We are public defenders.
Our Staff
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Alexandra (Zoni) Rockoff
Attorney, CAP -
John Adelman
Attorney, CDP -
Ashley Agosto
Social Worker, Family Defense Practice -
Auset Alexander
Legal Assistant, Impact Litigation Practice -
Ashley Alger
Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice -
Roshell Amezcua
Staff Attorney, Family Defense Immigration Counsel -
Angeline Andersen
Attorney, CDP -
Nicauly Andujar
Benefits Adviser, Civil Action Practice -
Mary Anne Mendenhall
Supervising Attorney, FDP -
Viviana Arcia
Attorney, Immigration -
Babatunde Aremu
Employment and Occupational Licensing and Strategies Counsel, Civil Action Practice -
Elena Arons
Investigations Supervisor -
Ashley Arroyo
Family Defense Practice Court Liaison, Family Defense Practice -
Hailey Arroyo
Senior Investigator -
Brian Arthur
Supervising Attorney, CDP -
Brittany Ashton
Attorney, CDP -
Danisbel Avello
Supervising Attorney And Team Leader, Civil Action Practice -
Katherine Azcona
Parent Advocate, FDP -
Freddy Baez
Arraignment Clerk -
Perla Baez
Legal Advocate Supervisor, Immigration -
Crystal Baker-Burr
Education Attorney, CDP -
Rachel Banks
Attorney, CDP -
Shannon Barber
Community Organizer -
MaryAnn Barile
Attorney, Family Defense Practice -
Keith Baumann
Training Director, Family Defense Practice -
Luz Beato
Attorney, CDP -
Patricia Becerril
Legal Advocate, CDP -
Caitlin Becker
Managing Director of Social Work -
Muriel Bell
Sr. Policy Social Worker, Family Defense Practice -
Michelle Bello
Paralegal, Civil Action Practice -
Olga Beltre
Investigator Supervisor and Team Leader -
Jeremy Bennie
Attorney, CDP -
Nayantara Bhushan
Attorney, CDP -
Kristen Black
Social Worker Training & Research Director -
Conrad Blackburn
Attorney, Immigration Defense Practice -
Jaimie Blas
Arraignment Court Advocate -
Kara Blomquist
Attorney, Immigration Defense Practice -
Elizabeth Blumetti
Attorney, Family Defense Practice -
Jacob Bowden
IT Discovery Compliance Officer -
Juanita Brake-Ivory
Staff Attorney, FDP -
Whitney Braunstein
LGBTQ Fellow -
Ryan Brewer
Supervising Attorney, Immigration -
Tania Brief
Digital Forensic Unit, CDP -
Lizzie Bright
Attorney, CDP -
Daniella Brito
Social Worker, CDP -
Christopher Britten
Attorney, CDP -
Deborah Brook
Social Worker, Family Defense Practice -
Amanda Brown
Team Administrator -
Shakyra Brown
Civil Legal Advocate, CAP -
Shanée Brown
Attorney, Family Defense Practice -
Elica Butler
Arraignment Clerk -
Gregg Butler
Staff Attorney, FDP -
Janera Caba
Team Administrator -
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 Worker Supervisor, Family Defense Practice -
Matt Carroll
Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice -
Tracey Carter
Parent Advocate, Family Defense Practice -
Samantha Catalanotto
Social Worker, CDP -
Gloria Chacon
Attorney, Immigration -
Antonio Changanaqui
Attorney, Immigration Practice -
Breanne Chappell
Attorney, CDP -
Kelly Chen
Attorney, Family Defense Practice -
Jacob Chin
Attorney, Family Defense Practice -
Natasha Chokhani
Co- Director of the Columbia Holistic Defense Externship and Attorney, Family Defense Practice -
Nora Christiani
Law Graduate, IMM -
Sharifa Clark
Law Graduate, FDP -
Rivka Cohen
Social Work Supervisor, Family Defense Practice -
Shlomit Cohen
Supervising Attorney, Family Defense Practice -
Rosa Cohen-Cruz
Policy Counsel and Team Leader, Immigration -
Ilona Coleman
Legal Director, CDP -
Peter Coleman
Attorney, CDP -
Otilda Colon
Supervising Attorney, Immigration -
Yessi Colondres
Team Administrator -
Emma Connolly
Staff Attorney, Family Defense Practice -
Nina Cordero
Arraignment Clerk -
Karen Cornelio
Legal Advocate, Civil Action Practice -
Javier Corral
Law Graduate, Immigration Defense Practice -
Annie Costanzo
Supervising Attorney, Homicide Practice Group -
Noemi Cotto
Social Work Supervisor, Family Defense Practice -
Amy Crawford
Director of Strategic Partnerships, Development -
Juan Cristobal Quevedo
Supervising Attorney, Immigration -
Samantha Cruz
Social Worker, CDP -
Yolanda Cruz
Controller -
Shannon Cumberbatch
Director of Equity & Institutional Transformation; Supervising Professor, The Bronx Defenders Holistic Defense Externship at Columbia Law School; Staff Attorney
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Brea Davis
Attorney, CAP -
Sarah Deri Oshiro
Managing Director, Immigration -
Julia Deutsch
Attorney*, CDP -
Andy Diaz
Civil Legal Advocate, CAP -
Chastity Diaz
Receptionist -
Matt Diaz
Attorney, Community Intake/Early Defense -
Antionette Donald
Social Worker, FDP -
Julie Doyle
Attorney, Family Defense Practice -
Tahanee Dunn
Prisoner's Rights Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice -
Amín E. Guevarra-Fernández
Attorney, Immigration -
Seth E. Packrone
Attorney, ILP -
Lenora Easter
Community Intake Attorney, CDP -
Jocelyn Edelstein
Parent Advocate, Family Defense Practice -
Tal Eisenzweig
Attorney, Immigration -
Zoe Engberg
Attorney, CDP -
Alan Erskine
Discovery Arraignment Data Administrator -
Ziara Escalera
Office Manager -
Bardia Eshghi
Attorney, CDP -
Marvin España
Attorney, Immigration -
Norma Esquivel
Attorney, CDImmigration Defense Practice -
Taylor Eutsey
Homicide Mitigation Specialist -
Morgan Everhart
Attorney, CDP -
Quandalasha Fambro
Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice -
Kingston Farady
Homicide Investigator -
Lindsay Ferguson
Team Leader and Social Worker, CDP -
Ruben Fernandez
Director of Professional Development, CDP -
Mara Fleder
Supervising Attorney, Family Defense Practice -
Mairin Fogarty
Attorney, CDP -
Emily Friedman
Attorney, Civil Action Practice -
Eitana Friedman-Nathan
Civil Legal Advocate, 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 -
Dawit Getachew
Policy Counsel, CDP -
Claire Glass
Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice -
Conor Gleason
Supervising Attorney, Immigration -
Vanessa Godinez
Attorney, Immigration -
Liana Goff
Staff Attorney, Civil Action Practice -
Robyn Goldberg
Adolecence Defense Project, CDP -
Chazley Gonzalez
Parent Advocate, Family Defense Practice -
Fausta Gonzalez
Team Administrator -
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, IMM -
Jellisa Grant
Attorney, Family Defense Practice -
Jill Greco
Attorney, CDP -
Dany Greene
Fellow, LGBTQ -
Martha Grieco
Prisoner's Rights Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice -
Daily Guerrero
IJC Fellow, Immigration -
Sophia Gurulé
Policy Counsel, Immigration Practice -
Janae Hakala Choquette
IJC Fellow, IMM -
Daniel Hamburg
Attorney, Immigration Defense Practice -
Ruth Hamilton
Senior Attorney, Legal Department -
Dave Hanyok
Attorney, CDP -
Frances Hartmann
Attorney, Immigration Practice -
Kaitlyn Hartmann
Attorney, Family Defense Practice -
Chelsie Hastings
Spanish Language Interpreter/Translator -
Steven Hasty
Supervising Attorney, Civil Action Practice -
Whitney Hayes
Attorney, CDP -
Cassie Hazelip
Law Graduate, FDP -
Siya Hegde
Attorney, CAP -
Gregory Herrera
Attorney, Immigration Defense Practice -
Gwyneth Hesser
Attorney, Family Defense Practice -
Morgan Hill
Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Social Worker, FDP -
Mariam Hinds
Supervising Attorney and Team Leader, CDP -
Jessica Horan-Block
Serious Abuse Case Coordinator, Family Defense Practice -
Jonathan Howe
Attorney, Family Defense Practice -
Janae Hunte
Attorney, Family Defense Practice
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Safia Hussain
Associate General Counsel -
Jesus Infante
Managing Director, IT -
Carmen Isaura Rodriguez Arroyo
Attorney, Immigration -
Pamela Itzkowitch
Attorney, CDP -
Kaitlin Jackson
Supervising Attorney, CDP -
Mia Jackson-Rosenthal
Attorney, CDP -
Sam Jacques
Client and Community Navigator -
Rosa Jaffe
Social Work Coordinator, CAP -
Niji Jain
Attorney, Impact Litigation Practice -
Karume James
Co- Director of the Columbia Holistic Defense Externship Supervising Attorney, CDP -
Wendy Jennings
Attorney, FDP -
Andrew Jimenez
Parent Advocate, Family Defense Practice -
Paola Joaquin Rosso
Civil Legal Advocate, CAP
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William John
Staff Attorney , CAP -
Kate Johnson-Powers
interim Social Worker Supervisor, Immigration -
Debbie Jonas
Attorney, Family Defense Practice -
Jamaal Jones
Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice -
Amy Joseph
Law Graduate, Immigration Defense Practice -
Christina Joseph
Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice -
Edie Joseph
Attorney, CDP -
Esther K
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
Community Intake Attorney, CDP -
Daniel Kay
Supervising Attorney, CDP -
Sarah Kejick
Contracts Compliance Coordinator -
Jim Keniff
Legal and Training Director, FDP -
Stacey Kennard
Adolescence Defense Project Attorney, CDP
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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
Supervising Attorney, Civil Action Practice -
Yaniv Kot
Attorney, CDP -
George Kottas
Team Leader and Supervising Attorney, FDP -
Kyla Kuvach
Attorney, FDP -
Julema LaForce
Attorney, CDP -
Julia Lake
Supervisor Attorney, Civil Action Practice -
Noah Landay
Investigator -
Lorraine Landrau
Team Leader -
Carol Larancuent
Legal Advocate, Immigration -
Christopher Lau
Attorney, CDP -
My Le
Attorney, 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 -
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 -
Sharitza Lopez-Rodriguez
Civil Legal Advocate, Civil Action Practice -
Ismery Lora
Social Worker, IMM -
Malika Lubell-Doughtie
Supervising Attorney, CDP -
Ryan MacDonald
Attorney, Civil Action Practice -
Miriam Mack
Policy Counsel, Family Defense Practice -
Melissa Madan
Team Leader & Program Coordinator of Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies, FDP -
Allison Mandeville
Staff Attorney, Immigrant Justice Corp Fellow -
Robyn Mar
Chief Practice Officer -
Elli Marcus
Attorney, CDP -
Carolyn Margulies
Investigator -
Joel Marte
Investigator -
Marlene Marte
Legal Advocate, Immigration -
Ann Mathews
Managing Director, CDP -
Anne Mathews
Supervising Attorney, IMM -
Suchi Mathur
Federal Practice Attorney, Immigration -
Maria Matute
ICLA, Immigration -
Monique Maxwell
Immigration Practice Associate, Immigration Defense Practice -
Brittany McCoy
Policy Associate -
Kimesha McDonald
Social Worker, FDP -
Avery McNeil
ATI Specialist, CDP -
Lauren Migliaccio
Training Director, Immigration -
Marian Mikhail
Early Defense Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice -
Nathanael Miller
Attorney, CDP -
Alice Min
Investigator -
Filaree Moore
Attorney, CDP -
Andrew Multer
Attorney, CDP -
Glodibal Natera
Social Worker, CDP -
Alexandria Nedd
Attorney and Co-Director of Cardozo Law Clinic, FDP -
Eli Northrup
Policy Counsel, CDP -
Chenisvel Nuñez
Social Worker, CDP -
Molly O’Neill
Grants Manager -
Naomi Oberman-Breindel
Attorney, CDP -
George Ocasio
Attorney, FDP -
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, FDP -
Karen Paez
Civil Legal Advocate, CAP -
Gina Papera-Ewing
Attorney, CDP -
Thanisha Pariage
Recruiting &Hiring Manager, DEI -
Ranit Patel
Fellow, CDP & Policy -
Laurice Pearson
Attorney, FDP -
Viviana Peña
Translator/Interpreter -
Steven Peralta
Licensed Process Server -
Ilana Perlman
Attorney, FDP -
Crystal Peters
Staff Attorney, Civil Action Practice -
Angelo Petrigh
Training Director, CDP -
Asia Piña
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, CDP -
Archana Prakash
Supervising Homicide Attorney, Homicide Practice Group -
Clara Presler
Supervising Attorney, FDP -
Jessica Prince
Policy Counsel, FDP -
Emily Prokesch
Forensic Practice Director -
Vincent Pullara, Jr
Investigator -
Jessica Purcell
Staff Attorney, Family Defense Practice -
Falon Rainer
Attorney, CDP -
Runa Rajagopal
Managing Director, Civil Action Practice -
Leighann Ramirez
NYIFUP Attorney, IMM -
Marc Ramirez
Attorney, CDP -
Luis Ramos
Senior Staff Accountant, Fiance -
Emily Reed
Investigator -
Jeremiah Reeder
Facilities Coordinator -
Maleeha Riaz
Law Graduate, CAP -
Cecilia Riera
Benefits Coordinator, Civil Action Practice -
Barbara Rivera
Receptionist -
Christine Rivera
Law Graduate, CDP -
Violeta Rivera
DEI Associate, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion -
Shaquille Roberts
IT Associate -
Agnes Rodriguez
Immigration Practice Administrator, Immigration -
Kanny Rodriguez
HR Generalist, Human Resources -
Yisraela Rodriguez
Housing Attorney, CAP -
Dianesa Rodriguez-Chevalier
Immigration Civil Legal Advocate, Immigration
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Jenn Rolnick Borchetta
Managing Director, Impact Litigation -
Ruddy Ronquillo
Team Administrator, Administration -
Maryann Rosa
Civil Legal Advocate, Civil Action Practice -
Lecelott Rosario
Recruiting and Hiring Coordinator -
Hannah Rosenthal
Attorney, DNA Unit, CDP -
Sidni Rouse
Attorney, FDP
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Rosie Russo
Social Worker, CDP -
Tanisha S.
Human Resources Associate -
Tanya Sadlowski
Supervising Social Worker, CDP -
Jennifer Salcedo
Senior Team Administrator -
Alicia Sanchez-Ramirez
Attorney, Immigration Defense Practice -
Jairo Santana
IT Associate Director -
Rodrigo Santelices
Supervising Attorney, Civil Action Practice -
Isamaris Santiago
Parent Advocate, FDP -
Lourdes Santiago
Human Resources Manager
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Marlena Santos
Law Graduate, Family Defense Practice -
Christopher Saunders
Investigator -
Miriam Schachter
Staff Attorney, FDP -
Erin Schechter
Team Leader and Supervising Attorney, FDP -
Olivia Scheck
Attorney, CDP -
Constance Scott
CDP Administrator -
Thomas Scott-Railton
Fellow, Impact Litigation Practice -
Nora Searle
IJC Fellow, Immigration -
Maria Sellick
Executive Assistant -
Jenny Semmel
Supervising Mental Health Attorney and Interim Team Leader, CDP -
David Shalleck-Klein
Attorney, Family Defense Practice -
Jeff Shamp
Data Intern, IT -
La Shawna Easter
Team Administrator -
Mohamed Sheriff
Supervising Legal Advocate, Civil Action Practice -
Adam Shoop
Legal Director, Civil Action Practice -
Brian Shupak
Supervising Attorney, CDP -
Hillela Simpson
Attorney, CDP -
Allaina Sines
Attorney, FDP -
Christopher Smith
Community Intake Attorney, CDP -
Quiniva Smith
Law Graduate, Family Defense Practice -
Julia Solomons
Sr. Policy Social Worker, CDP -
Edward Soto
Attorney, CDP -
Emerson Soto
Director of Advancement, Development -
Michelle Soto
Spanish Speaking Investigator and Recruiting and Hiring Associate -
Gregg Stankewicz
Director of the Adolescent Defense Project and Attorney, CDP -
Gillian Stoddard Leatherberry
Staff Attorney, Civil Action Practice -
Rebecca Suldan
K+E Fellow, Family Defense Practice -
Jessica Swensen
Project Director, The Center for Holistic Defense -
Lovina Talukder
Social Worker, CDP -
Kiki Tapiero
Staff Attorney, Immigration Defense Practice -
Lauren Teichner
Team Leader and Attorney, CDP -
Scott Templin
Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice -
Sabine Teyssier
ICLA, Immigration -
Sidney Thaxter
Attorney, Digital Forensics Unit, CDP -
Michael Thomas
Early Defense Team Leader and 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
Supervising Legal Advocate, Civil Action Practice -
Ifeanyi Uzoukwu
Investigator -
Anne Vachon
Social Worker, CDP -
Alexandra Valdez
Attorney, CDP -
Samantha Valentin
Attorney, Civil Action Practice -
Nicole Velazquez
Supervising Attorney, FDP -
Porsha-Shaf’on Venable
Supervising Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice -
Anne Venhuizen
Team Leader and Supervising Attorney, FDP -
Karla Vergara-Perez
Attorney, Immigration -
Paul Vernon
Attorney, DNA Unit, CDP -
Eric Vieland
General Counsel -
Whitney Viets
Immigration Attorney -
Jennifer Villafuerte
Practice Associate, Civil Action Practice -
Katharine Voorhee
Director of Data Science -
Marterra Walker
Legal Administrative Manager -
Hannah Walsh
Law Graduate, Immigration Defense Practice -
Liana Wang
Data Intern, IT -
Julliahann Washington
Finance Managing Director, Finance -
Lisa Washington
Attorney and Co-Director of Cardozo Law Clinic, FDP -
John Watts
Investigator -
Imani Waweru
Attorney, CDP -
Frances Weil
Attorney, CDP -
Hannah Weinstein
Attorney, FDP -
Michael White
Staff Attorney, FDP -
Leena Widdi
Law Graduate, FDP -
LaToya Wilcox
Advancement Officer, Special Events & Marketing, Development -
Elizabeth Williams
Social Worker, CDP -
Elyssa Williams
Supervising Attorney, Immigration -
Janie Williams
Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice -
Orayne Williams
Social Worker, CDP -
Alyssa Work
Attorney, CDP -
Katie Wozencroft
Deputy Director, CDP -
William Yates
Housing Attorney, CAP -
Pezhmon Zaiim
Attorney, CDP -
Daniel Zeidman
Attorney, Immigration Defense Practice -
Saul Zipkin
Appellate Attorney, FDP