Noemi received her Masters in Social Work from Hunter College Social of Social Work in 2011. Prior to joining The Bronx Defenders, Noemi was an adoption coordinator, then was promoted to social worker in the Treatment Family Foster Care division, and later on became a family therapist focusing in the Brief Strategic Family Therapy evidence-based…
Lourdes is a graduate of the College of the Desert, where she earned her Associate’s in Biology. Prior to joining The Bronx Defenders, she worked as an Office Manager at The Law Office of Christopher L. Esposito and as a Legal Assistant for James Kousouros.
Erin received her J.D. from Brooklyn Law School, where she was an Edward V. Sparer Public Interest Fellow. She first came to The Bronx Defenders during law school when she interned for the Family Defense Practice. Erin also interned at the Legal Aid Society and participated in the Brooklyn Law School Capital Defenders and Habeas…
Karla returns to The Bronx Defenders from The Legal Aid Society where she supervised a team of NYIFUP attorneys and paralegals and assisted in managing the program. Before joining the management team, she represented detained adults and children in deportation proceedings. Karla was previously a staff attorney and an Immigrant Justice Corps fellow at The…
Angeline graduated from Columbia Law School where she was a staff member of the Journal of Law & Social Problems. During law school, Angeline interned for the Legal Aid Society. She was also an extern for The Bronx Defenders and the Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem. Angeline graduated from the University of Minnesota, where she…
Growing up in the Bronx, Carol quickly identified that she lived in an environment designed to dehumanize and disenfranchise Black and brown families and communities. Navigating these conditions was the breeding ground for her advocacy and commitment to contribute to the unveiling of true justice. Carol graduated cum laude from Alfred University, where she double…
Marlene graduated from Long Island University (LIU) with a B.A. in International Relations, a minor in Spanish Language and a Specialization in Criminal Justice. During her time at LIU, Marlene was actively involved in several organizations, including The Latin American Women’s Society and Student Government. She was also inducted as a member of Sigma Delta Phi Epsilon…
Mairin received her J.D. from The UCLA School of Law, where she participated in the David J. Epstein Program in Public Interest Law and Policy. Following graduation, Mairin worked as a public defender in Miami, Florida. During law school, Mairin spent a semester externing with the Equal Justice Initiative, participated in the Criminal Defense Clinic,…
Nicole graduated from Cardozo School of Law in 2015, where she was the recipient of the Cardozo Service and Achievement Award. During law school, Nicole participated in two clinics – the year-long Innocence Project Clinic, where two of her clients were exonerated, and the Mainzer Family Defense Clinic at Bronx Defenders. Additionally, she was co-chair…
Saul received his J.D. from Columbia Law School, where he was a James Kent Scholar and a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, as well as an Articles Editor on the Columbia Law Review. Following graduation, he served as a law clerk for the Honorable Mark R. Kravitz of the United States District Court for the District…
Olivia graduated cum laude from New York University School of Law. While in law school, Olivia participated in two year-long clinics – the Criminal and Community Defense Clinic and the Juvenile Defender Clinic. She was also the symposium editor for the NYU Review of Law & Social Change, a co-organizer of the Defender Collective, a…
Ryan graduated cum laude from Cardozo School of Law where he was a Public Service Scholar, A David Berg Public Interest Fellow, and the recipient of the 2014 Student Inspire! Award and the Jacob Burns Medal. During law school, Ryan worked in two year-long clinics – the Immigration Justice Clinic and the Criminal Defense Clinic. Additionally, Ryan was a Public…
Alyssa Work received her J.D. from Yale Law School. Prior to joining The Bronx Defenders, Alyssa was the director of the Bronx Freedom Fund as a Liman Fellow and clerked for the Honorable Victor Marrero of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. In law school she was a law student intern…
Pezhmon received his J.D. from The George Washington University Law School, where he was a Mock Trial Board member and a Shapiro Public Service grant recipient. While in law school, Pezhmon interned at The Bronx Defenders and the Office of the Public Defender in Alexandria, Virginia. As a Student Attorney in the D.C. Law Students…
Christopher is a highly regarded expert in the field of conflict resolution, counseling and ministry. Christopher brings over a decade of experience to any crisis management engagement. As a senior expert working in NYC’s Crisis Management System over the past three years, Christopher worked alongside City Council Member Vanessa Gibson to spearhead an initiative that…
Kate earned her M.S.W. from the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College where she received academic honors. While earning her graduate degree, Kate interned with the Immigrant Tenant Advocacy Program with Catholic Migration Services and also with the Vera Institute of Justice where she worked within the intersections of the criminal justice system, immigration,…
Morgan earned her MSW from the Columbia School of Social Work and is a Social Worker with the Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Program at The Bronx Defenders. While at Columbia, Morgan interned with STEPS to End Family Violence, an organization which focuses on prevention, intervention, and policy advocacy services through their holistic program for survivors…
Chazley Gonzalez received a B.A. in Criminal Justice from Monroe College, where she was on the President and Dean’s List. After graduation, she worked as a New York City Correction Officer on Rikers Island. While there, she saw many things she wanted to change within the criminal and family justice system. This desire to fight the system and advocate…
Dan earned his J.D. from Vanderbilt Law School, where he received the Bennett Douglas Bell Memorial and Damali K. Booker awards. At Vanderbilt, Dan participated in the Criminal Defense Clinic and interned at the Public Defender for Metropolitan Nashville & Davidson County. He also co-founded and directed Vanderbilt’s Riverbend Insider Support and Education project, an education program for maximum-security…
Alexandria Nedd received her J.D. from the City University of New York School of Law where she was the Editor-in-Chief of CUNY Law Review and participated in the Family Law Practice Clinic. During law school, Alexandria interned at Orleans Public Defender, Advocates for Children of New York, The Bronx Defenders and Brooklyn Defender Services. As…
Claire received her J.D. from Boston College Law School. Prior to coming to the Bronx Defenders, she was an acting supervisor and a law clerk in the Immigration Unit of the Staff Attorney’s Office at the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, where she provided judges with substantive legal analysis and proposed orders in cases raising…
Eli Northrup has worked at the Bronx Defenders since 2015 and handles both felony and misdemeanor cases while serving as a member of the Policy Team. After graduating cum laude from New York University School of Law in 2011, he clerked for the Hon. Robert P. Patterson in the District Court for the Southern District…
Alicia received her J.D. from Yale Law School. While at law school, she was a member of the Criminal Justice Clinic, where she represented clients in various criminal proceedings, and the Allard K. Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic, where she investigated prison conditions in Connecticut’s death row. As a board member of the Visual Law…
Danisbel received her J.D. from American University, Washington College of Law where she received the Dean’s Award for Professional Responsibility for her outstanding clinical work and the Peter M. Cicchino Public Service Award for her advocacy in public interest. In law school, she interned with Kids in Need of Defense (KIND), Maryland Office of Public…
