OFFICERS

Alana Gardner, Esq.

PRESIDENT

Ms. Gardner is the Principal Law Clerk to the Hon. Erika M. Edwards, New York County Supreme Court, Criminal Term. Ms. Gardner received her J.D. from Loyola University of Chicago School of Law.

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Vacant, Esq.

First Vice President

Elliot Steinfeld, Esq.

Second Vice President

Steven Helfont, Esq.

Treasurer

Steven is the Director of the Office for Justice Initiatives’ Division of Policy & Planning. Steven graduated magna cum laude from Brooklyn Law School in 2010 and with Honors from Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor relations in 2007.

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Jasmine Valle-Bueno, Esq.

Assistant Treasurer

Jasmine is the Principal Law Clerk to the Hon. Marguerite Grays, Administrative Judge of the Queens Supreme Court- Civil Term. Jasmine acquired her Juris Doctorate from CUNY School of Law.

Jeanine Ruggiero, Esq.

Secretary

Tiffany C. Malcolm, Esq.

Assistant Secretary

Tiffany is the Principal Law Clerk to the Hon. Nicole McGregor Mundy, Acting Justice of the Supreme Court, Queens County. Tiffany attended Northeastern University School of Law where she received her Juris Doctor.

Board of Directors

Elba Melendez-Loughman, Esq.

Elba is the Principal Law Clerk to Justice George R. Villegas, in Supreme Court, Criminal Term, Bronx County. Elba received her Juris Doctor degree from New York Law School.

Vacant

Jyll Townes, Esq.

Marisa Arrabito, Esq.

Marisa is the Kings County Representative.

Charles Siegal, Esq.

Chuck is Principal Law Clerk to Hon. Steven Z. Mostofsky and attended University of Buffalo, Law School.

Elliot

Justin Dorman, Esq.

Justin is a Principal Law Clerk in New York County Supreme Court – Civil Term. He attended the Syracuse University College of Law where he obtained his Juris Doctor.

Vacant

Jacqueline Mazzola, Esq.

Jacqueline is the Principal Law Clerk to the Hon. Peter J. Kelly, Surrogate's Court, Queens County. Jacqueline attended St. John's University School of Law where she received her Juris Doctor.

Nadine Johnson, Esq.

Nadine is the immediate former President of ALS and is the Richmond County Representative. She is the Chief of Staff and Principal Counsel to Hon. Desmond Greene, Administrative Judge in New York State Supreme Court, Richmond County. Nadine received her Juris Doctor degree from New York Law School.

Janet Silvers, Esq.

Vacant, Esq.

Natasha Shishov, Esq.

Barbara Grcevic, Esq.

Barbara is Principal Court Attorney to

an Acting Supreme Court Justice in Manhattan Supreme Court, Criminal Term. She has served as Principal Law Clerk for several elected Supreme Court Justices.

Mark Shawhan, Esq.

Mark is the New York County representative.

Eva-Marie Cusack, Esq.

Eva-Marie Cusack is a Court Attorney Referee and head of the Law Department in Richmond County Surrogate’s Court. She attended New York Law School, graduating Summa Cum Laude.