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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”

Matthew McGowan – Senior Staff Attorney

Matthew McGowan Senior Staff Attorney (518) 438-8046  ext. 1801 mmcgowan@plsny.org Matt joined the Albany office of PLS as a staff attorney in 2013. He works throughout PLS’s core practice areas, with a particular focus on challenges to administrative disciplinary hearings, youth and late-stage adolescent advocacy, parole and sentencing matters, and records access issues. His pastContinue reading “Matthew McGowan – Senior Staff Attorney”

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”

James Bogin – Senior Supervising Attorney

James Bogin Senior Supervising Attorney (518) 438-8046  ext. 1109 jbogin@plsny.org After college, Mr. Bogin spent years as an archeologist in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Massachusetts. Then came law school. Mr. Bogin graduated from Cornell Law School in 1984, and was a staff attorney at North Country Legal Services from 1985 to 1987. In 1987 Mr. BoginContinue reading “James Bogin – 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”

Sophia Heller – Managing Attorney

Sophia Heller Managing Attorney (518) 438-8046  ext. 1106 sheller@plsny.org Sophia joined PLS as a staff attorney in 2011 after graduating from Georgetown Law. At PLS she has litigated a range of issues in federal and state court, including damage actions for wrongful solitary confinement, excessive use of force by guards, the failure to protect incarceratedContinue reading “Sophia Heller – Managing Attorney”