Organizations Filed Purposes:
NEW YORK COUNTY DEFENDER SERVICES (NYCDS) IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION, INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF NEW YORK STATE. AS SUCH, MANY OF ITS OBLIGATIONS ARE DEFINED BY LAW. NYCDS' PURPOSE IS TO REPRESENT INDIGENT PERSONS IN RESOLVING THEIR LEGAL DIFFICULTIES. THIS PRIMARILY INVOLVES REPRESENTING PERSONS CHARGED WITH CRIMES IN THE MANHATTAN COURTS. NYCDS ALSO REPRESENTS PERSONS CHARGED WITH PAROLE VIOLATIONS, AT SCHOOL BOARD HEARINGS AND HANDLES OTHER PROCEEDINGS RELATED TO CRIMINAL CHARGES. NYCDS STRIVES TO PROVIDE TOP-QUALITY REPRESENTATION, EVEN THOUGH OUR CLIENTS CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY. ALL EMPLOYEES OF NYCDS ARE EXPECTED TO MAKE SERVING THE CLIENT IN WHATEVER WAY POSSIBLE THEIR TOP PRIORITY.
TO PROVIDE SUPERIOR LEGAL ADVOCACY FOR OUR CLIENTS WHILE PROMOTING SYSTEMIC REFORMS THAT ADDRESS THE HARMFUL INEQUITIES THEY FACE WITHIN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
PROVIDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION WITHOUT COST TO APPROXIMATELY 15,000 INDIGENT NEW YORK COUNTY RESIDENTS PER YEAR.
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 |
|---|
| Carolyn P Wilson | PRESIDENT | 40 | $206,260 |
| Stanislao German | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $206,260 |
| Sergio De La Pava | LEGAL DIRECTOR | 40 | $155,102 |
| Christopher Boyle | DIRECTOR OF DATA RESEARCH & POLICY | 40 | $155,102 |
| Sidney Lester | SUPERVISING ATTORNEY | 40 | $141,502 |
| Peter Wolk | SENIOR TRIAL ATTORNEY | 40 | $133,219 |
| Howard M Schuman | SENIOR TRIAL ATTORNEY | 40 | $132,237 |
| Joseph Conza | SUPERVISING ATTORNEY | 40 | $128,083 |
| Shari Vrod | SENIOR TRIAL ATTORNEY | 40 | $125,461 |
| Wendy Fisher | DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION | 40 | $124,875 |
| Matthew Myers | BOARD MEMBER | 6 | $0 |
| Anthony Ricco | BOARD MEMBER | 6 | $0 |
| Gary Villanueva | BOARD MEMBER | 6 | $0 |
| Kevin D Oconnell | BOARD MEMBER | 6 | $0 |
| Lori Cohen | SECRETARY | 6 | $0 |
| Patrick Joyce | VICE PRESIDENT | 6 | $0 |
| Louis Fasulo | CHAIRMAN/TREASURER | 6 | $0 |
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public 990 form dataset) from:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/irs-form-990/202121339349303002_public.xml