskow

Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Deborah Lolai

Attorney, CDP, LGBTQ Client Specialist

Sharitza Lopez-Rodriguez

Law Graduate, CAP

Malika Lubell-Doughtie

Attorney, CDP

Ryan MacDonald

Attorney, CAP

Miriam Mack

Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Melissa Madan

Team Leader & Program Coordinator of Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies, FDP

Imogene Mankin

Immigrant Justice Corps Fellow

Robyn Mar

Deputy Managing Director, CDP

Elli Marcus

Attorney, CDP

Joel Marte

Investigator

Marlene Marte

Translator

Blair Mason

Law Graduate, Immigration

Ann Mathews

Team Leader and Supervising Attorney, CDP

Suchi Mathur

Federal Practice Attorney, Immigration

Maria Matute

Immigration Practice Administrator, Immigration

Claire Mauksch

Attorney, CDP

Avery McNeil

ATI Specialist, CDP

Lauren Migliaccio

Attorney, Immigration

Marian Mikhail

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Nathanael Miller

Attorney, CDP

Filaree Moore

Attorney*, CDP

Andrew Multer

Attorney, CDP

Glodibal Natera

Social Worker, CDP

Alexandria Nedd

Attorney, FDP

Emma Noftz

Attorney, CDP

Eli Northrup

Associate Special Counsel, CDP

Chenisvel Nunez

Social Worker, CDP

Erika Nyborg-Burch

Attorney, Immigration

Molly O’Neill

Grants Manager

Naomi Oberman-Breindel

Attorney, CDP

George Ocasio

Attorney, FDP

Joshua Occhiogrosso-Schwartz

Attorney, CDP

Justine Olderman

Executive Director

Ashundria Oliver

Cross Practice Administrator

Oded Oren

Attorney, CDP

Dinah Ortiz-Adames

Parent Advocate Supervisor, FDP

Defne Ozgediz

Supervising Attorney, CDP

Jean Padilla

Parent Advocate, FDP

John Padovano

IT Director

Gina Papera-Ewing

Attorney, CDP

Sheena Paul

Executive Assistant

Laurice Pearson

Attorney, FDP

Ilana Perlman

Attorney, FDP

Crystal Peters

Staff Attorney, CAP

Angelo Petrigh

Supervising Attorney, CDP

Asia Piña

Social Worker, FDP

Annie Pineda

Director, Pro Bono

Carmen Pineiro

Director of Organizing and Community Engagement

Ivana Portes

Social Worker, CDP

Archana Prakash

Supervising Homicide Attorney, Homicide Practice Group

Clara Presler

Supervising Attorney, FDP

Jessica Prince

Attorney, FDP

Emily Prokesch

Forensic Practice Director and Supervising Attorney, CDP

Jessica Purcell

Staff Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Shakeer Rahman

Skadden Fellow, Impact Litigation Practice

Falon Rainer

Attorney, CDP

Runa Rajagopal

Managing Director, Civil Action Practice

Marc Ramirez

Attorney, CDP

Molly Reis

Attorney, CDP

Cecilia Riera

Benefits Adviser

Barbara Rivera

Receptionist

Violeta Rivera

Social Worker, Immigration

Shaquille Roberts

IT Associate

Agnes Rodriguez

Client Coordinator

Kanny Rodriguez

HR Generalist, Human Resources

Dianesa Rodriguez-Chevalier

Immigration Civil Legal Advocate, Immigration

Jenn Rolnick Borchetta

Deputy Director of Impact Litigation

Maryann Rosa

Civil Legal Advocate, CAP

Lecelott Rosario

Recruiting and Hiring Coordinator

Hannah Rosenthal

Attorney, CDP

Sidni Rouse

Attorney, FDP

Rosie Russo

Social Worker, CDP

Jeremiah Rygus

Attorney, DNA Specialist, CDP

Tanya Sadlowski

Supervising Social Worker, CDP

Jennifer Salcedo

Senior Team Administrator

Megan Sallomi

Attorney, Immigration

Avinash Samarth

Attorney, CDP

Alicia Sanchez-Ramirez

Attorney, CDP

Armani Sanders

Parent Advocate

Jairo Santana

IT Supervisor & Webmaster

Rodrigo Santelices

Supervising Attorney, CAP

Isamaris Santiago

Parent Advocate, FDP

Lourdes Santiago

Human Resources Manager

Christopher Saunders

Investigator

Tanisha Saunders

Human Resources Associate

Miriam Schachter

Staff Attorney, FDP

Erin Schechter

Team Leader and Supervising Attorney, FDP

Olivia Scheck

Attorney, CDP

Constance Scott

Team Administrator

Rachel Seidman

Civil Legal Advocate, CAP

Jenny Semmel

Supervising Mental Health Attorney, CDP

La Shawna Easter

Team Administrator

Mohamed Sheriff

Supervising Legal Advocate, CAP

Adam Shoop

Legal Director, CAP

Brian Shupak

Attorney, CDP

Hillela Simpson

Attorney, CDP

Allaina Sines

Attorney, FDP

Amalea Smirniotopoulos

Team Leader & Supervising Attorney, CDP

Christopher Smith

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Julia Solomons

Social Worker, CDP

Emerson Soto

Director of Advancement, Development

Michelle Soto

Spanish Speaking Investigator, Investigators

Fallon Speaker

Attorney, FDP

Gregg Stankewicz

Director of the Adolescent Defense Project and Attorney, CDP

Johanna Steinberg

General Counsel, Director of Impact Litigation

Gillian Stoddard Leatherberry

Staff Attorney, CAP

Jessica Swensen

Supervising Attorney, Immigration

Leila Tabbaa

Attorney, FDP

Luisa Tamez

Attorney, Immigration

Edwin Taveras

Social Worker, FDP

Lauren Teichner

Team Leader and Attorney, CDP

Scott Templin

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Sidney Thaxter

Digital Forensics Unit, Investigator Supervisor

Michael Thomas

Community Intake Attorney, CDP

Greg Tolbert

Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Travis Tolbert

Facilities Superintendent, Operations

Elizabeth Tuttle

Attorney, FDP

Claire Urban

Supervising Attorney, Immigration

Darnell Usher

Civil Legal Advocate, CAP

Ifeanyi Uzoukwu

Investigator

Anne Vachon

Social Worker, CDP

Alexandra Valdez

Attorney, CDP

Samantha Valentin

Attorney, Civil Action Practice

Nicole Velazquez

Supervising Attorney, FDP

Anne Venhuizen

Team Leader and Supervising Attorney, FDP

Karla Vergara-Perez

Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Paul Vernon

Attorney, DNA Specialist, CDP

Whitney Viets

Immigration Attorney

Jennifer Villafuerte

Practice Associate, CAP

Marterra Walker

Legal Administrative Manager

Kara Wallis

Attorney, FDP

Lisa Washington

Attorney, FDP

John Watts

Investigator

Imani Waweru

Law Graduate, CDP

Frances Weil

Law Graduate, CDP

Hannah Weinstein

Attorney, FDP

Rivka Weiss

Social Worker, FDP

Michael White

Parent Advocate, FDP

Rebecca Widom

Chief Data Scientist

Elizabeth Williams

Social Worker, CDP

Elyssa Williams

Attorney, Immigration

Garanique Williams

Legal Advocate, CAP

Janie Williams

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Orayne Williams

Social Worker, CDP

Alyssa Work

Attorney, CDP

Katie Wozencroft

Training Director, CDP

Caitlin York

Attorney, CDP

Pezhmon Zaiim

Attorney, CDP

Daniel Zeidman

Attorney, CDP

Saul Zipkin

Appellate Attorney, FDP