We are public defenders.
Our Staff
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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
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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
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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
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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