56th Annual Conference

Thank you to all who attended 

NYSDA's 56th Annual Meeting and Conference!

If you have not already shared feedback with us, please email us at training@nysda.org or info@nysda.org. 

We would also like to thank all of our presenters who shared their expertise with the defense community.

We look forward to seeing you at an upcoming NYSDA training program. Visit our training calendar for more information.

 


Annual Meeting and Conference Schedule

Sunday, July 30, 2023

Time

Event

12:00 – 4:00 pm

Chief Defender Convening

4:30 – 6:00 pm

NYSDA Board Meeting

6:00 – 7:30 pm

Welcome Defender Reception (open to all conference attendees)

 

Presenters

Emma Alpert, Senior Supervising Attorney for Medically Complicated Cases, Brooklyn Defender Services

Kalle Condliffe, Staff Attorney, The Legal Aid Society 

Brian Cummings, Staff Attorney, Discovery and Forensic Support Unit, New York State Defenders Association

Nancy Farrell, Staff Attorney, Veterans Defense Program, New York State Defenders Association

Jennifer Feinberg, Litigation Supervisor, Policy & Government Affairs, Center for Family Representation

Adele Fine, Family Court Bureau Chief, Monroe County Public Defender's Office 

Alice Fontier, Managing Director of Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem 

Jerome Greco, Digital Forensics Supervising Attorney, Digital Forensics Unit/Criminal Defense Practice, The Legal Aid Society 

Lauren Harris, Supervising Social Worker, Center for Holistic Defense, The Bronx Defenders

Murtaza Husain, Staff Attorney, Family Defense Practice, Brooklyn Defender Services

Amanda Jack, Special Litigation and Law Reform Unit, The Legal Aid Society

Elizabeth Justesen, Chief Community Outreach Officer, Legal Aid Society of Suffolk County, Inc.

William H. King, Jr., Assistant Public Defender, Monroe County Public Defender’s Office

Yung-Mi Lee, Legal Director, Brooklyn Defender Services

Miriam Mack, Policy Director, Family Defense Practice, The Bronx Defenders

Kent Moston, Training Director, Legal Aid Society of Suffolk County, Inc.

Timothy Murphy, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Appellate Unit, Federal Public Defender’s Office for the Western District of New York

Nila Natarajan, Supervising Attorney & Policy Counsel, Family Defense Practice, Brooklyn Defender Services

Sidni Rouse, Anti-Oppression Team Associate and Staff Attorney, Family Defense Project, The Bronx Defenders

Porsha-Shaf’on Venable, Supervising Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice, The Bronx Defenders

Kate Falconer Woods, Attorney at Law

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NYSDA's Annual Conference training is intended for defense attorneys in criminal and family court practice and other members of the defense team, including investigators, paralegals, social workers, mitigation specialists, and parent advocates.

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MCLE

NYSDA has been certified by the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board as an Accredited Provider of Continuing Legal Education in the State of New York (2022-2025) in traditional and non-traditional formats.