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New York State Defenders Association

42nd Annual Report to the Membership

New York State Defenders Association194 Washington Avenue, Suite 500Albany, NY 12210-2314www.nysda.org

Mission Statement

The New York State Defenders Association, a not-for-profit membershiporganization, has been providing support to New York’s criminal defensecommunity since 1967. Its mission is to improve the quality and scope ofpublicly supported legal representation to low income people.

Table of Contents

Mission Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iNYSDA Across New York (map) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iiTable of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii

Introduction: Reviewing Our 42 Years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Reviewing Our 42nd Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

The Public Defense Backup Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2A Broad Range of Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Beginning in Saratoga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Beyond Saratoga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Public Defense Backup Center REPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Backup Center Clearinghouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4www.nysda.org . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Direct Defender Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Technical Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Public Defense Case Management System . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Collaboration with Others on Justice Issues . . . . . . . . . . 6

Advocacy for Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

The People of NYSDA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 NYSDA Board of Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11NYSDA Client Advisory Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11NYSDA Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Individual Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Grant Funders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Software Providers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13NYSDA Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Photographs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Application for Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Annual Report of Directors Pursuant to Not-for-ProfitCorporation Law 519 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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New York

State

Defenders

Association

42nd

Annual

Report

to the

Membership

Introduction:

Reviewing Our

42 Years

The New York State DefendersAssociation (NYSDA) proudlypresents its Forty-secondAnnual Report to theMembership.

NYSDA is one of the firststatewide defenseorganizations establishedfollowing the U.S. SupremeCourt’s right to counseldecision in Gideon v.Wainwright. A Board ofDirectors composed ofprominent public defensepractitioners and leaders inthe statewide justicecommunity governs theAssociation. A list of thoseDirectors, along with theothers who constitute ourcollegial enterprise, begins atpage 11.

NYSDA has been providingsupport to New York’scriminal defense communitysince 1967. We also seek toincrease our support forpublic defense lawyers whorepresent adult respondents infamily court cases.

By assisting lawyers, we servetheir clients. NYSDArecognizes that clients and the

client community have astake, and must have a voice,in public defense provision.Unlike most other barassociations, our membershipincludes incarcerated persons,and our by-laws mandate aClient Advisory Board. Thatboard works directly with theExecutive Director andadvises the Association onissues of client relations andNYSDA’s communityprograms.

At forty-two, NYSDA providesmany people answers to manyquestions. Through its PublicDefense Backup Center,which began receiving statefunding in 1981, NYSDAassists lawyers, governmentalbodies, the client communityand the public. We developand sustain innovativeprograms and services inresponse to identified needs.Examples include ourCriminal DefenseImmigration Project,providing specializedinformation for lawyersrepresenting noncitizens incriminal matters, and ourPublic Defense CaseManagement System(PDCMS), software designedspecifically for public defenseprograms in New York State.

The Backup Center hasmaintained its many services,sometimes in more limitedforms, despite budget cuts andflat funding, for nearly threedecades. The survival of ourservices is due to:

• the willingness of anexperienced staff to dogood work for modestcompensation, adoptstreamlined methods andautomation to increaseproductivity, and take ona variety of roles;

• the availability of federalfunding;

• the invaluable support wehave received fromprivate foundations;

• the flexibility that ournon-profit status allows;and

• the help of public defenseprograms and countyofficials statewide who,along with our members,advocate for the BackupCenter when statefunding is threatened.

One attorney wrote this year:

I rely on the servicesprovided by the BackupCenter. On countlessoccasions over the past fewyears, I have relied ontheir well-trained,knowledgeable, patientand available attorneys toguide me throughchallenging situations andproblems. They havesuggested strategies, citedcases, and providedimportant feedback andguidance on difficultquestions of criminal andconstitutional law. Theabsence of the BackupCenter would significantlyhinder my work on behalfof indigent defendantsfacing jail.

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We thank all our supportersand staff for what they makepossible. We look forward tocontinuing and expandingservices to improve therepresentation provided topublic defense clients,ensuring justice for all.

Reviewing Our

42nd Year

This annual report detailshow NYSDA achieved short-term goals and moved towardlong-term ones during thepast year.

Backup Center staff workeddaily to improve the quality ofpublic defense services inindividual cases by respond-ing to requests for assistance

– 2,398 in the last fiscal year –from lawyers, clients, and oth-ers. These direct defenderservices helped individuallawyers provide the bestdefense possible, often underthe worst of circumstances, bymaking centralized resourcesavailable that county-baseddefense offices could notafford. Similarly, the NYSDAImmigrant Defense Project,which became a separate,independent office at the endof 2008, and the CriminalDefense Immigration Project,

our new initiative begun in2009, offered aid regardingissues at the interface ofimmigration and criminallaw. NYSDA’s Public DefenseBackup Center continues toprovide efficient, centralizedservices to local publicdefense offices and attorneys.

In every quarter of the year,NYSDA also sought toimprove the quality of publicdefense services bydistributing informationbeyond individuals requestingassistance. We used ournewsletter, website, and legaltrainings to accomplish this.Such training and informationallowed busy lawyers, manystruggling with excessivecaseloads, to learn quicklyabout new and potential

challenges toerroneous police andprosecution tacticsand evidence,ameliorativechanges insentencing laws, andmore. The technicalassistance we gaveoffices and theirlocal governmentsallowed them toprovide more cost-effective servicesand engage in more

informed policymaking.

Year round, NYSDAmet its contractualduty to review,assess, and analyzethe existing publicdefense system andrecommendimprovements. Wepublished ananalysis of theState’s primarypublic defensefunding mechanism,the Indigent Legal

Services Fund (ILSF). Weoffered testimony at hearings,and moved in other waystoward the long-term goal ofimproving public defenseservices statewide; includedin the latter efforts was ourwork with the Campaign foran Independent PublicDefense Commission.

More detailed descriptions ofthese long-term efforts andour daily work appear below.

The Public Defense

Backup Center

The Backup Center conductsregional and statewidetraining; publishes anewsletter; and maintains alarge, constantly updatedwebsite (www.nysda.org) andan in-house clearinghouse ofinformation about substantiveand procedural law (includinga case digest system), publicdefense services, and relatedmatters. With these resourcesas a foundation, the BackupCenter legal staff consultswith and sometimes conductsresearch for lawyers facingsudden or unusual legalissues. NYSDA staff also assistpublic defense programadministrators and localgovernment officials whoneed to know and understandcase law, statutes, rules, and

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standards governing publicdefense services.

A Broad Range of Training

Beginning in Saratoga

The 41st Annual Meeting andConference in SaratogaSprings last July gave lawyersa full year’s worth ofmandatory Continuing LegalEducation (CLE) credits intopic areas relevant to publicdefense practitioners. Inaddition, the conferenceshowcased other NYSDAservices and, at the AwardsBanquet, achievements of thecommunities we serve.

Before the CLE sessions, theheads of public defense officesaround the state attended aChief Defender Convening.They discussed substantiveand procedural legaldevelopments regarding DWIcases and clients designatedviolent felons. They sharedadministrative concerns aboutpart-time public defenders’participation in the stateretirement system. Theylearned about theappointment of a New York

State Bar Task Force onWrongful Convictions, andaired opinions about reformissues including the progresstoward a state-run publicdefense system. And theyheard a presentation aboutthe effect of active militaryservice on individuals whobecome public defenseclients. NYSDA has continuedits efforts to secure funding tolaunch a Veterans andMilitary Defense Project;meanwhile, we strive toincrease awareness in thedefense community of theunique challenges andopportunities that may bepresent in these clients’ cases.

Beyond Saratoga

For those unable to come toSaratoga for two days, and forthose willing and able toadvance their skill andknowledge further, NYSDAoffered other training eventsthroughout the past year. Wepresented a large number ofCLE training events,including eight seminars onNew York’s new drug lawsand seven on immigrationconsequences of criminalcases. Some trainers were co-

sponsoredwith theFederalDefender forthe NorthernDistrict ofNew York, theAppellateDivision,FourthDepartment,the AssignedCounsel Planfor the SecondDepartment,The OntarioCountyDefendersAssociation,

the Cayuga County CriminalDefenders, and the NYUSchool of Law ImmigrantRights Clinic. NYSDA trainingoccurred across the state,often in local public defenseoffices. As in past years, ourtraining was praised byparticipants and defenderoffices for relevant, timelypresentations by some of themost experienced presentersin the state. At membershiprenewal time, one membermade a financial contributionin addition to paying the duesamount, saying “...in honor ofCharlie O’Brien & DianeGeary for outstanding 11/14/08Poughkeepsie program.”

In June 2009 NYSDA’sweeklong Defender InstituteBasic Trial Skills Program(BTSP) returned after a one-year hiatus. The breakresulted in an all-new caseproblem and a revisedsyllabus. Coached by triallawyers and communicationsexperts from around thenation, the defenders whoattended BTSP made greatstrides in skill and confidence.The use of carefully selectedand highly trained actors, the

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participation of non-lawyerjurors, and experienced andsupport coaches made thisyear’s program among thevery best NYSDA hasconducted. The exercisesparticipating defenderscompleted involving technicallegal lessons, along with theclient-centered approach forwhich the Institute hasreceived national recognition,will improve therepresentation their clientsreceive.

In addition to CLEtraining, we held asecond Chief DefenderConvening on December11, 2008. At this meetingwe invited candidsuggestions forincreasing andimproving ourassistance to publicdefense lawyers andprograms representingadult respondents infamily court. Followingthat meeting we soughtadditional funding toincrease staff support inthis area; given theeconomic climate, such

funding has yet tomaterialize. We havecommitted to directingmore attention andresources to this areaof representation.

The Public DefenseBackup CenterREPORT

All NYSDA members –lawyers, prisoners, andother individuals whosupport the right tocounsel – receive aprinted copy of theAssociation’snewsletter, the PublicDefense Backup Center

REPORT. NYSDA also mailsthe REPORT to all publicdefense programs and allprison law libraries, and postsit on the Association’s website.Summaries of selectedcriminal law and family lawcourt decisions and newsitems regarding publicdefense, legal developments,and other topics of interestappear in every issue. TheREPORT also publishesperiodic in-depth practicetips, an annual summary ofrelevant legislation, and muchmore. A prisoner spoke formany when he wrote that,after having read the REPORTfor some time, he appreciatedand commended what NYSDAmade available to the legalcommunity and to prisonerssuch as himself.

Backup CenterClearinghouse

NYSDA’s vast in-housecollection contains newmaterials, primarily inelectronic form, and a largelegacy collection from theprint-only era. The BackupCenter’s Legal InformationServices staff continually


“The information that youprovided for me was excellentand very helpful. I had a deepconversation with the localBureau Chief of the DA’soffice.... I quoted some of thecases that you provided....Thank you for your promptand complete response to myrequest.”

update the collection andprovide notices to the legalstaff about new information.Coupled with the institutionalmemory of NYSDA’s staff andInternet research capabilities,the Clearinghouse enableslegal staff to respond toinquiries about past practicesas well as cutting-edge issues.

The Backup Center’sInformation Systems staffhave the major task ofmaintaining the software andhardware necessary to thevirtual portions of theClearinghouse and the manyother functions of the BackupCenter. They do a tremendousjob enhancing and

maintaining the BackupCenter’s technology toimprove public defenseefficiency with an everdiminishing budget. They alsolabor tirelessly to keep ourcomputer systems secure andfree from viruses and spamattacks.

Over the past year, NYSDA hasbeen working closely with theMonroe County PublicDefender Office to produce anextraordinary full-textsearchable, remote accessiblebrief bank for that office.Containing thousands ofdocuments, many convertedfrom print to PDF, thisdatabase allows any publicdefender in the MonroeCounty office, via the Internet,

to search hearing and trialtranscripts, training materials,pretrial and post-convictionmotions and much more.Most notably, it will preserveand make available MonroeCounty’s institutionalknowledge in a completelynew way. While the databaseis not available for outsideuse, this project has offeredNYSDA significant insightsinto development of suchcollections.

www.nysda.org

The Association’s website,www.nysda.org, offers 24-hour access to some ofNYSDA’s clearinghouseholdings and provides links torelevant information on theInternet. From Breaking Newsand detailed informationunder Hot Topics toPublications and NYSDAResources, the site offerscurrent, enduring, andhistorical information.Lawyers, county officials,reporters, and others oftencan find everything they needabout a particular topic on thewebsite, or may contact theBackup Center foradditional assistance.

Juxtaposed against theavailable tools andresources that couldimprove representation fora particular client if alawyer downloads and usesit are recurring referencesto the ongoing crisis in thestate’s public defensesystem as a whole. InNYSDA publications, otherstate and national reports,and news items,descriptions ofunderfunding leading toexcessive caseloads andresulting problems with thequality of representation

repeatedly appear. Before andafter the 2006 final report ofnow-retired Chief JudgeJudith S. Kaye’s Commissionon the Future of IndigentDefense Services, studiesshow major problems in NewYork’s public defense system.This documented evidence ofsystemic failure underliesNYSDA’s commitment tosystemic reform.

The Advisory Board sectionunder “About NYSDA” on thewebsite includes “Client-Centered RepresentationStandards” developed andpromulgated by the AdvisoryBoard and approved by theAssociation’s Board ofDirectors in 2005. Thesestandards exemplify NYSDA’sefforts to develop expertise inmeasuring client satisfaction,a vital but often overlookedaspect of improving publicdefense services. The

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“I appreciate all the help Ihave received from your staff,specifically Mr. Ken Strutin….When I had a question heprovided me with an answerand documents. I would havebeen lost without him andyour organization.”

“This was a really big help.(Although the judge has yet tosign the order!)”

Advisory Board section of thewebsite also provides basicinformation about obtaininglegal representation and otherinformation of interest toclients and the public.

Direct Defender Services

From providing the citationfor a new case that someone“just heard about” to doingextensive research on an issueof first impression, NYSDA’slegal staff provide a variety ofinformation to those whocontact the Backup Center.Recipients of direct defenderservices often express thevalue of the materials theyobtain. Some, particularlyattorneys in small,overworked public defenseoffices or in solo assignedcounsel practices, also findvalue in collegial discussionabout issues. In the words ofone, it is good to have NYSDA“because it’s nice to havesomeone to talk to aboutthese things.”

Technical Assistance

Whether daunted by theforms that must be filed forcounties to receive ILSFdistributions from the State orbesieged by the complexitiesof managing a public defenseoffice caseload, countyofficials and public defenseoffice personnel can turn tothe Backup Center. Through

email, the Backup Center hasa direct line of communicationto chief defenders across thestate. This year chiefsreceived timely informationabout the ILSF distribution,defender loan forgiveness, andRockefeller Drug reformlegislation among otherimportant topics.

Public Defense CaseManagement System

NYSDA designed and supportsa public defense casemanagement system(PDCMS) now operating in 35public defense offices in 28counties. From generatingrequired reports to flaggingconflicts of interest soon aftera case is assigned, the PDCMSallows offices to moreeffectively and efficientlyrespond to client needs.

Version 10 is ready and hasbeen installed in about halfthe offices currently using thesystem. Seeking to speedimplementation of thiscritically needed resource, theAssociation sought but has notreceived additional funding toboost PDCMS staff support.Meanwhile, existing staffcontinue the high-qualitywork that won the Best of

New York DemonstratedExcellence in IT Operations,Support and Service Awardthree years ago. Their effortsand the PDCMS itselfconstitute an example of howcentralized but flexibleservices can improve publicdefense services across thestate.

Collaborationwith Others onJustice Issues

Devoted to theprinciple thatthe defensefunction mustbe independentof improperinfluences andstand on equalfooting with theprosecution andjudicialfunctions,NYSDA brings a

defense perspective to avariety of collaborativeprojects. In the last year,NYSDA or its staff participatedin meetings, events, oractivities of the following:

• Office of CourtAdministration’sCommittee on theCriminal Procedure Law;


“You helped me with a doublejeopardy question…. back inMarch. I just got the decisiontoday, and we won!.... Thankyou so much for your help,which I (and the client) greatlyappreciate.”

• NAMI-NYS (NationalAlliance on MentalIllness) Family AdvocacyProject Advisory Board;

• Reentry Net SteeringCommittee;

• State Bar Criminal JusticeSection;

• Ontario County BarAssociation;

• Tompkins CountyIndigent RepresentationTask Force;

• Mental Hygiene LegalService;

• First Department IndigentDefense OrganizationOversight Committee;and

• National Legal Aid andDefender Association(NLADA) and itsAmerican Council ofChief Defenders (ACCD).

Members of NYSDA’s ClientAdvisory Board also meet,upon request, with chiefdefenders wishing to set uplocal advisory boards.

NYSDA welcomes and invitesopportunities to take part inpolicy discussions affectingthe justice system. In additionto the list above, we presentedtestimony before the

Assembly StandingCommittees on Judiciary andCodes at a hearing concerningJury Pool Diversity in NewYork City and took part indiscussions with the Divisionof Criminal Justice Servicesand others regardingimplementation of legislationconcerning the managementof sex offenders.

Such activities servedual purposes; inaddition to theirintrinsic value, theymodel for others theinclusion of publicdefense providers inpolicy discussions.NYSDA advocates forgreater publicdefense participation— or for somedefense participationwhere thisperspective has beenshut out completely– in relevant decision makingat every governmental level.

Availing itself of opportunitiesto exchange information withothers knowledgeable aboutstate public defense issuesand to learn about possiblenew avenues forimprovement, NYSDA tookpart in several national events

this past year.

The Director ofLegalInformationServicespresented“Databases, E-Discovery, andCriminal Law”(associated withthe publicationof an article onthe same topic)at the RichmondSchool of LawSecond Annual

E-Discovery Symposium inRichmond, VA, on April 21,2009. NYSDA representativesparticipated in the AmericanBar Association StandingCommittee on Legal Aid andIndigent Defendants 5thAnnual Indigent DefenseSummit in Boston and anACCD Advocacy Conferencein Washington, DC at which

public defenders from aroundthe country met withDepartment of Justice officialsand others to learn aboutfederal funding opportunitiesand to raise the visibility ofstate public defense issues atthe national level.

Advocacy for Change

In addition to participating inongoing committees andprojects relating to specificaspects of public defense andcriminal justice, to specificgeographic areas, and tonational trends, NYSDAcontinued to review, assess,and analyze New York’spublic defense system itself.In compliance with our statecontract we also maderecommendations forchange to solve the problemswe found.

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Deficiencies in defenserepresentation are known tobe a cause of wrongfulconvictions. With that inmind, NYSDA presentedtestimony at a hearing of theNew York State BarAssociation’s Task Force onWrongful Convictions onFebruary 24, 2009. Wecommended the Task Force’squick and fine work reflectedin its Preliminary Report andthanked them forrecommending thatorganizations operating aresource center for publicdefense lawyers shouldreceive additional resourcesto aid defense attorneysstatewide. The Final Report ofthe Task Force, released inApril 2009, reiterated the StateBar’s support for the KayeCommission reforms.http://www.nysba.org/Content/NavigationMenu42/April42009HouseofDelegatesMeetingAgendaItems/FinalWrongfulConvictionsReport.pdf

Building on past studies andusing the most currentinformation, NYSDAcompleted an “Analysis of theIndigent Legal Services FundMaintenance of EffortProvisions” in March 2009.

This publicationdescribed thelack ofmeaningfuloversightthat hasaccompanieddistribution ofState funds tolocalitiesthrough theILSF since itsinception. Ourreport observed:“The existingILSF measuresintended toimprove the

quality of public defense inNew York State are brokenboth in principle and inpractice.” The analysis, sent toall members of the StateLegislature and the Governor,is posted on the NYSDAwebsite:http://www.nysda.org/MOE_Analysis_Mar09.pdf

The failure of the ILSF tobring about meaningfulimprovement in publicdefense statewide militates forsystemic reform. Wherecircumstances prevent theState’s acceptance of full fiscalresponsibility, the Stateshould at least take on fulladministrative responsibilityand cap localities’ financialobligation as toconstitutionally andstatutorily mandated legalservices. This position isdiscussed in greater detail inour ILSF analysis andelsewhere.

At a February 2009 hearingbefore the Assembly StandingCommittees on Codes,Judiciary, GovernmentalOperations, and Correction onthe “Impact of the StateBudget on Access to Justice,”NYSDA provided joint

testimony with the Campaignfor an Independent PublicDefense Commission(CIPDC). That testimonyrecounted the stagnation andeven deflation in variousprograms providing statefunds for public defense. Itpointed out the lack ofoversight to ensure effectiveuse of what state funds weredisbursed. Describing knownpublic defense problems thatare bound to intensify absentreform, our testimony thenstated:

Every further deprivationof funding for publicdefense services willincrease the likelihood thatinnocent people will beconvicted, that clientsentitled to competentassistance of counsel willget little or no assistanceat all, and that communitytrust in our justice system,already damaged, willplunge further.

We recommended that theLegislature make a modestinvestment from the ILSF toinstitute change by creatingthe Independent PublicDefense Commission. The


Commission would beempowered to carry outnecessary planning for theState to take overadministration of publicdefense services and cap theexpenses of counties andNew York City.

Members of NYSDA’s ClientAdvisory Board have beenactive in the Campaign for anIndependent Public DefenseCommission, which NYSDAhas endorsed. Advisory Boardmembers participated in theannual Black and PuertoRican Legislative Caucusweekend, the Somos El

Futuro conference, and theGideon Day observance in2009, raising legislative andpublic awareness of the crisisin public defense and theneed for statewide reform.

NYSDA will continueadvocating for statewidereform. Because every day, asBackup Center staff assistsome public defense lawyers,others face overwhelmingcaseloads and insufficientresources alone as they try torepresent their clients. Forevery public defense lawyerthat can take the time toattend NYSDA or other high-quality, relevant CLE training,many more will meet theirmandatory CLE requirementswith credits from coursesunrelated to public defensework. Without reform, inanother year, NYSDA’s reviewof the existing system will

show more of the sameproblems that have plaguedthe system for years.

At forty-two, NYSDA has theexperience, skill, andknowledge to provide answersto many questions. We hopethat our answer to “Whatshould New York State do tofix public defense?” – createan Independent PublicDefense Commission – issoon put to the test. �

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“Thank you and God bless youall at NYSDA. You do anoutstanding job on all of ourbehalfs.”

“I want to thank you for all theassistance you have given mefor this Attempted Murder caseI just finished trying today.... I used the materials youforwarded to me extensively....Most importantly yourassistance calmed me downand helped me focus onpreparation.”

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NYSDA Board of

Directors

Officers

Edward J. Nowak, President Public Defender, Monroe

County (Retired)Penfield, NY

Norman Effman, VicePresident

Executive Director, AtticaLegal Aid Society

Public Defender, WyomingCounty

Warsaw, NY

Norman Shapiro, VicePresident

Private AttorneyGoshen, NY

Marsha Weissman, VicePresident

Executive Director, Center forCommunity Alternatives

Syracuse, NY

Merble H. Reagon, Secretary Executive Director, Women’s

Center for Education andCareer Advancement

New York, NY

John H. Ciulla, Jr., TreasurerPublic Defender, Saratoga

CountyBallston Spa, NY

Directors

Gaspar M. Castillo, Jr.Private Attorney, Castillo and

AssociatesAlbany, NY

Edward R. HammockPrivate Attorney, Hammock &

SullivanFlushing, NY

Susan R. HornExecutive Director, Frank H.

Hiscock Legal Aid SocietySyracuse, NY

Gary A. HortonPublic Defender, Genesee

CountyBatavia, NY

Seymour W. James, Jr.Attorney-in-Charge of the

Criminal Practice, TheLegal Aid Society

New York, NY

Alba Susan JohnsonPrivate AttorneyIthaca, NY

Rick Jones (Elected by theBoard January 2009)

Director, NeighborhoodDefender Service of Harlem

New York, NY

David L. LewisPrivate Attorney, Lewis &

FioreNew York, NY

Robert D. LonskiAdministrator, Assigned

Counsel Plan, Erie CountyBar Association Aid toIndigent Prisoners Society,Inc.

Buffalo, NY

Karen Murtagh-MonksExecutive Director, Prisoners’

Legal ServicesAlbany, NY

Stephen J. PittariChief Attorney and Executive

Director, WestchesterCounty Legal Aid Society

White Plains, NY

Richard W. Rich, Jr.Chemung County Public

AdvocateElmira, NY

Richard A. RothermelPublic Defender, Otsego CountyOneonta, NY

David C. SchoppExecutive Attorney, Legal Aid

Bureau of Buffalo, Inc.Buffalo, NY

Lisa SchreibersdorfExecutive Director, Brooklyn

Defender ServicesBrooklyn, NY

Magdalena Hale Spencer, LawStudent Member

Cornell University LawSchool & College ofVeterinary Medicine

Ithaca, NY

Robin G. SteinbergExecutive Director, The Bronx

DefendersBronx, NY

NYSDA Client

Advisory Board

Jay Coleman, ChairAlbany, NY(Resident Advisor, St. Charles

Lawanga House, and for-merly incarcerated person)

Marion H. Hathaway, ChairEmeritus

New York, NY (Long time client advocate;

Harlem Legal ServicesClient Board Member;Member, National ClientsCouncil, Project AdvisoryGroup)

The People of NYSDA

People. NYSDA is its members—lawyers, clients, concerned citizens. NYSDA is its staff. NYSDA is itsBoard of Directors and Client Advisory Board. NYSDA is the contributors who help make its workpossible. NYSDA is also all those who seek its services and all those who benefit indirectly from itswork. While not named below, they are present in every page of this report.

Lenore BanksBuffalo, NY (Judicial Specialist for League

of Women Voters of NYSand NYSDA Liaison to theLeague)

Alison ColemanAlbany, NY(Director, Prison Families of

New York)

Charles CulhaneBuffalo, NY (Poet, and formerly incarcer-

ated person)

Juan Dones, Sr.New York, NY(Counselor, and formerly

incarcerated person)

Robert FlunoryUtica, NY(Formerly incarcerated per-

son with years of incarcera-tive and criminal justicesystem experience)

Alice P. Green, Ph.D.Albany, NY (Director, Center for Law &

Justice)

Kevin HalpinAlbany, NY(Residential Counselor, 820

River Street CommunityResidence, and formerlyincarcerated person)

Darryl P. KingBrooklyn, NY (Wrongfully convicted former-

ly incarcerated person with22 years of experience inprison system; formerlyDirector, Criminal JusticeProject, Fifth AvenueCommittee, Brooklyn)

Velma SmithRochester, NY(Senior Executive Director,

PathStone New York State)

Paquita Y. WheelerCornelius, NC(Client advocate with over 20

years experience)

NYSDA Staff

Jonathan E. Gradess,Executive Director

Charles F. O’Brien, ManagingAttorney

Barbara Baggott, ExecutiveAssistant

Dawn Allert, OfficeCoordinator

David L. Austin, Director ofInformation Systems

Bridget Baggott,Administrative Assistant

Stephanie Batcheller, StaffAttorney

Susan Bryant, Staff AttorneyMardi Crawford, Staff

AttorneyDarlene Dollard, Case

Management SystemAdministrator

Diane DuBois, AdministrativeAssistant

Mary Durgee, BusinessManager/Accountant

Diane Geary, AssistantTraining Coordinator

Jacqueline Kirkpatrick, PublicDefense Case ManagementSystem Assistant

Melissa Mackey, ResearchDirector

Joanne Macri, CriminalDefense Immigration ProjectDirector

Alfred O’Connor, StaffAttorney

Brian Parrella, InformationSystems Intern

Ken Strutin, Director of LegalInformation Services

Individual

Contributors

Salvatore P. AbbateGlenn R. AbolafiaKaren AbravanelLeigh E. AndersonDwight AshePatrick BannonPaul BarahalRichard J. BarbutoJoseph BelleRoberto BerasPeter BereskinRichard BergerPhilip E. BernsFrank M. BogulskiRobert BolmJustin C. BrusgulWalter CasperGaspar M. Castillo, Jr.Neil B. CheckmanDavid M. ChidekelBryan J. CoakleyDavid Louis CohenMardi CrawfordJohn M. CromwellAnthony R. CuetoCharles CummingsJames H. DavisJoseph F. DeFeliceMarvin L. DenisTimothy P. DonaherDrew R. DuBrinSheila DuganSidney H. DworetHarold EhrentreuA. Irene ElliottLynn W. L. FaheyThomas C. Farley, Jr.James P. FerratellaAndrew C. FineAllan FocarileJ. Michael ForsythMark D. FunkRobert D. GalloDevin Benedict GarramoneR. Brian Goewey


Roger S. GradessRichard M. GreenbergNicholas W. HicksMichael D. HornSeymour W. James, Jr.Alba Susana JohnsonMark A. JudaKathryn M. KaseRobert E. KellyBruce D. KleinEdward W. KleinAnthony S. KowalskiPeter L. KristalLisa M. KroemerArnold J. LevineAlden T. LewisAndrew C. LoTempioRaymond L. LovingPaul D. MacAulayJason MachicoteJoanne MacriNicholas MaselliMichael M. J. Mathie, IVCharles McAllisterPeter L. McShaneRobert C. MitchellArmando MontanoGary MuldoonPatrick MullenJoseph Anthony MuscatoEdward J. NowakBrendan O’DonnellThomas P. O’SullivanIta ParnassSandra PerezAlan PolskyMark L. PotashnickJudith PrebleDeborah PretlowJeffrey T. RichardsStephen C. RoeLuis RosadoAnastasios SarikasRebecca A. SchenkStephan SchickCraig P. SchlangerEdna SchwartzNorman ShapiroSabina ShapiroPeter C. SipperlyRichard A. SiracusaNicholas SmithRobin S. SobolDavid L. SteinbergJennifer P. StergionThomas D. Terrizzi

Susan V. TipographNorman TrabulusScott B. TulmanJoseph A. VaccarinoAndre Allen VitaleMargaret M. WenigThomas D. WilliamsLawrence E. WrightRobert J. Zaccheo, Jr.Carol ZeldinAndrea Zellan

Grant Funders

New York StateNew York Community TrustOpen Society InstituteFord Foundation

Software Providers

PA Server MonitorSuper Flexible FileSynchronizer

NYSDA Members

Anthony D. AbbarnoSalvatore P. AbbateWedade AbdallahStephen A. AbelsGlenn R. AbolafiaRichard AbrahamF. Stanton AckermanPhilip J. Ackerman

Jose AcostaCarl F.W. AdamecSalvatore C. AdamoDavid R. AddelmanMartin B. AdelmanFern S. AdelsteinJerry M. AderMark A. AdrianLouis R. AidalaAnthony G. Aiuvalasit, Jr.Michael M. AlbaneseJimmie Lee AllenDawn M. AllertMichael AlpersteinRandy AlpertTimothy Joseph AltieriWendy AltonbergFrancis C. AmendolaAbraham AminMichael C. AnastasiouBeth J. AndersonKim C. AndersonLeigh E. AndersonMary E. AndersonLawrence J. AndolinaKleon C. AndreadisJohn J. AndrewsThomas E. AndruschatMarina AngelToni Marie AngeliThomas N. N. AngellJohn A. AnnechinoFrancis J. ApicellaAlison B. ApplebyRigodis T. ApplingMary E. AraminiJoseph L. ArbourJames F. ArmstrongDonna ArnoldMichael AronowskyDwight AsheJulie Atti RogersSteven AucterJean Robert B. AugusteDaniel L. AureliJames Q. AuricchioGeorge C. Awad, Jr.Bernard BacharachBarbara A. BaggottJeffrey N. BagnoliRobert P. BahrKaren Bailey TurnerEdward BakerJames A. BakerJapheth BakerJacqueline L. Balikowski

132009

Lisa A. BallMichael J. BallmanMelissa BalloweErin M. BannisterPatrick BannonPaul BarahalRichard J. BarbutoDaniel P. BarkerElisa BarnesTodd BarnetJoell C. BarnettBruce BaronMichael F. BaroneMayo G. BartlettPaul S. BartonMichael E. BasileMichael BassMichael G. BassPeter J. Batalla, Jr.Stephanie BatchellerPaul A. BattisteHenry R. BauerKevin J. BauerRobin J. BauerRuth E. BaumKenneth BazilRichard E. BeamanRobert H. BeckCarl H. BeckerJonathan L. BeckerTimothy BeckinghamRosalind BectonJohn W. BedaskaReginald H. BedellMelissa BednarzMary L. BejaranoRonald J. BekoffMyron BeldockGeorge S. BellantoniJoseph BelleMatthew BembenSteven B. BengartEnrique Benitez, IIRoberto BerasCatherine Armitage BerchouPeter BereskinPeter BergenstockRichard BergerChristopher BergerJoyce BerkowitzNorman M. BerleJerrold BermanSimone Berman-RossiAdele BernhardSamuel A. BernsteinBryan Berry

David H. BessoSally Betancourt VigoritoStanley BethuneMeredith A. BettenhauserSusan BetzJitomirDennis BiancanelloRandi Juda BiancoRobert BickelGeoffrey K. BickfordStephen J. BirdCarl D. BirmanDonald H. BirnbaumAlan BirnholzHeather L. BisselGary BitettiJennifer Z. Blackhall

Al BlancheP. J. BlanchfieldFrank E. BlandoRegina L. BlasdellJon S. BlechmanDarryl R. BloomAndrew C. BlumenbergJoel L. BlumenfeldJavon BoatwrightWayne C. BoddenDaniel P. BoeckFrank M. BogulskiElyse K. BohmSenora BolarinwaRobert BolmWilliam F. BonezEftihia BourtisBrandon E. BoutelleThomas M. BowesJason BowmanMary-Jean BowmanRobert J. Boyle

Kevin BrachAlbert J. BrackleyJoseph BradyRory K. BradyElinor BraitmanKirk R. BrandtJohn BraslowRoger BrazillChristopher John BrechtelJohn BrennanGeorge A. Brimmer, IIKissa BroadieWilliam D. Broderick, Jr.Robert BrodieFelice A. BrodskyMatthew E. BrooksPatrick J. BrophyMichael W. BrosnanIra P. BrownWesley M. BrownDerek R. BrownleeBryan L. BrownsLisa M. BruceRobert J. BrunettiSergio BrunoGlenn R. BrunoJustin C. BrusgulBruce BryantSusan BryantLinda BucherTimothy M. BulgerRaymond W. BulsonAlexander BuninValissa BuntingWilliam BurgessLisa A. BurgessThomas K. BurnistonKelly J. Donohue BurnsKara A. BuscagliaSusan Godden ButaniGary L. ButlerFrank L. BybelJane H. ByrialsenHeather V. ByrneSusan K. CableChristina G. CagninaPaul M. CallahanLynn Iannece CalvaccaSusan CalvelloBryan CameronEmily CampbellJohn CampbellKevin B. CampbellLinda M. CampbellVictoria L. CampbellDominic Paul Candino


Mercedes S. CanoE. Carey CantwellLois CappellettiAntonio CardarelliCatherine A. CareyGerard M. Carey, Jr.Louise E. CareyJay D. CarrThomas J. CarrJames W. CarrollChelsea B. CarterJohn CarterMark J. CarusoKenneth F. CaseKathleen E. CaseyWilliam J. CaseyGeorge R. CasoWalter CasperChristopher J. CassarGaspar M. Castillo, Jr.Deron R. CastroA. Joseph CatalanoMarco CavigliaRamon CepedaRemulo CepedaAnthony J. CerviRichard ChalkElsie ChandlerGalal ChaterNeil B. CheckmanNina S. CherianDaniel G. ChertokDaniel J. ChiacchiaDavid M. ChidekelLeslie ChingGregory D. CholakisGloria Y. ChungSanford A. ChurchMark F. CiancaMelissa Lightcap CianfriniMichael V. CibellaVincent P. CignaraleJohn H. Ciulla, Jr.James D. ClarkJulie A. ClarkPeter D. ClarkGregory C. ClarkeWilliam G. ClaussPaul G. ClearyFrances S. ClementeThomas R. ClineSueanne Szuen CoBryan J. CoakleyStephen R. CoffeyGary CohenDavid Louis Cohen

David J. CohenLori CohenChristine CohoeRichard W. ColeCheryl ColemanMichael ColemanTehra ColesWilliam H. Collier, IIICornelius F. CollinsGeorge V. Collins, IIIRichard D. CollinsShauna M. CollinsTabatha ColsonJames ComfortKevin C. CondonMatthew D. ConlonJoseph R. ConnellyAmanda ConnerFrank A. ConnorAnn ConnorTerrence M. Connors

Kathleen M. ContrinoRobert N. ConvissarGeorge P. ConwayDavid A. CookeGeorge CookeByrum W. Cooper, Jr.Joel CoppermanStephanie CordesDominic J. CorneliusPaul R. CorradiniAndrew CorreiaPaul Keely CostelloP. Christopher CotroneiDavid B. CotterTheodore J. G. Cotter

William F. CoughlinBarry N. CovertKenneth G. CrannaMardi CrawfordJames R. CreanIan L. CrimminsMichael J. CroceJohn M. CromwellMarvin CrosbyAngel CruzErich CruzFrancis T. CudaAnthony R. CuetoJohn E. CullenCharles CummingsJerome CurryVirginia B. CurryWilliam C. CurtinTimothy CurtissThomas W. Cusimano, Jr.Robert J. Cutting

Craig M. CwickKimberly CzapranskiPhillip Dabney, Jr.Thomas C. D’AgostinoVictor G. Daly-RiveraJoseph S. DamelioJohn Dangl, Jr.Robert DanielsDana M. DantonioJoyce B. DavidSteven C. DavidsonJ. Glenn DavisJames H. DavisScott M. DavisKeith D. Dayton

152009

Robert M. DeadmanNathaniel E. DeakinsRobert S. DeanRonald P. DeAngelusJoseph F. DeFeliceChristian D. deFranquevilleBrian P. DegnanClare DegnanEdward J. Degnan

Kristen B. DegnanPeter J. DegnanTimothy W. DeJohnArthur L. Del Negro, Jr.David S. DelbaumPaul G. DellPaul R. DelleJohn DeLongCatherine B. DempseyMarvin L. DenisGina Marie DePrimaJorge S. deRosasLawrence J. DesiderioMichele E. DeTragliaFelix R. DeVitoCarl deVyverTodd D. DexterAnthony J. DiFioreJulius DiFioreLaura M. DilimetinChris M. DilorenzoAnnemarie DilsAnthony J. DiMartino, Jr.James Scott DimmerEdward J. DinkiMitchell DinnersteinJason DiPasqualeAnthony DixonAnthony DobbinFrank A. Doddato

Barry S. DolgoffDarlene A. DollardTimothy P. DonaherDarlene L. DonaldAlan DonatelliEdward DonlonJames F. DonlonMary M. DonogherLawrence Donovan

Michael R. DoranAlfred DorfmanCecile D. Mathis DorliaeJohn W. DornWilliam J. DowlingVincent E. Doyle, IIIKelly K. DragoJoel DranoveJoseph S. DressnerDarryl Joseph DreyerTimothy B. DriscollDaniel J. DuboisDrew R. DuBrinJoshua E. DubsMarc A. DuclosJohn M. DudziakGerard DuffyMichael K. DuffySheila DuganKimberly F. DuguayMyron DukesThomas N. DulinJames J. DunnEdward P. DunnJeffrey M. DvorinMichael T. DwanSidney H. DworetRobert A. EarlWilliam T. EastonWendy Eaton

Louis A. EckerEric EdwardsAaron EdwardsEllen E. EdwardsJohn S. EdwardsIngrid EffmanNorman P. EffmanHarold EhrentreuAndrew EhrinpreisAndrew H. EibelPeter O. EinsetGary Elliot EisenbergDavid P. ElkovitchJames Ellerby, Jr.A. Irene ElliottLawrence ElmenKeliann M. ElniskiLaura J. EmersonSteven B. EpsteinNancy Eraca-CornishTara S. EvansMaxwell Christopher

FabricantLynn W. L. FaheyScott P. FalveyFrank S. FalzoneJoe FamaThomas C. Farley, Jr.David C. FarmanGary FarrellJennifer S. FarrellBarbara E. Farrell-GallagherDavid J. FarrugiaKonstantinos G. FatsisJames A. FauciMichael S. FauciJames L. FeckKaren B. FegerMary Beth FeindtMichael A. FeitWayne C. FelleKenneth S. FeraruDavid R. FergusonNoemi Fernandez-HiltzMichael A. FerraroJames P. FerratellaM. Kreag FerulloBridget FieldLeanne M. FieldsWalter Fields, Jr.Shannon E. FilbertGregory A. FinaAndrew C. FineRobert A. FiordalisoElizabeth FischerJonathan S. Fishbein


David N. FisherSusan D. FitzpatrickJeremiah M. FlahertyRobert A. FlinkAdrienne Flipse HauschMarcy I. FloresAllan FocarileDolores G. FogartyPatricia K. FogartyRobert Ross FoggMatthew P. FoleyJonathan S. FollenderSteve FondulisRoman J. FontanaCorey FordJ. Michael ForsythTamara FowlstonKenneth FoyRuben FrancoMaria Joy FrankWilliam FrankDonald FrazierJoseph G. FrazierMonroe H. FreedmanMark J. FrentzelEllen H. FriedArthur S. FriedmanDaniel B. FriedmanIrving FriedmanBarbara FriendKim A. FrohlingerArthur R. FrostJerome K. FrostRichard L. FuchsMark D. FunkDaniel J. FurlongNeal FuterfasWilliam G. GaborMichael J. GaffeyMatthew GagliardoMichael A. GajdosEdward GalisonRobert D. GalloShayne R. GalloMario F. GallucciMartin GalvinJames M. GannaloDavid GarciaEdwin GarciaDavid A. GarciaAlan M. GardnerRobert I. GardnerRonald L. GarnettSelena J. GarrDevin Benedict GarramoneJohn M. Garrity

Suzanne M. GarveyAlbert A. GaudelliPhilip M. GaynorDiane GearyKent J. GebertCarl GeeMark GeisserAlvin GellerDavid M. GellerGiovanni GenoveseTheresa M. GerardiHoward GerberDennis A. GermainBennett L. GershmanPeter GerstenzangDaniel P. GerwigMario A. GiacobbeMary E. GiallanzaPaul GianelliJoseph GianniniLeslie Jean GibbinKenneth W. GibbonsWilliam J. GibbonsDavid GiglioThomas GiglioMark GimpelLee GinsbergRodney A. GioveJoseph GirardiJoseph A. GlazerR. Brian GoeweyJames P. GoingBenjamin GoldMajer H. GoldAbbie GoldbasJack G. GoldbergMartin R. GoldbergSteven P. GoldenbergDavid N. GoldinJan D. GoldmanRobert I. GoldmanRobert M. GoldsteinJay GollandGeorge R. GoltzerBronwyn GonzalesMary E. GoodDavid GoodmanJohn J. Goodman, Jr.Madeleine GoodrichGregory Goodwine, Sr.Clifford GordonShirley A. GormanStacey L. GormanPamela R. GoshmanRobert L. GosperKelly Lynn Gotham

Robert C. GottliebSidney T. GoulbourneMichael K. GouldRichard A. GouldRobert A. GouldinReginald GousseAnsel GouveiaLisa R. GradascevicJonathan E. GradessRoger S. GradessSebastian GraffeoTerry GrangerDaniel P. GrassoJeffrey D. GravelleAlice GreenDarcy L. GreenCharles J. GreenbergHoward GreenbergRichard M. GreenbergStephen C. Greene, Jr.Andrew A. GreenhouseMichael E. GreenspanLissa Green-Stark

Lee D. GreensteinBenjamin GreenwaldJohn C. GrennellJohn A. GreshamUriel GribetzDaniel M. GriebelKevin M. GriffinJon GriffinWilliam P. Griffin, IIINaira GrigoryanPhillip A. Grimaldi, Jr.Joseph A. GrobGeorge GroglioClaudia GrossJames E. GrossRichard Raymond GrossStephen A. GrossmanVictor G. Grossman

172009

Charles GrossoDavid L. GruenbergPaul L. GrunerJohn A. GuarneriHarold I. GubermanVincent F. GuginoBenedict S. Gullo, Jr.Darrell GunnMadhureema GuptaAlbert K. GustafsonRichard M. GutierrezMark J. Hackett, Jr.Paul H. HadleyLyle T. HajduReginald W. HaleyRonald J. HallRobert B. Hallborg, Jr.Thomas P. HalleyC. Joseph Hallinan, Jr.Nellie R. HalloranMichael HalpertDenice A. HammEdward R. HammockFrank J. HancockJoseph A. HansheJames P. HardingMichael L. HardingWilliam James HardyJake HarperM. Jerald HarrellJames P. HarringtonJeffrey M. HarringtonRussel HarrisCharles William HartJames M. HartmannTina L. HartwellKarine M. HaselbauerTim L. HavasM. Alan HaysEric HeadwellRobert J. HealyLionel Lee HectorEdward K. HedbergThomas HegemanPeter W. HennerDaniel Henry, Jr.Warren C. HerlandJulio Hernandez, IIIMichael H. A. HeronAdam S. HeymanNicholas W. HicksDavid M. HigginsMelvin T. HigginsSean Dennis HillJoseph Frank HillegasJames S. Hinman

Marvin HirschAndrew J. HobikaJoseph J. HodanJeffrey A. HoerterJason HofelichJack S. HoffingerAlan S. HoffmanDavid A. HoffmannJohn HoganLeroy HooverTimothy W. HooverJeffrey A. HornMichael D. HornSusan R. HornDavim L. HorowitzLeah HorowitzGary A. HortonMark D. HoskenFrank HoushTodd E. Houslanger

Anita L. HowardMichael C. HowardMoses Mark S. HowdenDonald HowellSamuel A. HowellJessica D. HowserYorden HubanJessica HugelDorothy E. HughesStathos HuginnieElizabeth A. HumeMary R. HumphreyMarsha A. HuntCraig HuntsmanPaul V. HurleyThomas HurleyPhillip R. HurwitzHeidi A. HusserJames W. Hyde, IVAnthony Iannarelli, Jr.

Frank IeraciAnastasia IfandisEdward IncleMichele Marte IndzonkaJoseph M. IngarraMichael J. InghamJohn IngrassiaMichael IsgurKevin JacksonMichael A. JacobsErik P. JacobsenBarry S. JacobsonElena Jaffe TastensenJoseph JaffeR. Joseph JalbertSeymour W. James, Jr.Terry JamisonJohn J. JaniecJoseph T. JarzembekDavid G. JayAndre JenkinsEric JenkinsFrederic JenningsJohn JennyJoseph Joch, Jr.Leona D. JochnowitzAlba Susana JohnsonChristopher J. JohnsonChristopher G. JohnsonNathan JohnsonPeter R. JohnsonRobert P. JohnsonStephen A. JohnstonE. Stewart Jones, Jr.Michael B. JonesPeter H. JonesRick JonesJohn K. JordanAlan L. JosephCyrus JoubinMark A. JudaPeter T. JulianoMichael D. JurenaMatthew KadushinCarol KahnJoseph KalinowskiIvan KalterBarry KaminsBella KangStuart KanoffTina KansasSusan Marie KaralusNigos KaratasDaniel KarlinElizabeth KaseKathryn M. Kase


Cheryl KatesPhilip KatowitzJames S. KatsKostas A. KatsavadakisManuel KatsoulisGary KaufmanElliot S. KayPadraic KeatingJohn M. KeaveyThomas F. KeefeEugene KeelerMichael J. KeenanMichael KeeseeJames F. KehoeMartin J. Kehoe, IIIBarbara J. KelleyJames P. KelleyWilliam J. KelleyDavid KellyKevin KellyMichael T. KellyRaymond A. Kelly, Jr.Robert E. Kelly

Noreen Kelly-NajahMardis F. KelsenColin KenneallyChristian J. KennedyJames L. KennedyMark F. KennedyWilliam J. KephartJames S. KernanMitchell S. KesslerEdward Earl KeyThomas H. KheelRonald J. KilburnChristian KilloranTracey J. KimLee KindlonTerence L. KindlonVictoria L. KingJames S. Kirk

Richard KirshDenis A. Kitchen, Jr.Bruce KlangHoward KleimanBruce D. KleinEdward W. KleinIrwin G. KleinRobert H. KleinBenjamin J. Klemanowicz, Jr.Victor KnappLawrence J. KnickerbockerRobert J. KnightlyWilliam P. KnisleyMichael L. KobiolkaAdam KontaRichard E. KopaczMichael A. KorchakKyle KordichKaren KorkucJoshua KormanSvetlana KornfeindLarry R. KossAndrew I. Kossover

Gregory L. KottmeierSteven X. KourayAnthony S. KowalskiMichael A. KramerRoger KraminitzRachel M. KranitzDaniel KratkaGillian Rae KressAndrew S. KriegerPeter L. KristalDara KristtLisa M. KroemerArnold S. KronickRandolph Van KrumanKatie KruseyFonda Dawn KubiakPaul W. KullmanJessica A. Kulpit

Stephen KunkenLaurie KurtzmanMichael KuzmaRay A. KylesJohn J. LaDucaDavid W. LagasMarcel J. LajoyDeenita Marie LakeGeorge LaMarcheEugene LambKate LaMotheAnthony Joseph LanaM. Joe LandryPhilip J. Landry, IIIFrederick M. LangRonald J. Lanouette, Jr.Anthony M. LaPintaDavid LaPlantCarmelo M. LaquidaraNelson J. LassalleKareem Abdul LatifElizabeth LatimerWalter J. LawAlbert F. LawrenceJames A. LazarusDavid LazerDanielle M. LazoreCharles O. LedermanDavid LeeKwoncheol LeeMilton LeeChanwoo LeeEsther Cohen LeeInkyung LeeSusan LeeSpencer A. LeedsGerald B. LefcourtRobyn H. LefcourtRichard I. LeffElliott B. LeibowitzMatthew R. LembkePaul A. LemoleSheldon A. LeonJames A. LeoneRosalie C. LeslieSol LesserRichard A. LeszykErik B. LevinArnold J. LevineDavid E. LevineDavid I. LevineHoward N. LevineSimone A. LevineArlene A. LevinsonRichard Ware LevittAlden T. Lewis

192009

Allison M. LewisDavid L. LewisMark W. LewisWilliam LeykamJoseph LicitraGlenn B. LiebertDennis W. LightDean E. Lilac, Jr.John LindseyRobert LinvilleScott LipnickAlan C. LippelLana V. LissaiJack T. LitmanJ. David LittleJonathan C. LitwinTodd L. LivingstonTasha N. LloydAntonia LoBelloThomas R. Lochner

John M. Lockhart, IIIScott LockwoodHarvey LoebDeborah Wolikow

LoewenbergThomas W. LokkenJames E. LongMaryPat LongRobert D. LonskiJoseph LopiccoloKeith R. LordBrian LorenzoTerry D. LorettoJonathon R. LorgeAndrew C. LoTempioMelissa LoTempioWilliam B. LotzeMark J. LoughranTimothy R. LovalloRobert R. LoveridgeRaymond L. Loving

Yang Hao LuGreg D. LubowJacob LucianoRobert C. LucksWendy LugerChristopher N. LuhnKevin A. LuibrandFelicita LunaAmy L. LupianiScott M. LupianiFrederick C. LutherSteven LynchPaul D. MacAulayJason MachicoteJohn C. MacklinJoanne MacriJeanette MaderaGlenn W. MagnellChristopher X. MaherJames W. MahoneyMark J. MahoneyNeal J. MahoneyMitchell B. MaierArshad MajidMark A. MajorElena MakauGlen P. MaliaArthur N. MalkinJeffrey T. MallaberVirginia D. MallonJoan E. MaloneyRobert J. MancusoShreya MandalKathy ManleyAlice O. MannRichard V. ManningElizabeth MannionPatricia MarcusMarianne MarianoRobert J. MarinelliJeffrey E. MarionJeffrey P. MarkelloDaniel MarkewichPeter L. MaroulisJohn J. Marshall, Jr.Kenneth R. MarshallPhilip M. MarshallEdward J. MartinJeffrey C. MartinPaul P. MartinLorenzo MartinezAmy C. MartocheWilliam F. MartuscelloJonathan MarvinnyRobert A. MascariNicholas Maselli

Robert E. MassiPaul MastrangeloBrenda A. MattarRobert MauerKurt MausertBruce MaxsonGeorge R. MayerKevin R. MaysMichael MazengoLouis MazzolaCharles McAllisterMaureen McBrideWilliam J. McCalligJames McCannMargaret McCarthyDavid McChesneyMark J. McCormickJoseph M. McCoyAthena E. McCroryMichael P. McDermottJohn C. McDonaldKathleen M. McDonaldShawn P. McDonaldPatrick J. McDonnellCraig E. McElweeChristopher McEvilleyDennis M. McGrathKevin P. McKernanPatrick McLaughlinKevin D. McLooneJohn P. McMahonJeffrey E. McMorrisSean A. McNicholasMark D. McRedmondPeter L. McShaneThomas McShaneRichard McVinneyWilliam T. MeconiJames H. MedcrafAda D. MedinaJoseph MegaleRalph C. MegnaRobert R. MeguinKelly MeilstrupPorfirio MejiaRoyston A. MendonzaSusan MenuLindsey M. MerikasCharles A. MessinaToni MessinaJeanne E. MettlerJennifer J. MetzgerCheryl MeyersDaniel L. MeyersLeann L. MichaelPaul M. Michalek


Tara A. MidlikLucas G. MihutaSergey MikhlinRaymond T. Miles, IIISamuel B. MilitelloBryan R. MilksJames F. MillerLorelei B. Smith MillerThomas H. MillerJames P. MilsteinMaryellen MinerCarolyn V. MinterLaura M. MirandaMichael J. MirrasNeville O. MitchellRachel L. MitchellRobert C. MitchellSusan MitchellCharlie MixonChristine MocciaH. MohamedMichael M. MohunRobert MolinaJohn J. MolloyLori Robb MonaghanDennis G. MonahanFrederick E. MonroeRichard MonroeArmando MontanoJames R. MonteleonCarla J. MontroySimon K. MoodyAngel MoralesTimothy J. MordauntWalter MorganMartin H. Morris, Jr.Roslyn MorrisonRichard T. MorrisseyJeffery R. MorrowPeter J. Moschetti, Jr.Herbert J. MosesHolly L. MosherCurtis MosleyKent V. MostonRichard L. MottGary MuldoonChristopher J. MullenPatrick MullenGeorge D. MunroeAhmad A. MuntaqimDavid A. MuranteFrancis P. MurphyKenneth J. MurphyMary Jane MurphyNancy Jane MurphyThomas J. Murphy

Timothy P. MurphyGlenn Edward MurrayRichard H. B. MurrayKaren L. Murtagh-MonksJames A. MusacchioMolly Jo MusarraJoseph Anthony MuscatoAngelo MusitanoWilliam R. S. MyersAaron MysliwiecJohn J. NabingerGregory J. NaclerioMatthew D. NafusCatherine E. NagelErnest Louis NargiCharles B. Nash

William J. NashPhilip NassiffLeroy NatansonEugene B. NathansonMalvina NathansonVictoria NavarroJ. Henry Neale, Jr.Frank J. Nebush, Jr.Luke A. NebushAnthony M. NeddoKaren R. NeedlemanHarold J. NeithardtDavid H. NelsonDanielle NeroniRoy NestlerRussell NeufeldMichael P. NevinsEric NewmanThang NguyenPeter B. NicelyWilliam NicholsJohn H. Nichols, IIIJon Allon NicholsJeffrey NickelMatthew NiemiecRonald S. Nir

James NoblesLeonard E. NoisetteJennifer NormanL. Jeffrey NorwalkEdward J. NowakSteven NowickiJohn R. NucherenoTimothy NugentLarisa ObolenskyAaron O’BrienCharles F. O’BrienHenry F. O’BrienJohn M. O’BrienDavid OcasioKevin D. O’ConnellA. L. Beth O’ConnorBrendan O’DonnellAnthony O’GarroJohn J. O’HalloranThomas J. O’HernMichael D. O’KeefeShannon J. O’KeefeTerence P. O’LearyJacqueline F. OlivaIbrahim OmerhodzicThomas J. O’NeillAmanda OrenMichael G. O’RourkeManuel OrtegaDavid J. OrtizFrank A. OrtizBenjamin OstrerThomas P. O’SullivanHenry P. OswaldJoana OtaizaMilton Musa PachecoEllen K. PachnandaMichael J. PacificoMichael P. PaddenJoseph D. PaganoJoanne PageKarl J. PaigePeter PanaroChristopher PannozzoJill L. PapernoCrystal ParhamLaurie PariseDaniel S. ParkerLucian C. ParlatoIta ParnassJ. Matthew ParrinelloJohn R. ParrinelloDavid M. PascaleMichael PaskowitzJohn P. PastoreDavid J. Patterson

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Kim K. PaulAlejandra PaulinoJames PawliczekRobert PeckChristopher Jude PelliLuis Andrew PenichetMary PeppitoTammi PereSandra PerezPatrick PerfettiJan PerlinJudith E. PermuttRemy R. PerotLouise PerrottaKenneth M. PerryRichard PerryRobert T. PerryRobert S. PerskyJohn L. PerticoneIra PesseriloMark J. PeszkoGeorge PhillipsTina K. PietteAnthony S. PignataroDaniel PiotrowiczPaul S. PiotrowskiStephen J. PittariWilliam G. PixleySusan PlatisAlberto A. PolaJames PolkAlan PolskyGeri PomerantzCasie PonticelloFarid PopalPatricia D. PopeArlene R. PopkinAllen S. PopperLawrence Anthony PorcariMichael J. PorettaJ. Scott PorterSusan PorterBrandon A. PortisMichael G. PostiglioneMark L. PotashnickMelissa A. PotzlerEric G. PoulosTony G. PovedaVerena C. PowellGregory J. PowerJohn T. Powers, Jr.Andrew PrattJudith PrebleCynthia E. PreiserDeborah PretlowStephen Preziosi

Scott C. PrintupChristopher A. PrivateerAndrew J. ProtoKelley ProvoGeorge E. PughDean S. PuleoPeter J. PullanoAndrew M. PurrottJeannine M. PurtellJohn C. PutneyMatthew P. PynnPatrick J. QuinlivanElizabeth K. QuinnMichael P. Quinn, Jr.Mahmoud RabahRobert R. RaceAndrew T. RadackJames RaibleSantiago RamirezChauncy RamosJohn RamosDavid B. RankinFrederick RarickBeth RatchfordDaniel E. RausherJohn RayMartha RaynerFrank ReadMarilyn S. ReaderMerble ReagonKathleen P. ReardonGeorge W. RedderWilliam J. ReddyWarren RedlichGeorge E. Reed, Jr.Melissa ReeseSusan P. ReineckeRobert R. ReittingerKenneth A. ReiverFrederick RenchAndrea RendoDonald L. ReynoldsStephen R. RicciRichard W. Rich, Jr.Walter L. RichJeffrey T. RichardsGary R. RickDanny RinconRoland G. RiopelleScott F. RiordanJonathan RippsAngelo RiveraFrancis R. RivetteRosemary RivieccioJames J. RizzoLauren L. Roberts

Michael S. L. RobertsAntonia RobertsonJay RobesonLucille Dadd RobinsonRafael RoblesHara A. RobrishDaniel RodriguezPatricia L. R. RodriguezRaymond RoeStephen C. RoeWesley A. RoeLeslie A. RoffMario D. RomanoJulia N. RomanowDemostene RomanucciEstelle RoondDavid C. RoosaWalter L. Rooth, IIIDarwin RoqueLuis RosadoLuis RosadoEve S. RosahnErry RosasElena Maria R. RosciglioneAlan RosenthalEthel P. RossMary R. RossWilliam L. RostArnold RothbaumJonathan Lehman RothermelRichard A. RothermelLori Ann RouecheTimothy B. RountreeCharles A. RubensteinStephen V. RubeoStuart D. RubinRobert S. RubineEva RubinsteinFrancis D. Ruddy, Jr.Dana RudikoffJoel B. RudinAnne B. RudmanPaul RuineFares RumiKrystal A. RupertDianne C. RussellCarmen RussoDaniel A. RussoWendy Grace RussoKaren C. Russo-McLaughlinSheila RyanThomas W. RyanDavid B. Rynders, Jr.Mark J. SaccoEric SachsJoseph A. Sack


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252009

Photographs

Cover:2009 Defender Institute Basic Trial

Skills Program

Mission Statement (clockwise fromtop):

Exoneree Martin Tankleff giving thekeynote speech at NYSDA’s41st Annual Meeting &Conference Awards Banquet

NYSDA Client Advisory Boardmember Darryl King

Coach Bert Nieslanik during 2009Defender Institute Basic TrialSkills Program

Elon Harpaz and Kerry Elgarten,Staff Attorneys, The Legal AidSociety, Criminal AppealsBureau and Parole RevocationDefense Unit, accepting the2008 Service of Justice Award

Asha Smith accepting hercertificate at the completion ofthe 2009 Defender InstituteBasic Trial Skills Program

Participating defenders during the2009 Defender Institute BasicTrial Skills Program

Page 1: The NYSDA seal at the Backup

Center in Albany

A moment of levity at the 2009Defender Institute Basic TrialSkills Program

Page 2:Post-presentation discussions at

the 2008 Annual Meeting andConference with:Presenter Mark HoskenPresenter Joan Griffin

Page 3:Patricia Warth presenting at

“Cutting Edge CriminalDefense” in Binghamton in April2009

Participating defenders pose at the2009 Defender Institute BasicTrial Skills Program

Page 4:Coach Thomas Giovanni of

Neighborhood Defender Serviceof Harlem (r) interacts with aparticipating defender at the2009 Defender Institute BasicTrial Skills Program

Wrapping up after the 23rd AnnualMetropolitan New York Trainer(from left): NYSDA ManagingAttorney Charlie O’Brien; StaffAttorney Susan Bryant; BoardPresident Ed Nowak; AssistantTraining Coordinator DianeGeary; Criminal DefenseImmigration Project DirectorJoanne Macri

Page 5:Presenter Michael Ross at the 23rd

Annual Metropolitan New YorkTrainer

Page 6: NYSDA Research Director Melissa

Mackey

Andre A. Vitale, Staff Attorney,Monroe County Public DefenderOffice (l) receiving the 2008Kevin M. Andersen MemorialAward from Gary Horton,Genesee County PublicDefender and NYSDA Director

Page 7: NYSDA Board members Lisa

Schriebersdorf (l), and JohnCiulla (r) talk with AndyKossover.

2009 Defender Institute Basic TrialSkills Program coaches SkipGant (c) and Richard Rich (r)conversing with a participatingdefender

Page 8: Presenter Brian Shiffrin (l) receives

assistance checking audiovisual equipment from CharlieO’Brien

Client Advisory Board Chair JayColeman

Page 9:Participating defenders, coaches,

NYSDA staff, and othersupporters at the 2009Defender Institute Basic TrialSkills Program

Page 12:NYSDA Business Manager/

Accountant Mary Durgee

Page 13:NYSDA Director Norm Effman

Page 14:Daniel E. Barry, Jr., Staff Attorney,

Public Defender Unit, Legal AidBureau of Buffalo, accepting the2008 Wilfred R. O’ConnorAward

Page 15:Presenter Donald Thompson

(seated) engaged in discussionat the “Cutting Edge CriminalDefense” in Binghamton in April2009

Page 16:NYSDA Criminal Defense

Immigration Project DirectorJoanne Macri describes anissue to Board President EdNowak

Page 17:Coaches Andy Correia (c) and

Leigh Strimbeck (r) share alight moment with aparticipating defender at the2009 Defender Institute BasicTrial Skills Program

Page 18:NYSDA Office Coordinator Dawn

Allert

Page 19:NYSDA Directors Susan Horn (l)

and Marsha Weissman (r) at aBoard meeting at the BackupCenter

Page 20:Andy Davies says goodbye when

leaving his position as ResearchAssociate

Page 21:Coach Jamie Kunz (l) with

participating defenders at the2009 Defender Institute BasicTrial Skills Program

272009

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292009

Annual Report of DirectorsPursuant to Not-for-Profit Corporation Law 519

Pursuant to Section 519 of the Not-for-Profit Corporation Law, the Board of Directors herewith submits to the membership theCorporation’s most recent certified financial statement.

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