Alexis Karteron Board Member Professor Alexis Karteron is the Director of the Rutgers Constitutional Rights Clinic. Prior to joining Rutgers in September 2016, Professor Karteron was a senior attorney at the New York Civil Liberties Union. At the NYCLU, she litigated complex constitutional cases involving police reform, the school-to-prison pipeline, the First Amendment, and voting rights. WhileContinue reading “Alexis Karteron”
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Dorothy Keller
Dorothy Keller Treasurer Dorothy Keller. After moving to New York City in 1978 to attend law school, Ms. Keller worked with the Prisoners’ Rights Project of the Legal Aid Society. Her first job as a lawyer was as General Counsel to the Harlem Restoration Project which had a program for ex-offender re-direction in a project whichContinue reading “Dorothy Keller”
Thomas Curran
Thomas Curran Board Vice Chair Thomas Curran graduated from Georgetown University (A.B., 1986) and Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 1989). After law school, Tom practiced at two large international firms from 1989 through 1995. In addition to practicing as part of those firms’ white collar criminal defense departments, he litigated a case on behalf ofContinue reading “Thomas Curran”
Dr. Robert B. Greifinger
Dr. Robert B. Greifinger Board Member ROBERT B. GREIFINGER, M.D. is a health care policy and quality management consultant. His work focuses on the design, management, and quality improvement in correctional health care systems. He has extensive experience in the development and management of complex community and institutional health care programs, and strengths in the bridging of clinicalContinue reading “Dr. Robert B. Greifinger”
David Cohen
David Cohen Board Member David Cohen. Since 1975, Mr. Cohen has been in the private of law concentrating on the defense of criminal matters in State and Federal Courts. Prior to opening his own practice he was a Staff Attorney with the Criminal Defense Division of the Legal Aid Society. From 1980 -1982 David wasContinue reading “David Cohen”
Kristin Booth Glen
Kristin Booth Glen Board Member Hon. Kristin Booth Glen joined the Board in 1996 while she was still Dean of CUNY School of Law. She started her career as a civil rights lawyer after graduating from Columbia Law School and clerking for the Second Circuit at Rabinowitz, Boudin and Standard, where she litigated a number ofContinue reading “Kristin Booth Glen”
Martine M. Beamon
Martine M. Beamon Board Member Martine M. Beamon is a partner in Davis Polk’s Litigation Department and a former federal prosecutor, has successfully represented individuals and institutions in their most critical situations. Her matters have included grand jury and regulatory investigations, representing both companies and individuals in connection with allegations of insider trading, commodities fraud, marketContinue reading “Martine M. Beamon”
Claudia Angelos
Claudia Angelos Board Member Claudia Angelos is Professor of Clinical law at New York University School of Law, where she teaches and directs the Civil Rights Clinic, the Racial Justice Clinic, and the New York Civil Liberties Clinic. Over twenty years at the law school she and her students have litigated more than one hundred civilContinue reading “Claudia Angelos”
Bijan Amini
Bijan Amini Board member Bijan Amini is an executive officer and co-founding principal of Storch Amini. His practice is national in scope and he specializes in litigating complex commercial disputes, both in the civil and bankruptcy contexts, and excels at negotiating transactions. Bijan has tried cases in both federal and state courts nationwide, as well asContinue reading “Bijan Amini”
John Kiernan
John Kiernan Board Chairman John Kiernan, Chairman. Mr. Kiernan joined the PLS Board of Directors as its Chair in April 2008. He received his B.A. in 1976 magna cum laude in English from Harvard and his J.D. in 1980 magna cum laude from Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review.Continue reading “John Kiernan”