Megan Welch Staff Attorney (607) 273-2283 ext. 1209 mwelch@plsny.org Megan joined PLS in October of 2018 after received her J.D. from CUNY School of Law in May of 2018. Prior to law school, she worked as an 8th and 9th grade science teacher, and received her Masters of Education from Brooklyn College in 2014, andContinue reading “Megan Welch – Staff Attorney”
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LANDMARK SETTLEMENT INCREASES TREATMENT AND HOUSING PROGRAMS FOR PRISONERS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS IN NEW YORK STATE PRISONS
LANDMARK SETTLEMENT INCREASES TREATMENT AND HOUSING PROGRAMS FOR PRISONERS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS IN NEW YORK STATE PRISONS
Hallie Mitnick – Senior Staff Attorney
Hallie Mitnick Senior Staff Attorney (607) 273-2283 ext. 1204 hmitnick@plsny.org Hallie joined PLS in September of 2015. She works in PLS’s civil rights practice litigating and advocating on behalf of a wide variety of clients including people with disabilities and people in solitary confinement. Her past work included clinical work at the Innocence Project clinicContinue reading “Hallie Mitnick – Senior Staff Attorney”
Krin Flaherty – Managing Attorney
Krin Flaherty Managing Attorney (607) 273-2283 ext. 1205 kflaherty@plsny.org Krin returns to PLS as the Ithaca office Managing Attorney. She previously worked as a staff attorney for the Ithaca office between 2006 and 2012. In her prior work at PLS, Krin focused on helping our clients with mental and physical health care issues, including monitoringContinue reading “Krin Flaherty – Managing Attorney”
Rebecca Calvetti Madan – Immigration Paralegal
Rebecca Calvetti Madan Paralegal, Upstate Immigration Court (716) 844-8266 rcmadan@plsny.org Rebecca graduated from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH with a B.A. in English/World Literature. She subsequently spent five years in warmer climes, working as a Montessori Primary Teacher after getting her AMI certification in Atlanta, GA. In 2012, she decided that she missedContinue reading “Rebecca Calvetti Madan – Immigration Paralegal”
David Bentivegna – Managing Attorney
David Bentivegna Managing Attorney (716) 854-1007 ext. 1302 dbentivegna@plsny.org David attended Canisius College for his undergraduate education, successfully completing the school’s rigorous Honor’s program to graduate with Bachelor degrees in History and Philosophy. David next moved on to the University at Buffalo Law School where he earned his Juris Doctor in 2007. David has beenContinue reading “David Bentivegna – Managing Attorney”
Maria Pagano – Senior Supervising Attorney
Maria Pagano Senior Supervising Attorney (716) 854-1007 ext. 1301 mpagano@plsny.org Maria has practiced public interest and poverty law for over 20 years in New York, Arizona, and on the Navajo Nation. Prior to her current position at PLS, she was the Managing Attorney at DNA-People’s Legal Services in Flagstaff, Arizona, where she practiced family law,Continue reading “Maria Pagano – Senior Supervising Attorney”
Jillian Nowak – Managing Attorney
Jillian Nowak Managing Attorney (716) 844-8266 ext. 1323 jnowak@plsny.org Jillian Nowak was born and raised in Buffalo, NY. Jillian received her B.A. in Sociology from Hofstra University and her J.D. from the University at Buffalo with a concentration in International Law. In 2014, as the recipient of the Buffalo Human Rights Center Fellowship, JillianContinue reading “Jillian Nowak – Managing Attorney”
James Milstein – Immigration Project Director
James Milstein Immigration Project Director (518) 694-8699 ext. 2101 cell (518) 423-1719 jmilstein@plsny.org Jim Milstein graduated from the University of Vermont in 1980 and Albany Law School in 1983. He was an Assistant Public Defender for Albany County and a partner in the law firm of Milstein & Milstein from 1984 to 2011. Jim wasContinue reading “James Milstein – Immigration Project Director”