NYSDA Board of Directors 2011-2012

Edward J. Nowak, President
Private Attorney
Penfield, NY

Norman Effman, Vice President
Executive Director, Attica Legal Aid Society
Public Defender, Wyoming County
Conflict Defender, Livingston County
Warsaw, NY

Gary A. Horton, Vice President
Public Defender
Genesee County Batavia, NY

Marsha Weissman, Vice President
Executive Director, Center for Community Alternatives
Syracuse, NY

Merble H. Reagon, Secretary
Executive Director, Women's Center for Education and Career Advancement
New York, NY

John H. Ciulla, Jr., Treasurer
Public Defender, Saratoga County
Ballston Spa, NY

Gaspar M. Castillo, Jr.
Private Attorney
Albany, NY

Edward R. Hammock
Private Attorney
Flushing, NY

Susan R. Horn
President/CEO, Frank H. Hiscock Legal Aid Society
Syracuse, NY

Seymour James
Attorney-in-Charge of the Criminal Practice
The Legal Aid Society
New York, NY

Rick Jones
Executive Director
Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem
New York, NY

Andrew Kossover
Ulster County Public Defender
Partner in Kossover Law Firm
New Paltz, NY

David L. Lewis
Lewis & Fiore
New York, NY

Karen L. Murtagh
Executive Director, Prisoners’ Legal Services of New York
Albany, NY

Stephen J. Pittari
Private Attorney
Mount Vernon, NY

Richard W. Rich, Jr.
Chemung County Public Advocate
Elmira, NY

Richard A. Rothermel
Public Defender, Otsego County
Oneonta, NY

David C. Schopp
Chief Executive Officer, Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo
Buffalo, NY

NYSDA Board of Directors Meeting Schedule 2011-2012

October 21, 2011 (Albany)
January 27, 2012 (New York City)
April 20, 2012 (Albany)
July 22-24, 2012 (Annual Meeting, Saratoga Springs)

NYSDA Staff

NYSDA Resolutions

The NYSDA Board of Directors has agreed upon the following resolutions concerning Public Defense in New York State.

Resolution Supporting the Recommendations of the Commission on the Future of Indigent Defense Services in Its Final Report to the Chief Judge of the State of New York (2007) (PDF)
Client-Centered Representation Standards (2005)(PDF) Versión española (PDF)
Client Involvement and Satisfaction, Quality Representation and Vigorous Advocacy (2000) (PDF)
Death Penalty Moratorium (2002) (PDF)
Electronic Recording of Custodial Interrogations in Criminal Cases (2003) (PDF)
Full-Time Defender Offices (2000) (PDF)
Governing Principles for Public Defense Services (2000)
State Aid to Defense Funding in All Counties of New York (2000) (PDF)