Our Staff

John Adelman

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Ashley Agosto

Social Worker, Family Defense Practice

Auset Alexander

Legal Assistant, Impact Litigation 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

Nicauly Andujar

Benefits Adviser, Civil Action Practice

Aleciah Anthony

Director of Community Engagement

Joseph Anthony Giacona

Attorney, Civil Action Practice

Viviana Arcia

Attorney, Immigration

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

Brian Arthur

Supervising Attorney, Criminal Defense 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

Education Attorney, CDP

Marissa Balonon-Rosen

Staff Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Rachel Banks

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Jenny Barajas

Law Graduate, Immigration

Shannon Barber

Community Organizer

Katherine Barreto

Intake Clerk, Family Defense Practice

Keith Baumann

Training Director, Family Defense Practice

Luz Beato

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Patricia Becerril

Legal Advocate, Homicide Practice Group

Caitlin Becker

Managing Director of Social Work

Angela Beckford

Associate Director, Finance

Jesica Belen Tenaglia

Law Graduate, Immigration

Michelle Bello

Paralegal, Civil Action Practice

Olga Beltre

Investigator Supervisor and Team Leader

Nayantara Bhushan

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Conrad Blackburn

Attorney, Immigration Defense Practice

Jaimie Blas

Arraignment Court Advocate

Kara Blomquist

Attorney, Immigration

Elizabeth Blumetti

Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Jacob Bowden

IT Discovery Compliance Officer

Juanita Brake-Ivory

Staff Attorney, CAP

Whitney Braunstein

LGBTQ Fellow

Ryan Brewer

Supervising Attorney, Immigration

Tania Brief

Digital Forensic Unit, CDP

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

Candice Carnage

Chief Operating Officer

Annie Carney

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

Attorney, Family Defense Practice

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

Attorney, 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

Director of Equity & Institutional Transformation

Sadushi De Silva

Investigator, Criminal Defense Practice

Chastity Diaz

Receptionist

Matt Diaz

Attorney, Community Intake Team

Lillian Downing

Associate Director of Philanthropic Partnerships

Julie Doyle

Staff Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Tahanee Dunn

Prisoners' Rights Project Director, Criminal Defense Practice

Amín E. Guevarra-Fernández

Attorney, Immigration

Lenora Easter

Supervising Attorney, Early Defense Practice

Jocelyn Edelstein

Parent Advocate, Family Defense Practice

Benjamin Edward Cain

Staff Attorney, Civil Action 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

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

Senior Intake Clerk

Anthony George

Legal Advocate, Civil Action Practice

Dawit Getachew

Policy Counsel, Criminal Defense Practice

Claire Glass

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Liana Goff

Staff Attorney, Civil Action Practice

Robyn Goldberg

Attorney, Adolescent Defense Project

Ashley Gonzalez

Staff Attorney, Civil Action Practice

Chazley Gonzalez

Parent Advocate, Family Defense Practice

Talia Gooding-Williams

Supervising Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Allison Goodman

Law Graduate, Family Defense Practice

Michael Gradess

Immigration Practice Administrator

Bianca Granados

Community Intake Attorney, Immigration

Jellisa Grant

Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Jill Greco

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Dany Greene

Attorney, LGBTQ Defense Project

Daiana Griffith

Prisoners' Rights Project Advocate, Criminal Defense Practice

Sophia Gurulé

Policy Counsel, Immigration Practice

Daniel Hamburg

Attorney, Immigration Defense Practice

Ruth Hamilton

Senior Attorney, Legal Department

Dave Hanyok

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Frances Hartmann

Attorney, Immigration Practice

Kaitlyn Hartmann

Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Steven Hasty

Supervising Attorney, Civil Action Practice

Whitney Hayes

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Cassie Hazelip

Law Graduate, 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

Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Jesus Infante

Deputy, Chief Operating Officer

Pamela Itzkowitch

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Kaitlin Jackson

Supervising Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Sam Jacques

Client and Community Navigator

Rosa Jaffe

Social Work Coordinator, Civil Action Practice

Niji Jain

Attorney, Impact Litigation Practice

Wendy Jennings

Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Andrew Jimenez

Parent Advocate, Family Defense Practice

Paola Joaquin Rosso

Civil Legal Advocate, CAP

William John

Staff Attorney , CAP

Darius Johnson

Law Graduate, Family Defense Practice

Kate Johnson-Powers

Social Worker, Immigration

Jamaal Jones

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Christina Joseph

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Edie Joseph

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Christopher Junior

Staff Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Nathan Karnovsky

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Alexandra Katz

Staff Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Sarah Kaufmann

Staff Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Daniel Kay

Supervising Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Sarah Kejick

Contracts Compliance Coordinator

Molly Kelleher

Investigator, Criminal Defense Practice

Stacey Kennard

Adolescence Defense Project Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Emma Ketteringham

Managing Director, Family Defense Practice

Urooj Khan

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Suah Kim

Social Worker, Family Defense Practice

Thomas Klein

Supervising Attorney, Homicide Practice Group

Sarah Knight

Social Work Supervisor, Immigration

Yaniv Kot

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

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

Noah Landay

Investigator

Lorraine Landrau

Team Leader

Carol Larancuent

Legal Advocate and Policy Advocate, Immigration

Shennia Laurence

Law Graduate, Immigration

Nhaca Le Schulze

Law Graduate, Family Defense Practice

Annette Lee

Team Leader and Supervising Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Sabrina Lee

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Jacob Lemon-Strauss

Supervising Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Karen Leve

Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Zoe Levine

Legal Director, Immigration Practice

Scott Levy

Chief Policy Counsel

Hannah Lieberman

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Mattie Liskow

Attorney, Family 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

Malika Lubell-Doughtie

Supervising Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Miriam Mack

Policy Counsel, Family Defense Practice

Allison Mandeville

Staff Attorney, Immigrant Justice Corp Fellow

Robyn Mar

Chief Practice Officer

Elli Marcus

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Carolyn Margulies

Investigator

Adam Markovics

Staff Attorney, Civil Action Practice

Joel Marte

Investigator

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

Lauren Migliaccio

Training Director, Immigration

Nathanael Miller

Attorney, CDP

Alice Min

Investigator

Alec Miran

Staff Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Filaree Moore

Attorney, CDP

Naphtali Moore

Law Graduate, Family Defense Practice

Yvette Mosely

Community Engagement Coordinator

Andrew Multer

Attorney and Arraignment Supervisor, CDP

Glodibal Natera

Social Worker, Criminal Defense Practice

Alexandria Nedd

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

Nhu-Y Ngo

Legal Counsel, Immigration

Chi Nguyen

Managing Director, Strategic Communications

Eli Northrup

Policy Counsel, CDP

Chenisvel Nuñez

Social Worker, Criminal Defense Practice

George Ocasio

Policy Counsel, Immigration

Justine Olderman

Executive Director

Oded Oren

Attorney, CDP

Karla Ostolaza

Deputy Director, Immigration Practice

Defne Ozgediz

Senior Attorney, Legal Department

Jean Padilla

Parent Advocate and Team Leader, Family Defense Practice

Gina Papera-Ewing

Attorney, CDP

Thanisha Pariage

Recruiting & Hiring Manager, EIT

Viviana Peña

Translator/Interpreter

Angelo Petrigh

Training Director, CDP

Emily Pickens

Law Graduate, Family Defense Practice

Asia Piña

Team Leader & Social Worker, FDP

Annie Pineda

Director, Pro Bono

Carmen Pineiro

Director of Organizing and Community Engagement

Leslie Polanco Linares

Attorney, Immigration

Ivana Portes

Social Worker Supervisor, Criminal Defense Practice

Archana Prakash

Supervising Homicide Attorney, Homicide Practice Group

Jessica Prince

Policy Counsel, FDP

Jessica Purcell

Staff Attorney, Immigration

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

Emily Reed

Investigator

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 Associate

Shaquille Roberts

IT 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 Coordinator

Hannah Rosenthal

Attorney, DNA Unit, Criminal Defense Practice

Sidni Rouse

Attorney, FDP

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

IT Associate Director

Isamaris Santiago

Parent Advocate, FDP

Lourdes Santiago

Human Resources Manager

Marlena Santos

Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Christopher Saunders

Homicide Investigator

Erin Schechter

Team Leader and Supervising Attorney, FDP

Olivia Scheck

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Constance Scott

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

David Shalleck-Klein

Attorney, Family 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

Julia Solomons

Senior Policy Social Worker, CDP

Edward Soto

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Michelle Soto

Spanish Speaking Investigator and Recruiting & Hiring Associate

Gregg Stankewicz

Director of the Adolescent Defense Project and Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Gillian Stoddard Leatherberry

Training Director, Civil Action Practice

Samantha Suarez

Benefits Advisor, Civil Action Practice

Rebecca Suldan

K+E Fellow, Family Defense Practice

Jessica Swensen

Legal Counsel, Immigration

Lovina Talukder

Social Worker, Criminal Defense Practice

Kiki Tapiero

Staff Attorney, Immigration Defense Practice

Scott Templin

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Sabine Teyssier

Civil Legal Advocate, Immigration

Sidney Thaxter

Attorney, Digital Forensics Unit, Criminal Defense Practice

Michael Thomas

Early Defense Team Leader and Community Intake Attorney, CDP

Greg Tolbert

Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Travis Tolbert

Facilities Superintendent, Operations

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

Ania Vasquez

Team Administrator

Tadd Vassell

Prisoners' Rights Project, Criminal Defense Practice

Nicole Velazquez

Supervising Attorney, FDP

Porsha-Shaf’on Venable

Supervising Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Anne Venhuizen

Team Leader and Supervising Attorney, FDP

Paul Vernon

Attorney, DNA Unit, Criminal Defense 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

Frances Weil

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Hannah Weinstein

Attorney, FDP

Michael White

Staff Attorney, FDP

LaToya Wilcox

Advancement Officer, Special Events & Marketing, Development

Elizabeth Williams

Social Worker Supervisor, Criminal Defense Practice

Elyssa Williams

Supervising Attorney, Immigration

Janie Williams

Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Orayne Williams

Social Worker, Criminal Defense Practice

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