Dorothy Keller Board treasurer 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, Board Treasurer”
Category Archives: PLS Team
William Gibney, Secretary
William (Bill) Gibney Board secretary William (Bill) Gibney, is the Director of The Legal Aid Society Criminal Practice Special Litigation Unit. In that capacity he has conducted class action litigation against the City and the State regarding sentencing and jail time credit for mentally ill prisoners. He teaches sentencing law to attorneys atContinue reading “William Gibney, Secretary”
John Kiernan, Chairman
John Kiernan Board 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. From 1980-81,Continue reading “John Kiernan, Chairman”
Halinka Zolcik – Accredited Representative
Halinka Zolcik Accredited RepresentativeTel.: 518-694-8699 x 2106 hzolcik@plsny.org Halinka joined the Albany office of PLS as an immigration law graduate/immigrant justice corps fellow in September 2017. Halinka received her JD from the University of Wyoming College of Law in May 2017. Before attending law school, she worked for a criminal law district court judge forContinue reading “Halinka Zolcik – Accredited Representative”
Karen L. Murtagh – Executive Director
Karen L. Murtagh Executive Director Tel.:(518) 445-6050 kmurtagh@plsny.org Karen Murtagh has litigated issues concerning prisoners’ due process rights at disciplinary hearings, prison conditions, deliberate indifference, the First Amendment and the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA). She has tried cases in both the Court of Claims and Federal Court and has argued numerous cases before NewContinue reading “Karen L. Murtagh – Executive Director”
Aleta Albert – Director of Advocacy
Aleta Albert Director of Advocacy (607) 273-2283 ext. 1202 aalbert@plsny.org Aleta Albert, Director of Advocacy. Aleta has worked at Prisoners’ Legal Services since 1985. She has held a number of positions since beginning her employment and is currently the Director of Advocacy. She processes and responds to intake letters from inmates. She handles production and copy editing for Pro Se asContinue reading “Aleta Albert – Director of Advocacy”
Tabatha Brown – Legal Secretary
Tabatha Brown Legal Secretary tbrown@plsny.org (607) 273-2283 ext. 1200 Tabatha Brown, Legal Secretary, PLS’ Ithaca Office.
Megan Welch – Staff Attorney
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”
Ann Ferrari – Staff Attorney
Ann Ferrari joined Prisoners’ Legal Services of New York in 2021.
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”