Our Staff

A directory of key contacts is displayed below for your convenience.

212-577-2523, ext. 514  |  baustern@cfal.org
Bruce Austern
Senior Appellate Counsel
212-577-2523, ext. 522  |  mcabrera@cfal.org
Marisa Cabrera
Appellate Counsel
212-577-2523, ext. 502  |  rdean@cfal.org
Robert Dean
Attorney-in-Charge
212-577-2523, ext. 508  |  aeverett@cfal.org
Abigail Everett
Senior Supervising Attorney
212-577-2523, ext. 500  |  lfigueroa@cfal.org
Lucretia Figueroa
Receptionist and Administrative Assistant
212-577-2523, ext. 504  |  efriedman@cfal.org
Elaine Friedman
Deputy Attorney-in-Charge
212-577-2523, ext. 520  |  bheiss@cfal.org
Ben Heiss
Litigation Specialist
212-577-2523, ext. 532  |  jhoth@cfal.org
Jan Hoth
Lead Appellate Counsel
212-577-2523, ext. 511  |  ckaplan@cfal.org
Carl Kaplan
Senior Appellate Counsel
212-577-2523, ext. 515  |  jkirshbaum@cfal.org
Jonathan Kirshbaum
Senior Appellate Counsel, Co-Coordinator, Federal Litigation Unit
212-577-2523, ext. 527  |  dklem@cfal.org
David Klem
Supervising Attorney
212-577-2523, ext. 530  |  alouie@cfal.org
Angie Louie
Appellate Counsel
212-577-2523, ext. 510  |  emosher@cfal.org
Elizabeth Mosher
Litigation Specialist
212-577-2523, ext. 519  |  rnichinsky@cfal.org
Robin Nichinsky
Senior Appellate Counsel
212-577-2523, ext. 528  |  lpackard@cfal.org
Lisa Packard
Litigation Specialist
212-577-2523, ext. 533  |  vpullara@cfal.org
Vincent Pullara, Jr.
Client Advocate
212-577-2523, ext. 531  |  mailroom@cfal.org
Eunis Ramos
Mailroom Clerk
212-577-2523, ext. 525  |  jratner@cfal.org
Jody Ratner
Senior Appellate Counsel
212-577-2523, ext. 518  |  ssalomon@cfal.org
Susan Salomon
Senior Litigation Specialist
212-577-2523, ext. 531  |  mailroom@cfal.org
Joey Sanchez
Mailroom Supervisor
212-577-2523, ext. 521  |  ssimone@cfal.org
Stacey Simone
Paralegal Supervisor
212-577-2523, ext. 523  |  dsimpson@cfal.org
Dwayne Simpson
Licensed Social Worker
212-577-2523, ext. 501  |  kskolnick@cfal.org
Kate Skolnick
Appellate Counsel
212-577-2523, ext. 524  |  lspringer@cfal.org
Lauren Springer
Appellate Counsel
212-577-2523, ext. 512  |  ctrupp@cfal.org
Claudia Trupp
Director, Justice First and Client Re-entry Projects
212-577-2523, ext. 505  |  mzeno@cfal.org
Mark Zeno
Assistant Attorney-in-Charge
212-577-2523, ext. 509  |  bzolot@cfal.org
Barbara Zolot
Senior Supervising Attorney