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Co-Chair: Professor Theo Liebmann, Hofstra Law School

Co-Chair: Hon. Mildred Negron, Judge of the Family Court, Queens County

Chair Emeritus: Hon. Edwina G. Richardson, Deputy Chief Administrative Judge for Justice Initiatives

Counsel to the Advisory Commitee: Janet Fink, Esq., NYS Unified Court System


MEMBERS [affiliations listed for identification purposes only]:

  1. Hon. Lisa Bloch-Rodwin, Family Court, Erie County (Ret.)
  2. Ryan Darshan, Asst. Deputy Chief Clerk, Family Court, Kings County
  3. Myra Elgabry, Esq., Lawyers for Children
  4. Hon. Alison Hamanjian, Supervising Judge, Family Court, , Richmond County
  5. Terry Lawson, Esq., Co-founder & Co-exec. Dir., Co-Counsel NYC
  6. Tracy Lawson, Esq., Brooklyn Defender Services
  7. Professor Beth Lyon, Cornell Law School
  8. Andrea Panjwani, Esq., Center for Safety and Change
  9. Professor Sara Rogerson, Albany Law School
  10. Cristina Romero, Esq., The Legal Aid Society
  11. Maureen Schad, Esq., Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
  12. Eve Stotland, Esq., NY Community Trust
  13. Em Puhl, Esq., Immigrant Defense Project
  14. Joanne Macri, Dep. Exec. Dir. – Criminal Practice, Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo

CONSULTANTS

  1. Lenni Benson, Esq.
  2. Hon. Sarah P. Cooper
  3. Linda Kostin, Esq.
  4. Denise Kronstadt, Esq.
  5. John Kraigenow, Esq.
  6. Jane Schreiber, Esq.
  7. Hon. Conrad D. Singer (Family Court, Nassau County)
  8. Joana Eder, Esq.