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Evan DeWandler – Immigration Staff Attorney

Evan DeWandler Immigration Staff Attorney (716) 844-8266 ext. 1325 edewandler@plsny.org Evan  grew up in Rochester, NY.  He graduated from SUNY Fredonia with a BS in Communications and began his first career in corporate and educational media.  After serving on some short-term international missions trips, he felt called to help those less fortunate and decided aContinue reading “Evan DeWandler – Immigration Staff Attorney”

Madison Levin – Staff Attorney

Madison Levin Staff Attorney (518) 438-8046 ext. 1101 mlevin@plsny.org Madison joined PLS as a staff attorney in 2022. Before joining PLS, she was a fellow with Legal Aid Society Prisoners’ Rights Project where she worked primarily on behalf of the plaintiff class in Nunez v. City of New York, a federal class action filed toContinue reading “Madison Levin – Staff Attorney”

Catherine Ryan – Staff Attorney

Catherine (Kate) Ryan Staff Attorney (845) 391-3110 ext 1502 cryan@plsny.org   Catherine (Kate) Ryan, joined PLS in 2021 after receiving her JD from CUNY School of Law in 2020. During her time at CUNY, she interned with the ACLU Criminal Law Reform Project, worked with incarcerated clients through the Defenders clinic, and assisted with researchContinue reading “Catherine Ryan – Staff Attorney”

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”

Hallie Mitnick – Staff Attorney

Hallie Mitnick Staff Attorney (607) 273-2283 ext. 2004 hmitnick@plsny.org Hallie joined PLS in September of 2015 after graduating from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.  As a law student, Hallie participated in the Innocence Project clinic as well as the Civil Rights Clinic.  She was also a Public Service Scholar and Dean’s Merit Scholar.  SheContinue reading “Hallie Mitnick – Staff Attorney”

Yuriy Pereyaslavskiy – Managing Attorney/Technology & Social Media Coordinator

Yuriy Pereyaslavskiy Managing Attorney & Technology & Social Media Coordinator PLS Immigration Unit (845) 391-3110 ext. 2108 ypereyaslavskiy@plsny.org       Managing Attorney of the Newburgh office.  Yuriy has been with the PLSNY since March 2018, litigating removal defense cases representing detained, non-detained and incarcerated individuals before the US Citizenship and Immigration Services, Immigration Courts,Continue reading “Yuriy Pereyaslavskiy – Managing Attorney/Technology & Social Media Coordinator”

John Peng – Federal Litigation & Appellate Staff Attorney

John Peng Federal Litigation & Appellate Staff Attorney, 41 State St., Ste. M112 Albany, NY 12207 T: (518) 694-8699 ext. 2102 jpeng@plsny.org John Peng,  Federal Litigation & Appellate Staff Attorney John joined the Immigration Unit in August 2019 as an Immigrant Justice Corps Fellow. He received his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.Continue reading “John Peng – Federal Litigation & Appellate Staff Attorney”

Alex McGriff – Immigrant Justice Corps Fellow

Alex McGriff Immigrant Justice Corps Fellow (518) 694-8699 amcgriff@plsny.org Alex McGriff, Immigrant Justice Corps Fellow. Alex grew up in Birmingham, Alabama. In 2013, he graduated from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee with a B.A. in Political Science. After graduation, he worked in Memphis as an immigration paralegal, primarily serving clients affirmatively applying for asylum and defendingContinue reading “Alex McGriff – Immigrant Justice Corps Fellow”