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Meet the Incoming President
by NYSACDL
Introducing the Incoming President
Alice Fontier is the incoming President of NYSACDL, she will be the first Black woman to hold the position. An NYU Law graduate, Alice was born and raised in upstate New York and has lived in Harlem for 15 years. She is looking forward to using her experiences and years of work as a public defender to focus the work of NYSACDL in the coming year on enacting policy that reckons with racism in our legal system and curbs police misconduct.
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Alice also serves as the Managing Director of NDS Harlem, a holistic public defense office providing criminal, civil, and family defense. She has previously worked as the Managing Director of the Criminal Defense Practice at the Bronx Defenders, a Supervising Attorney at NDS Harlem, an attorney at the Federal Defenders of San Diego, and a private attorney in both the federal and state courts of New York. She has handled several high-profile national security cases.
Thank you to the 2021 Defenders Circle!
CHAMPIONS ($1000 Donation)
Michael T. Baker, Esq. Barket, Epstein, Kearon, Aldea & LoTurco, LLP Brooklyn Defender Services The De Leon Firm, PLLC Steven Epstein, Esq. Hodgson Russ LLP Timothy W. Hoover, Esq. John Ingrassia, Esq. Alan Lewis, Esq. Greg Lubow, Esq. Brian Melber, Esq. Cory Morris, Esq. O'Connell & Aronowitz Richman Hill PLLC Scorpion Steptoe & Johnson, LLP Robert Wells, Esq. Richard Willstatter, Esq. John Wallenstein, Esq.
LEADERS ($500 Donation)
Lori Cohen, Esq. Green & Willstatter Miedel & Mysliwiec, LLP Ostrer & Associates, PC Susan Walsh, Esq.
COLLEAGUES ($250 Donation)
George Goltzer, Esq. Gerald B. Lefcourt, P.C. Michael Gerard Postiglione, Esq.
SUPPORTERS ($100 Donation)
James A. Baker, Esq. Paul M. Callahan, Esq. Andrea Carapella Rendo, Esq. Joseph R. DeMatteo, Esq. Brian J. DeSesa, Esq. Karen L. Dippold, Esq. Michael G. Dowd, Esq. Mario F. Gallucci, Esq. David I. Goldstein, Esq. Sheldon Gould, Esq. James W. Grable, Jr., Esq. Phillip Hamilton, Esq. James P. Harrington, Esq. Daniel J. Henry, Esq. Michael D. Horn, Esq. Isabelle A. Kirshner, Esq. Bruce Klein, Esq. Robert P. Leighton, Esq. Oscar Michelen, Esq. Mark J. Mahoney, Esq. Kenneth Moynihan, Esq. Steven K. Patterson, Esq. Owolabi Salis, Esq. Anastasios Sarikas, Esq. Steven Schiesel, Esq. Dennis B. Schlenker, Esq. Kevin Stadelmaier, Esq. Oliver S. Storch, Esq. Vivian Storch Cannon, Esq. Susan Tipograph, Esq. Emily Trott, Esq. Scott B. Tulman, Esq. James W. Winslow, Esq.
The Defenders Circle is a donation program that benefits New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NYSACDL) members, seminars, and programs. NYSACDL has experienced tremendous growth over the past several years in membership, seminar attendance, advocacy efforts and more.
Defenders Circle members play a crucial role in ensuring that NYSACDL maintains its success and strength as the leading criminal defense organization in New York State. Donations starting at $100 are included in the Defenders Circle. Among other benefits, Defenders Circle members will be showcased on the NYSACDL web site and in the quarterly Atticus publication.
