Our Staff

Alexandra (Zoni) Rockoff

Law Graduate, 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

Attorney, 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, CAP

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

Law Graduate, 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

Supervising Attorney 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 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion; Supervising Professor, The Bronx Defenders Holistic Defense Externship at Columbia Law School; Staff Attorney

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

Seth E. Packrone

Attorney, ILP

Lenora Easter

Community Intake Attorney and Team Leader, 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

Amin Fernandez

NYIFUP Attorney, Immigration

Ruben Fernandez

Director of Professional Development, CDP

Mara Fleder

Supervising Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Mairin Fogarty

Attorney, CDP

Emily Friedman

Law Graduate, 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

Law Graduate, 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

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

Amit Jain

Attorney, CDP

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

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

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, 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

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

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

Law Graduate, 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

IJC Fellow, Immigration

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

Claire Mauksch

Attorney, CDP

Monique Maxwell

Immigration Practice Associate, Immigration Defense Practice

Shantel Mayris

Social Worker, FDP

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

Elisa Nolasco

Civil Legal Advocate, CAP

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

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

Attorney, 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

Kanny Rodriguez

HR Generalist, Human Resources

Yisraela Rodriguez

Housing Attorney, CAP

Dianesa Rodriguez-Chevalier

Immigration Civil Legal Advocate, Immigration

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

Rosie Russo

Social Worker, CDP

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

Marlena Santos

Law Graduate, Family Defense Practice

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

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

Shane Seppinni

Attorney, CAP

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

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, Investigators

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

Law Graduate, 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

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, 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

Kara Wallis

Attorney, FDP

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

Roy Waterman III

Reentry & Reintegration Coordinator, CAP

John Watts

Investigator

Imani Waweru

Attorney, CDP

Frances Weil

Law Graduate, 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