All 15 Class of 2024 students from Cardozo's Criminal Defense Clinic have accepted full-time positions as public defenders. Led by Co-Directors Jonathan Oberman and Kathryn Miller, the CDC provides students the opportunity to engage in fieldwork, representing people charged with misdemeanors from the case's inception through final disposition.
Read below to see where these students landed their positions.
Kathryn Miller
Associate Clinical Professor of Law
Co-Director of the Criminal Defense Clinic
Co-Director of the Criminal Defense Clinic
"Cardozo has long been a powerhouse for public defense, but this class of students really stood out," Miller said. "Their work ethic, enthusiasm, and dedication to their clients is unparalleled. We are so proud of them and are confident that they will be incredible public defenders."
HAYLEY ADNOPOZ
The Legal Aid Society
BRYCE ALVORD
The Legal Aid Society of Westchester County
TARA ANSARI
New York County Defender Services
ADELINE BEATTY
The Legal Aid Society
KONNIE DOMINGUEZ
The Legal Aid Society
REBECCA DUGINI
Office of the Public Defender Palm Beach County (FL)
FRANCES GRAIL-BINGHAM
The Legal Aid Society
REBECCA HALFF
Kansas Capital Habeas Defender Office (KS)
KATIA IDIRI
The Bronx Defenders
KEISHA LEISING
The Bronx Defenders
SIMONE LONAS
Orleans Public Defenders (La.)
CHRISTIAN MESA
Federal Defenders of San Diego (CA)
CHE RASKIN
The Legal Aid Society
ZOE SHEPPARD
New York County Defender Services
ESTHER SONG
The Legal Aid Society