Our Staff

Dinah Adames-Ortiz

Parent Advocate Supervisor, FDP

John Adelman

Attorney, CDP

Roshell Amezcua

Attorney, FDP

Angeline Andersen

Attorney, CDP

Kristen Anderson

Social Worker, Immigration

Luis Angel Valle

Investigator

Elena Arons

Investigations Supervisor

Ashley Arroyo

Arraignment Clerk, FDP

Hailey Arroyo

Investigator

Danisbel Avello

Law Graduate

Perla Baez

Legal Advocate, Immigration

Crystal Baker-Burr

Attorney, FDP

MaryAnn Barile

Attorney, FDP

Caroline Bartholomew

Investigator

Keith Baumann

Supervising Attorney, FDP

Patricia Becerril

Legal Advocate, CAP

Caitlin Becker

Managing Director of Social Work

Muriel Bell

Social Worker, FDP

Olga Beltre-Heward

Investigator

Kayla Bennett

Social Worker, CDP

Nayantara Bhushan

Attorney, CDP

Kristen Black

Social Worker, CDP

Michael Bloch

Supervising Attorney, CDP

Alexander Blocker

Legal Advocate, CAP

Elizabeth Blumetti

Attorney, FDP

Ivan Bohorquez

Legal Advocate, CAP

Sarah Borsody

Attorney, Immigration

Jacob Bowden

IT Analyst

Ryan Brewer

Attorney, Immigration

Tania Brief

Attorney, CDP

Christopher Britten

Attorney, CDP

Natalie Brocklebank

Attorney, CDP

Deborah Brook

Social Worker, FDP

Kohler Bruno

Investigator

Christopher Buerger

Attorney, FDP

Ashley Burrell

Supervising Attorney, CDP

Janera Caba

Team Administrator

Wesley Caines

Reentry and Community Outreach Coordinator, CAP

Amanda Carlin

Fair Punishment Project Fellow

Aimee Carlisle

Law Graduate, CDP

Annie Carney

Attorney, FDP

Tracey Carter

Parent Advocate, FDP

Samantha Catalanotto

Social Worker, CDP

Gloria Chacon

Attorney, Immigration

Rebecca Chapman

Attorney, CDP

Breanne Chappell

Attorney, CDP

Natasha Chokhani

Attorney, FDP

Erin Cloud

Team Leader and Supervising Attorney, FDP

Samantha Cohen

Director of Development

Shlomit Cohen

Attorney, FDP

Rosa Cohen-Cruz

Attorney, Immigration

Ilona Coleman

Supervising Attorney, CDP

Peter Coleman

Attorney, CDP

Otilda Colon

Attorney, Immigration

Alexandra Conlon

Attorney, CDP

Ana Cordero

Maintenance Worker

Nina Cordero

Arraignment Clerk

Karen Cornelio

Legal Advocate, CAP

Natalie Corvington

Attorney, CDP

Noemi Cotto

Social Work Supervisor, Family Defense Practice

Sarah Cremer

Program Coordinator, Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies, FDP

Juan Cristobal Quevedo

Attorney, Immigration

Samantha Cruz

Social Worker, CDP

Yolanda Cruz

Controller

Shannon Cumberbatch

Recruiting and Hiring Manager and Lecturer In Law, Columbia Holistic Defense Externship.

Frances Davila

Law Graduate, IMM

Kiana Davis

Benefits Advisor, CAP

Anne Dean

Forensic Practice Group Ballistics Specialist, Attorney, CDP

Sarah Deri Oshiro

Team Leader and Supervising Attorney, Immigration

Julia Deutsch

Attorney, CDP

Chastity Diaz

Receptionist

Matt Diaz

Intake Coordinator

Colby Dillon

Attorney, CDP

Courtney Dixon

Attorney, CDP

Tess Domb Sadof

Investigator

Graham Dumas

Supervising Attorney, CAP

Lenora Easter

Attorney, CDP

Jocelyn Edelstein

Parent Advocate, FDP

Ziara Escalera

Office Manager

Bardia Eshghi

Attorney, CDP

Linda Evarts

Attorney, CDP

Morgan Everhart

Attorney, CDP

Kevin Farley

Attorney, CAP

Tiffany Femiano

Attorney, CAP

Lindsay Ferguson

Team Leader and Social Worker, CDP

Ruben Fernandez

Supervising Attorney, CDP

Laura Ferro

Attorney, FDP

Mara Fleder

Attorney, FDP

Mairin Fogarty

Attorney, CDP

Karelle Fonteneau

Legal Advocate, Immigration

Alice Fontier

Managing Director, CDP

Emily Galvin

Attorney, CDP

Carolina Garcia

Law Graduate, CDP

Christopher Garcia

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

Eddie Garcia

Legal Assistant

Gilberto Gautier

Arraignment Clerk

Quandisha German

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

Dawit Getachew

Attorney, CDP

Janet Gibson

Senior Arraignment Clerk

Conor Gleason

Supervising Attorney, Immigration

Robyn Goldberg

Adolecence Defense Project, CDP

Chazley Gonzalez

Parent Advocate, FDP

Fausta Gonzalez

Team Administrator

Jill Greco

Attorney, CDP

Patricia Greenmyer

Social Worker, CDP

Jeremy Gross

Investigator

Anisha Gupta

Attorney, CDP

Lily Halpern

Investigator

Brigitte Hamadey

Attorney, Immigration

Daniel Hamburg

Attorney, CDP

Michelle Harris

Social Worker, FDP

Steven Hasty

Attorney, CAP

Whitney Hayes

Attorney, CDP

Gwyneth Hesser

Attorney, FDP

Morgan Hill

Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Social Worker, FDP

Mariam Hinds

Attorney, CDP

Jessica Horan-Block

Supervising Attorney, FDP

Camilla Hsu

Attorney, CDP

Robert Hupf

Attorney, CAP

Jonathan Hurley

Attorney, Immigration

Carmen Isaura Rodriguez Arroyo

Attorney, Immigration

Pamela Itzkowitch

Attorney, CDP

Kaitlin Jackson

Attorney, CDP

Mia Jackson-Rosenthal

Attorney, CDP

Niji Jain

Attorney, Impact Litigation Practice

Karume James

Attorney, CDP

Kate Johnson-Powers

Social Worker, CDP

Debbie Jonas

Attorney, FDP

Max Kampfner

Arraignments Supervisor, Attorney, CDP

Jeremy Kaplan-Lyman

Attorney, CDP

Daniel Kay

Attorney, CDP

Saif Kazim

Attorney, CDP

Tony Keffler

Attorney, Immigration

Sarah Kejick

Criminal Defense Practice Administrator

Jim Keniff

Legal and Training Director, FDP

Stacey Kennard

Education Attorney, CDP

Emma Ketteringham

Managing Director, FDP

Sarah Knight

Social Worker, Immigration

George Kottas

Team Leader and Supervising Attorney, FDP

Danielle Krumholz

Attorney, Immigration

Richard Lamia

Chief Fiscal Officer

Lorraine Landrau

Team Leader

Angelica Lara

Team Administrator

Randy Lara

Team Administrator

Cristina Laramee

Attorney, CDP

Carol Larancuent

Legal Advocate, Immigration

Christopher Lau

Attorney, CDP

Annette Lee

Team Leader and Supervising Attorney, CDP

Courtney Lee

Law Graduate, Immigration

Melissa Lee

Attorney, CDP

Jacob Lemon-Strauss

Supervising Attorney, CDP

Isidermi Leonardo

Civil Legal Advocate

Karen Leve

Attorney, FDP

Craig Levine

Director of Policy Reform

Scott Levy

Director, Fundamental Fairness Project

Deborah Lolai

Attorney, CDP

Sharitza Lopez-Rodriguez

Law Graduate, CAP

Malika Lubell-Doughtie

Attorney, CDP

Melissa Madan

Asst. Coordinator of Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies, FDP

Robyn Mar

Deputy Managing Director, CDP

Rachel Maremont

Assistant to the Executive Director

Joel Marte

Investigator

Marlene Marte

Translator

Amreeta Mathai

Team Leader, Lecturer in Law, and Attorney, Civil Action Practice

Ann Mathews

Team Leader and Supervising Attorney, CDP

Suchi Mathur

Attorney, Immigration

Claire Mauksch

Attorney, CDP

Kate McCreary

Hiring and Human Resources Associate

Avery McNeil

Attorney, CDP

Marika Meis

Legal Director, CDP

MaryAnne Mendenhall

Supervising Attorney, FDP

Lauren Migliaccio

Attorney, Immigration

Nathanael Miller

Attorney, CDP

Tiffany Moore

Arraignment Clerk

Jodi Morales-Vargas

Attorney, CDP

Kinte Morgan

Attorney, CDP

Andrew Multer

Attorney, CDP

Michelle Nam

Attorney, CDP

Samuel Natale

Attorney, CDP

Glodibal Natera

Social Worker, CDP

Alexandria Nedd

Law Graduate, FDP

Emma Noftz

Attorney, CDP

Samantha Nolasco

Investigator

Eli Northrup

Attorney, CDP

Megan O’Byrne

Supervising Attorney, CAP

Renagh O’Leary

Attorney, CDP

Molly O’Neill

Grants Manager

Naomi Oberman-Breindel

Attorney, CDP

Joshua Occhiogrosso-Schwartz

Attorney, CDP

Justine Olderman

Managing Director

Oded Oren

Attorney, CDP

Peggy Owusu

Social Worker, CDP

Defne Ozgediz

Supervising Attorney, CDP

Jean Padilla

Parent Advocate, FDP

John Padovano

IT Director

Thanisha Pariage

Attorney, CDP

Abigail Parr

Attorney, CDP

Ilana Perlman

Attorney, FDP

Thomas Peterson

Attorney, CDP

Angelo Petrigh

Supervising Attorney, CDP

Emily Pickens

Parent Advocate, FDP

Asia Piña

Social Worker, FDP

Annie Pineda

Director, Pro Bono

Ivana Portes

Social Worker, CDP

Clara Presler

Attorney, FDP

Jessica Prince

Attorney, FDP

Runa Rajagopal

Managing Director, Civil Action Practice

Camilo Ramirez

Director of Communications

Marc Ramirez

Attorney, CDP

Molly Reis

Attorney, CDP

Seann Riley

Project Director, Center for Holistic Defense and Lecturer-in-law, Columbia Holistic Defense Externship

Barbara Rivera

Receptionist

Agnes Rodriguez

Client Coordinator

Jenn Rolnick Borchetta

Deputy Director of Impact Litigation

Hannah Rosenthal

Attorney, CDP

Linsey Ruhl

Attorney, CDP

Rosie Russo

Social Worker, CDP

Elysia Ruvinsky

Attorney, FDP

Jeremiah Rygus

Attorney, CDP

Tanya Sadlowski

Supervising Social Worker, CDP

Waseem Salahi

Fair Punishment Project Fellow

Jennifer Salcedo

Accounts Payable Analyst

Avinash Samarth

Law Graduate, CDP

Alicia Sanchez

Attorney, CDP

Armani Sanders

Licensed Process Server

Jairo Santana

IT Supervisor & Webmaster

Lourdes Santiago

Human Resources Manager

Miriam Schachter

Law Graduate, FDP

Erin Schechter

Team Leader and Supervising Attorney, FDP

Olivia Scheck

Attorney, CDP

Constance Scott

Team Administrator

Rachel Seidman

Community Intake Advocate, AVODAH Fellow

Howard Sellers

Arraignment Clerk

Jenny Semmel

Supervising Mental Health Attorney, CDP

David Shalleck-Klein

Attorney, FDP

Michael Shannon

Attorney, Immigration

La Shawna Easter

Team Administrator

Mohamed Sheriff

Supervising Legal Advocate, CAP

Adam Shoop

Attorney, CAP

Brian Shupak

Attorney, CDP

Amalea Smirniotopoulos

Supervising Attorney, CDP

Karen Smolar

Trial Chief

Julia Solomons

Social Worker, CDP

Fallon Speaker

Attorney, FDP

Gregg Stankewicz

Director of the Adolescent Defense Project and Attorney, CDP

Johanna Steinberg

General Counsel, Director of Impact Litigation

Robin Steinberg

Founder and Executive Director

Nicole Summers

Attorney, CAP

Jessica Swensen

Supervising Attorney, Immigration

Leila Tabbaa

Attorney, FDP

Luisa Tamez

Attorney, Immigration

Lauren Teichner

Team Leader and Attorney, CDP

Sidney Thaxter

Digital Forensics Unit, Investigator Supervisor

Elizabeth Tuttle

Attorney, FDP

Claire Urban

Attorney, Immigration

Angharad Vaughan

Attorney, CDP

Nicole Velazquez

Attorney, FDP

Anne Venhuizen

Team Leader and Supervising Attorney, FDP

Allegra Verlezza

Communications and Development Associate

Marterra Walker

Legal Administrative Manager

Kara Wallis

Attorney, FDP

John Watts

Investigator

Hannah Weinstein

Attorney, FDP

Rivka Weiss

Social Worker, FDP

Michael White

Attorney, FDP

Rebecca Widom

Chief Data Scientist

Elizabeth Williams

Social Worker, CDP

Garanique Williams

Legal Advocate, CAP

Alyssa Work

Attorney, CDP

Katie Wozencroft

Training Director, CDP

Michele Yankson

Attorney, CAP

Caitlin York

Attorney, CDP

Keli Young

Attorney Generalist

Pezhmon Zaiim

Attorney, CDP

Daniel Zeidman

Attorney, CDP

Saul Zipkin

Appellate Attorney, FDP