Harlem Staff

Alecia Huie
Assistant to Managing Director

Amelia Bedoya
Advocate, Family Defense Practice

Amanda Donnelly
Social Worker, Criminal Defense Practice

Amy Armstrong
Staff Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Amy Kwak
Supervising Attorney, Collateral Consequences Team, Civil Defense Practice

Anjuli Branz
Staff Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Annoguie “Annie” Viruet
Facilities Manager

Ariana Brill
Education Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Bethany Woosen
Data Analyst

Daudi Justin
Staff Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Candice Lee
Staff Attorney, Civil Defense Practice

Carolyn Klemens
Human Resources Manager

Cristina Moracho
Investigator, Criminal Defense Practice

Christopher Helwig
Supervising Attorney, Civil Defense Practice – Housing Defense Team

Demi Licona
Team Administrator, Criminal Defense Practice

Devin Conway
Staff Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Dori Brail
Supervising Social Worker, Family Defense Practice
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Elizabeth Bender
Staff Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Elizabeth Fischer
Managing Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Elma Zapata
Staff Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Emily Herder
Staff Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Eulalia Q. Sullivan, J.D.
Legal Advocate, Civil Defense Practice – Collateral Consequences Team

Gerlene St Jean
Staff Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Grace Bevilacqua
Staff Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Gregory Gomez
Supervising Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Helen Montalvan
Supervising Social Worker, Family Defense Practice

Helmis Ortega
Senior Paralegal, Criminal Defense Practice – Homicide Team

Irina Alejandro
Client Advocate, Criminal Defense Practice

Jahnavi Bhaskar
Staff Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Jahed Meah
Paralegal & Outreach Coordinator, Civil Defense Practice

Javionte Johnson
Staff Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Jenzo Duque
Investigator, Criminal Defense Practice

Jeremiah Rygus
Supervising Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice – Training

Jeremy Tinsley
Staff Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Jill Applegate
Skadden Fellow, Immigration Defense Team, Civil Defense Practice

Josh Hagelgans
Social Worker, Criminal Defense Practice

Justin Pita
Legal Advocate, Civil Defense Practice – Collateral Consequences Team

Kathryn (Katie) Doman
Staff Attorney, Civil Defense Practice – Housing Defense Team

Kenna Capalbo
Client Advocate, Family Defense Practice

Kristin Heavey
Senior Trial Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Lisa Freedman
Senior Trial Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Liza Oviedo
Team Administrator, Family Defense Practice

Marco Balestri
Legal Advocate, Housing Defense Practice

Mariel Hooper
Interim Supervising Attorney, Civil Defense Practice – Collateral Consequences/Housing Defense Teams

Melida Ramirez
Team Administrator, Criminal Defense Practice

Michael Woodruff
Staff Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Michelle Villaseñor-Grant
Senior Trial Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice – Homicide Team

Monica Shah
Staff Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Naima Gregory
Supervising Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Naomi Schachter
Social Worker, Family Defense Practice

Naomi Oberman-Breindel
Staff Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Nina Nevarez
Staff Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Nicole Seigel
Social Worker, Family Defense Practice
Nolberto Zubia
Interim Supervising Attorney, Immigration Practice

Patricia Williams
Team Administrator, Criminal Defense Practice

Rebecca Calabrese
Social Work Supervisor, Criminal Defense Practice

Roxanna Gutierrez
General Counsel

Ryan Napoli
Supervising Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Sadie Miner
Social Worker, Family Defense Practice

Sara Lustbader
Staff Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Sarah Merchant
Social Worker, Family Defense Practice

Scott Foletta
Interim Managing Attorney, Civil Defense Practice - Immigration Defense Team

Shalonda Curtis
Shalonda is Community Outreach Coordinator, Family Defense Practice

Tiffany Wang
Senior Trial Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice

Varun Bhadha
Staff Attorney, Family Defense Practice

William Botchway
Legal Advocate, Civil Defense Practice - Housing Defense Team

Zainab Akbar
Managing Attorney, Family Defense Practice
Zoe Whitehouse
Staff Attorney, Family Defense Practice
Alexandra "Zoni" Rockoff
Interim Supervising Attorney, Civil Defense Practice, Collateral Consequences Team
Christina Corcoran
Interim Supervising Attorney, Civil Defense Practice, Housing Defense Team
Davis Villano
Staff Attorney, Civil Defense Practice, Collateral Consequences Team
Elena Lutfy
Staff Attorney, Civil Defense Practice, Housing Defense Team
Fatima Faloye
Staff Attorney, Civil Defense Practice, Housing Defense Team
Isidermi Leonardo
Team Administrator, Civil Defense Practice, Collateral Consequences Team
Jack Boyle
Staff Attorney, Civil Defense Practice, Housing Defense Team
Kayan Clarke
Supervising Team Administrator, Civil Defense Practice
Kimberly Shannon
Staff Attorney, Civil Defense Practice, Collateral Consequences Team
Lorena Jiron
Supervising Attorney, Civil Defense Practice, Housing Defense Team
Mariana Garcia
Law graduate, Civil Defense Practice, Housing Defense Team
Martin Adams
Staff attorney, Civil Defense Practice, Housing Defense Team
Maya O'Day
Team administrator, Civil Defense Practice, Housing Defense Team
Reggie Miller
Supervising Social Worker, Civil Defense Practice
Sarah Strohecker
Spanish Interpreter
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