THE TEAM

Our
Executive Staff, Central Office

Karen L. Murtagh

Executive Director

Sarah Spiak

Executive Administrative Assistant

Mary Cipriano-Walter, Esq.

Pro Bono Director

Hector Nayo, CPA

Controller

Johnathan Feldman

General Counsel

Washburn Martin

Assistant Controller

Staff and Offices

Sophia Heller

Managing Attorney

Jim Bogin

Senior Supervising Attorney

Mathew McGowan

Senior Staff Attorney

Christina Alicea

Staff Attorney

Elise Czuchna

Staff Attorney

Kevin Nelson

Staff Attorney, FMU

Madison Levin

Staff Attorney

Sanden Averett

PARALEGAL /
LEGAL SECRETARY

Grace Devane

LEGAL SECRETARY

Albany Office

41 State Street, Suite M112
Albany, New York 12207
(518) 438-8046

Albany Immigration

41 State Street, Suite M112 Albany, New York 12207
(518) 694-8699

James Milstein

Managing Attorney

Rohmah Javed

Supervising Immigration Attorney

Yuriy Pereyaslavskiy

Managing Attorney &
Technology & Social
Media Coordinator

Halinka Zolcik

Accredited Representative

Alex McGriff

Immigrant Justice Corps Fellow

John Peng

Federal Litigation & Appellate Staff Attorney

Chris Walsh

IMMIGRATION RAPID RESPONSE STAFF ATTORNEY

Luke Millar

Law Graduate

Jhoselyn Pintado

Paralegal

Gina Andrade

Immigration Paralegal/
Administrative Assistant

Joan Odess

Immigration Paralegal

Maria Pagano

Senior Supervising Attorney

Andrew Stecker

Staff Attorney

David Bentivegna

Managing Attorney

Danielle Phillips

Legal Secretary

Buffalo Office

14 Lafayette Square, Suite 510
Buffalo, New York 14203
(716) 854-1007

Buffalo Immigration

14 Lafayette Square, Suite 510
Buffalo, New York 14203
(716) 844-8266

​Jillian Nowak

Managing Attorney

Chloe Bowerman

Immigration Staff Attorney

Evan DeWandler

Immigration Staff Attorney

Rebecca Calvetti Madan

Paralegal

Nicole Barabas

Immigration Law Graduate

Betsy Hutchings

Deputy Director

Krin Flaherty

Managing Attorney

Elizabeth Banks

Legal Secretary

Hallie Mitnick

Staff Attorney

Megan Welch

Staff Attorney

Ann Ferrari

Staff Attorney

​Aleta Albert

Director of Advocacy

Ithaca Office

114 Prospect Street
Ithaca, New York 14850
(607) 273-2283

Newburgh Office

10 Little Britain Road
Newburgh, New York 12550
(845) 391-3110

Yuriy Pereyaslavskiy

Managing Attorney,
Technology & Social
Media Coordinator

Jill Marie Nolan

PREP Program Coordinator

Mari Flamm

PREP Social Worker

Catherine (Kate) Ryan

Staff Attorney