Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO PROVIDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION, ADVOCACY AND OTHER RELATED SERVICES TO INDIGENT PEOPLE.
IN FY20 BROOKLYN DEFENDER SERVICES (BDS) PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO 23,923 LOW-INCOME BROOKLYN RESIDENTS WHO WERE ARRESTED, 3,667 PARENTS IN CHILD WELFARE PROCEEDINGS, 549 CLIENTS IN DETAINED IMMIGRATION REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS, AND 4,883 CLIENTS FACING BARRIERS TO CIVIL JUSTICE. BDS EMPLOYS A LARGE STAFF OF HIGHLY DEDICATED AND TALENTED ATTORNEYS, SOCIAL WORKERS, INVESTIGATORS AND SUPPORT STAFF TO PROVIDE MULTIDISCIPLINARY CLIENT REPRESENTATION IN OUR CORE AREAS OF CRIMINAL, FAMILY AND IMMIGRATION DEFENSE TO PEOPLE FACING THE DIRE CONSEQUENCES OF IMPRISONMENT, LOSS OF THEIR CHILDREN OR DEPORTATION.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Lisa Schreibersdorf | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $295,200 |
| Laura Saft | MANAGING DIRECTOR | 40 | $238,300 |
| Lauren Shapiro | DIRECTOR OF FAMILY DEFENSE PRA | 40 | $204,300 |
| Linda Hoff | DIRECTOR OF TRAINING | 40 | $176,500 |
| Chauncey R Walker | DEPUTY MANAGING DIRECTOR | 40 | $161,324 |
| Michael Baum | SUPERVISING ATTORNEY | 40 | $158,100 |
| Jeffrey Rona | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Andrea Bonina | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Suprotik Basu | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Gregory Cerchione | SECRETARY | 0.5 | $0 |
| Cindi Elibott | TREASURER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Kevin Snover | CHAIRMAN OF BOARD | 0.5 | $0 |
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