Organizations Filed Purposes:
NEIGHBORHOOD DEFENDER SERVICE IS KNOWN NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY AS A LEADING INNOVATOR IN HOLISTIC PUBLIC DEFENSE PRACTICE, WITH A DEDICATED STAFF COMMITTED TO PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO THE RESIDENTS OF UPPER MANHATTAN. OUR MISSION IS TO MAKE JUSTICE A REALITY FOR THOSE FARTHEST FROM ITS REACH.
NDS WAS FORMED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING LEGAL SERVICES TO INDIGENT PERSONS.
THE NEIGHBORHOOD DEFENDER SERVICE (NDS) PROVIDES FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO INDIGENT PERSONS. OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, NDS HAS CONTINUED TO GROW OUR CRIMINAL DEFENSE PRACTICE, EXPAND OUR FAMILY DEFENSE PRACTICE AND MADE OUR IMMIGRATION AND CIVIL DEFENSE PRACTICES MORE ROBUST. WE ARE UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO PROVIDE A FULL HOST OF LEGAL SERVICES TO OUR CLIENT BASE.
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 |
|---|
| Patrick Jones | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 60 | $340,734 |
| Michael E Smith | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | 40 | $161,899 |
| Elsie Chandler | SENIOR TRIAL ATTORNEY | 40 | $134,243 |
| Matthew W Knecht | MANAGING DIRECTOR | 40 | $130,984 |
| Roxanna M Gutierrez | GENERAL COUNSEL | 30 | $128,541 |
| Cheryl Moody | CONTROLLER | 40 | $119,443 |
| Kumar Vichal | MANAGING ATTORNEY | 40 | $112,025 |
| Carolyn Klemens | HR MANAGER | 40 | $106,129 |
| Pamela Lipp-Hendricks | BOARD CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Miriam Gohara | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Melody S Rollins Downes | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Matthew L Mazur | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Marcus A Christian | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Jonathan S Abady | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Gerald L Shargel | EMERITUS | 1 | $0 |
| Elinor R Tatum | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| David Sanford | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Damaris Hernandez | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| B Seth Bryant | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Data for this page was sourced from XML published by IRS (
public 990 form dataset) from:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/irs-form-990/202011979349302191_public.xml