Neighborhood Defender Service provides the highest quality legal representation through community-based, holistic public defense.

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NDS at 30: A Legacy of Justice

For 30 years, NDS has fought for our neighbors’ justice and dignity in the face of systems that would deny it. On November 17, we’re celebrating that work and those who work alongside us.

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What We Do Works

Pre-Arrest Services

Criminal Defense

Family Defense

Civil Defense

Immigration Defense

Youth Law

Servicios en Español

Global Justice

Policy

Police Accountability/ Community Empowerment

The NDS PACE Program creates long-term, structural change by reckoning with police impunity, reducing overpolicing and building community power and wealth.

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NDS News

To Mark Juneteenth, NDS Detroit Announces Creation of Eviction Defense Practice
NDS Celebrates 30 Years of Work alongside Cardi B, Honorable Rowan D. Wilson, and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
In Detroit, New Data Show Dramatic Increase in Arrests and Prosecutions of Black People for Carrying a Concealed Weapon
Elected Officials Detail Illegal, Deadly Conditions Inside Rikers Island Following Visit

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The Power of Public Defense

An introduction to Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem, (NDS) an innovative, community-based, holistic public defense practice in Northern Manhattan.