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ALUMNI DIRECTORY1988-2018
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Thirty years ago, the Office of the Appellate Defender (OAD) was founded with an ambitious and visionary mission: to be a champion for poor people convicted of felonies by providing exceptional representation, improving the quality of indigent defense in New York City, and pioneering innovative responses to emerging criminal justice issues.
Consistent with our mission, OAD committed itself to client-centered representation, and embraced a then-unique practice that included in-person client visits, the filing of reply briefs and the presentation of oral ar-guments in all but the most exceptional of cases. OAD
ultimately deepened the holistic nature of its representation by becoming the first appellate de-fender to provide on-site medical, mental health, substance abuse, housing, education, and public assistance support to its clients; and by creating a Reinvestigation Project to promptly identify and challenge likely cases of wrongful conviction.
OAD also dedicated itself to the training of lawyers and law students likely to make a significant contribution to the ongoing struggle for the fair administration of criminal justice in New York City. OAD imposed term limits on its Staff Attorney positions in order to maximize the reach of its in-depth training; OAD developed a Criminal Appellate Defender Clinic with New York University School of Law in order to ground new lawyers in an understanding of the rigors of proper indigent appellate defense representation; and OAD created a Volunteer Appellate Defender (VAD) Program in order to leverage the talent and expertise of associates at leading New York City law firms in defense of poor people seeking to appeal felony convictions.
Thirty years later, OAD has secured countless in-court victories, and its alumni play influential roles in the administration of criminal justice in New York City and across the country. As this Directory powerfully demonstrates, OAD-trained attorneys have become state and federal public defenders, scholars, policy-makers, jurists, and private practitioners. OAD’s alumni hold leadership positions in national public interest organizations, large law firms, and even prosecutor offices. Former OAD staffers have relied on their experiences representing people convicted of felonies in becoming artists, writers, healers, and philanthropists.
Today, OAD stands as a national model of outstanding indigent appellate defense representation. It would not be the organization it is today were it not for the contributions made by each of the extraordinary individuals who has served our clients.
Thank you!
Christina A. SwarnsPresident & Attorney-in-ChargeOffice of the Appellate Defender
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Included in this first-ever OAD Alumni Directory are former staff members’ names, current place of business, and position while at OAD.
Anita Aboagye-AgyemanThe Legal Aid SocietyOAD Staff Attorney
Susan AbrahamNew York Law SchoolOAD Supervising Attorney
Virmary AcostaCon EdisonOAD Administrative Assistant
Alexis AgathocleousInnocence ProjectOAD Staff Attorney
Stephanie AkhterThe Laura and John Arnold Foundation (Criminal Justice Initiative)OAD Intern
Saadia AleemSyria Cross Border International Rescue Committee OAD Senior Staff Attorney
Franz AllinaCommittee to Protect JournalistsOAD Staff Attorney
Roslyn AllisonOAD Financial Officer
Rosemary Almonte GuichardoU.S. Department of Labor, Office of the SolicitorOAD Legal Intern
Salina Kanai AlthofAttorney at Law, ALCOAD Staff Attorney
Gloria AlvarezQueens LibraryOAD Paralegal
Sarah ArnholzPartners HealthCareOAD Staff Attorney
Kate AxelrodNYC Department of Health and Mental HygieneOAD Social Work Intern
Megan Backus-FlorioMedOptionsOAD Social Work Intern
Douglas BakerState Appellate Defender Office, Michigan & Wayne State School of LawOAD Staff Attorney
sujatha baligaImpact JusticeOAD Staff Attorney
Stuart BannerUCLA School of LawOAD Staff Attorney
Lara BelkinThe Food Law FirmOAD Staff Attorney
Morgan BirckUniversity of Michigan Law SchoolOAD Legal Intern
Molly BoothBrooklyn Defender ServicesOAD Staff Attorney
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Katheryne BorreroOAD Administrative Assistant
Charity BradyAppellate AdvocatesOAD Staff Attorney
Heather BrodyCenter for Urban Community ServicesOAD Social Work Intern
Courtni BurlesonAmerican Constitution Society for Law & PolicyOAD Staff Attorney
Jason CadeUniversity of Georgia, School of LawOAD Intern
Vinnette CampbellQueens County District Attorney's OfficeOAD Intern
Maisy CardNewark Public LibraryOAD Development Coordinator
Joshua CarmelRiker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Perritti, LLPOAD Legal Intern
Loreni CespedesFreelance Graphic DesignerOAD Administrative Assistant
Laura ChaathCollaborative SolutionsOAD Legal Intern
Gregory ChiarelloOutten & Golden LLPOAD Staff Attorney
Jill Luan ChienThe Center for Family RepresentationOAD Social Work Intern
Erin ChiznerSchulte Roth & Zabel LLPOAD Legal Intern
Linda CohnOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Western District of PennsylvaniaOAD Staff Attorney
Dionne ColeyThe Peak Organization, Inc.OAD Legal Intern
Vaughn-Michael CordesAttorney At LawOAD Staff Attorney
Kayla CortesJubilee JobsOAD Social Work Intern
Ecena CuetoOAD Administrative Assistant
Danielle Cooper DaughtryThe Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtOAD Staff Attorney
Nicole DeLauraOAD Legal Intern
Tamara DetloffOAD Staff Attorney
Paola DislaOAD Administrative Assistant
Salil DudaniYale Law SchoolOAD Intern
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Nicholas A. DustonNorris McLaughlin, P.A.OAD Fellow
Leah DysonAtlas ResearchOAD Social Work
Catharine (Kate) F. EasterlyDistrict of Columbia, Court of AppealsOAD Staff Attorney
Jajuan EbronUrban PathwaysOAD Scanning Clerk
Jennifer EisenbergOAD Staff Attorney
Carlos EscobedoOffice of the Federal Defender, Capital Habeas UnitOAD Investigator/Paralegal
Maia Falconi-SachsOutten & Golden LLPOAD Development Director
Alejandro B. FernandezOffice of the Federal Public Defender, District of New MexicoOAD Staff Attorney
Benjamin FidalgoSouth Jersey Legal ServicesOAD Legal Intern
Michael J. FiguraThe Legal Aid SocietyOAD Legal Intern
Marjorie FingeretOAD Social Work Intern
Dyan Finguerra-DuCharmePryor CashmanOAD Legal Intern
Matthew I. FleischmanOppenheim & Zebrak LLPOAD Fellow
Anabel FloresThe Legal Aid SocietyOAD Administrative Assistant
Lisa B. FreelandOffice of the Federal Public DefenderOAD Staff Attorney
Robert GarciaCurtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLPOAD Staff Attorney
Jessica GarlandYale Law SchoolOAD Legal Intern
Sarah E. GeraghtySouthern Center for Human RightsOAD Staff Attorney
Risa GersonBronx District Attorney’s Office, Conviction Integrity UnitOAD Supervising Attorney
Mark S. GimpelLaw Offices of Mark GimpelOAD Supervising Attorney
Lily M. GoetzThe Legal Aid SocietyOAD Staff Attorney
Laurence GoodmanLaw Offices of Willig, Williams & DavidsonOAD Staff Attorney
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Katherine A. GraingerCivitasOAD Staff Attorney
Casey GrannisNielsen, Broman & Koch P.L.L.C.OAD Legal Intern
Christina GravesNYC Department of EducationOAD Staff Attorney
Richard M. GreenbergThe Ida and Robert Gordon Family FoundationOAD Attorney-in-Charge
Vaidya GullapalliClient Services Director
Sara GurwitchGuthrie CiderWorksOAD Deputy Attorney-in-Charge
Phillip GuttmannSt. Anne'sOAD Social Work Intern
Matthew L. HancockOAD Intern
Katherine HardyOAD Social Work Intern
Jessica HenryMontclair State UniversityOAD Staff Attorney
Sophia HillNew Jersey Office of the Public DefenderOAD Legal Intern
Holly HobartThe International Legal FoundationOAD Intern
Heather Holloway MooreFacebookOAD Staff Attorney
Daniel W.E. HoltAuthor, “Heat in US Prisons and Jails: Corrections and the Challenge of Climate Change”OAD Senior Staff Attorney
Julie E. HoltOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Southern District of FloridaOAD Staff Attorney
Elaine M. HornWilliams & Connolly LLPOAD Staff Attorney
Jalina J. HudsonPerkins & Coie LLPOAD Staff Attorney
Herbert HughColumbia School of Social WorkOAD Development Associate
Rebecca JacobsteinCommittee for Public Counsel ServicesOAD Staff Attorney
Kerry JamiesonCivilian Complaint Review BoardOAD Supervising Attorney
Mabel JerezCenter for Court InnovationParalegal & Interpreter
Mugambi JouetMcGill UniversityOAD Staff Attorney
Jacqueline J. KellyOAD Social Work Intern
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Chantal KhalilFinkelstein, Blankinship, Frei-Pearson & Garber, LLPOAD Legal Intern
Ursula H. KiczkowskiOAD Social Work Intern
Rakesh KilaruWilkinson Walsh + Eskovitz LLPOAD Legal Intern
Gian KingXeroxOAD Staff Attorney
AiLun KuThe Opportunity NetworkOAD Undergraduate Investigative Intern
Julia P. KuanRomano & Kuan, PLLCOAD Staff Attorney
Anant KumarZuckerman Spaeder LLPOAD Staff Attorney
Tara KumarThe Legal Aid Society, Criminal Defense PracticeOAD Legal Intern
Paul (Skip) LaisureAppellate AdvocatesOAD Staff Attorney
Jennifer LambertHarvard Law SchoolOAD Intake Specialist
Martin LijtmaerLaw Offices of Martin LijtmaerOAD Legal Intern
Terry Linton"She Roads with Terri Linton" PodcastOAD Staff Attorney
David Loy (formerly David Blair-Loy)ACLU Foundation of San Diego & Imperial CountiesOAD Staff Attorney
Richard LuedemanWiggin and Dana LLPOAD Legal Intern
Namita LuthraOAD Staff Attorney
Jonathan MarvinnyFederal Defenders of New YorkOAD Staff Attorney
Sharmeen MazumderBrooklyn Defender ServicesOAD Staff Attorney
Matthew L. MazurDechert LLPOAD Staff Attorney
Scott C. McAbeeWilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLPOAD Staff Attorney
Bridget Mary McCormackMichigan Supreme CourtOAD Staff Attorney
William Joseph McCormack, Jr.Actor and Television ProducerOAD Administrative Assistant
Karin McCormickVerizon WirelessOAD Staff Attorney
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Renee McDonald-HutchinsUniversity of Maryland School of LawOAD Staff Attorney
Ada D. MedinaThe Legal Aid SocietyOAD Legal Intern
Samuel MendezUnited States District Court for the Southern District of FloridaOAD Senior Staff Attorney
Ira MickenbergNational Defender Training ProjectOAD Supervising Attorney
Florian MiedelMiedel & Mysliwiec LLPOAD Staff Attorney
Kate MollisonThe Southern District of Florida Federal Public Defender’s OfficeOAD Staff Attorney
William R. MontrossUDC David A. Clarke School of LawOAD Staff Attorney
Leora MorenoMecklenburg County Public Defender's OfficeOAD Legal Intern
Robin MorjikianCalvary Presbyterian ChurchOAD Office Manager
Katie MulcahyPenn Center for Community Health WorkersOAD Social Work Intern
Tomoeh Murakami TseThe Legal Aid SocietyOAD Staff Attorney
Deborah NoonanOAD Staff Attorney
Stephanie OmeziUniversity of Chicago School of Social Service AdministrationOAD Intern
Hemangi S. PaiBrooklyn Defender ServicesOAD Intern
Paresh S. PatelOffice of the Federal Public Defender, District of MarylandOAD Staff Attorney
Rebekah PazminoThe Legal Aid SocietyOAD Staff Attorney
D'Ann R. PennerLarry Curtis, APLCOAD Legal Intern
Daniel PerlmanCobb PsychotherapyOAD Social Work Intern
Peter A. PerlmanThe HartfordOAD Staff Attorney
Karl E. PflanzNew York State Unified Court SystemOAD Staff Attorney
Michael PinardUniversity of Maryland Francis King Carey School of LawOAD Staff Attorney
Munir PujaraUrban Justice Center, Mental Health ProjectOAD Staff Attorney
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Tina Mazza RallsCurtin & Heefner LLPOAD Staff Attorney
Helen Ogbara ReevesDentons US LLPOAD Intern
Palma RepoleEthical Culture Fieldston SchoolOAD Staff Attorney
Amy RobinsonGiskan Solotaroff & AndersonOAD Intern
Nicole RochatHolistic HealingOAD Social Work Director
Sarah RoffeNewYork Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical CenterOAD Social Work Intern
E. Joshua Rosenkranz*Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPOAD Attorney-in-Charge
Laura RossiWestchester Community FoundationOAD Staff Attorney
Melissa RothsteinMaryland Office of the Public DefenderOAD Senior Staff Attorney & Social Work Director
Caroline RuleKostelanetz & Fink LLPOAD Staff Attorney
Reena SandovalOAD Staff Attorney
Lenisha ScotlandCatholic Charities, Brooklyn Community CenterOAD Intern
Jahaan ShaheedFederal Community Defender Office, Eastern District of PennsylvaniaOAD Staff Attorney
Daniel V. ShapiroUnited States Attorney's Office District of New JerseyOAD Intern
Rahul K. SharmaOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Eastern District of VirginiaOAD Staff Attorney
Devon SkeensAppalachian Research & Defense FundOAD Legal Intern
Natalie J. SobchakPace Women's Justice Center OAD Staff Attorney
Gregory I. SolomonowOAD Intern
Avi SpringerRubin, Kidney, Nyer & VincentOAD Staff Attorney
Rebecca SteadRebecca Stead BooksOAD Staff Attorney
Lauren Stephens-DavidowitzUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of New YorkOAD Senior Staff Attorney
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Samantha L. SternOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Western District of PennsylvaniaOAD Staff Attorney
Andrew B. StollStoll, Glickman & Bellina, LLPOAD Intern
Sheena StringerOAD Social Work Intern
Barry R. StruttKeegan, Keegan, Keegan & Strutt LLPOAD Staff Attorney
Brian StullACLU Capital Punishment ProjectOAD Staff Attorney
Judith SwartzOved & Oved LLPOAD Intern
Leila N. TabbaaThe Bronx DefendersOAD Staff Attorney
Beatriz TorresLegal Services for ChildrenOAD Social Work Intern
Olga Lucia TorresCUNY School of Medicine & Olga Lucia Torres Consulting, LLCOAD Staff Attorney
Whitney C. TymasJustice & Public Safety PACOAD Supervising Attorney
Jeffrey A. Udell*Walden Macht & Haran LLPOAD Staff Attorney
Edward J. UngvarskyUngvarsky Law PLLC OAD Staff Attorney
Heidi van EsFederal Defenders of New YorkOAD Social Work Director
Steven A. VargasOAD Administrative Assistant & Paralegal
Ana Vuk-PavlovicMental Hygiene Legal ServiceOAD Staff Attorney
Daniel A. WarshawskyNew York Law SchoolOAD Deputy Attorney-in-Charge
Matthew WassermanSixth Circuit Court of Appeals OAD Staff Attorney
Jonathan WillensWillens & Scarvalone LLPOAD Staff Attorney
Jayden WitherspoonOAD Summer Scanning Clerk
Michael WoodruffNeighborhood Defender Service of HarlemOAD Legal Intern
Andrea Yacka-BibleThe Legal Aid Society – Criminal Appeals BureauOAD Legal Intern
Jessica A. YagerNYU Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban PolicyOAD Staff Attorney
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We have tried to include information that is as comprehensive and up-to-date as possible; however, we acknowledge that there are some people whose information we do not have. If you have any edits or additions to this Directory, please contact Carolyn Norris at cnorris@oadnyc.org or (212) 402-4120.
Alicia YoungCity of Fayetteville, North CarolinaOAD Staff Attorney
Rachel YoungerOAD Social Work Intern
Sam ZalutskyOAD Development Coordinator
* Current OAD Board Member
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Office of the Appellate Defender11 Park Place, Suite 1601
New York, NY 10007
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