Manhattan District Attorney-elect Alvin Bragg announced on November 5, 2021, the formation of a transition committee comprised of legal experts, service providers, faith based and community leaders, law enforcement, and those directly impacted by the office, that will help reimagine the office to deliver safety and justice for all.
“I am grateful to this group of talented and committed leaders who are volunteering their time and wisdom to ensure we are ready on Day 1 to transform the office to make it the progressive leader it should be,” said Alvin Bragg, a civil rights lawyer and former Chief Deputy Attorney General of New York. “The Transition Committee will be focused on doing the work necessary to identify the plans and people to implement my agenda to address both the need for fundamental reforms in the criminal legal system and the need for community safety. The two goals of justice and safety are not opposed to each other. They are inextricably linked. We deserve and demand both, and that has been the focus of my career, my life, and will be the focus of this office.”
“Together, we will make this office a leader on reform. One that ends racial disparities and mass incarcerations; makes us safer by getting justice for survivors of sexual assault and stopping the flow of guns onto our streets; one that invests in reentry programs and expands treatment for mental health and substance abuse; one that addresses the humanitarian crisis at Rikers; and one that holds police accountable, frees the wrongly convicted and delivers justice for all.”
The Transition Committee will be co-chaired by Lauren-Brooke Eisen, Director of the Justice Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, Leroy Frazer, former Chief of Staff and Executive ADA, in Brooklyn and Manhattan District Attorney Offices respectively, and Insha Rahman, Vice President of Advocacy & Partnerships at the Vera Institute of Justice. Judge Milton A. Tingling, a retired Justice of the NYS Supreme Court, will serve as Senior Advisor to the Transition Committee.
The committee, still in formation, presently has 160 members, including policy experts, many who bring lived experiences directly impacted by this office and some that have been justice-involved, will focus policies, procedures, and people to create a more equitable and just system that will improve public safety for every member of our community. Sub-committees include: ATI (Pathways to Success); Data, Budget, Operations; Ethics; Faith-based; Free the Wrongfully Convicted; Gender-based Violence; Guns; Hate Crimes; Investigations; Juvenile Justice; People, Culture, DEI & Training; Police Integrity & Accountability; Re-entry; Rikers & Bail; and Tenant and Worker Protection.
The Transition Committee Coordinating staff includes: Brian Crow, Leslie Dubeck, Richard Fife, Peter Pope, Keisha Sutton-James, and Maggie Wolk.
TRANSITION COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Imam Al-Hajj Talib Abdur-Rashid, Chairman, Association of African American Imans
Richard Aborn, President; Citizens Crime Commission of New York
Tahanie Aboushi, Partner, the Aboushi Law Firm
Susan Abraham, Professor of Law, NYLS
Jody Adams, Former Family Court Judge
Dr. Debbie Almontaser, Founder and CEO of Bridging Cultures Group Inc.
Leily Arzy, Research and Program Associate, Brennan Center for Justice
Rachel Barkow, NYU Law Prof and Faculty Director of the Zimroth Center on the Administration of Criminal Law
Rachel Barkow, Vice Dean and Charles Seligson Professor of Law, Faculty Director, Zimroth Center, NYU School of Law
Rachael Bedard, MD, Correctional Health Services
Adele Bernhard, Director, Post-Conviction Innocence Clinic at New York Law School
Anurima Bhargava, Founder and Director of Anthem of Us
Erica Bond, Vice President of Social Justice at John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Rev.Chloe Breyer, Exec. Director, the Interfaith Center of New York
Rebecca Brown, Director of Policy, Innocence Project
David Brown, Partner at Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
Jason Brown, Partner, Cohen & Gresser LLP
David Brown, Partner; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Kirk Burkhalter, New York Law School professor, former police detective
Rev. Calvin O. Butts, Senior Pastor of the Abyssinian Baptist Church
Gwen Carr, Mother of Eric Garner and Activist
Andrew Celli, Emery Celli et al.
Preeti Chauhan, Vice President, Urban Institute
Kandra Clark, Vice President of Policy & Strategy, Exodus Transitional Community
Lance Clarke, Partner, Hamilton Clarke, LLP
Laura Cohen, Director of the Rutgers Criminal and Youth Justice Clinic
Loyda Colon, Co-Director, Justice Committee
Cynthia Conti-Cook, Technology Fellow, Ford Foundation
Daniel Cort, First Deputy Commissioner, NYC Department of Investigation
Sherene Crawford, Director, Strategic Planning and Impact at the Center for Court Innovation
Liz Crotty, Partner, Crotty Saland PC
Khalil Cumberbatch, Council on Criminal Justice
Patricia Cummings, Chief of the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Conviction Integrity Unit
Reagan Daly, Research Director at the CUNY Institute for State and Local Governance
Sara Darehshori, Former senior counsel, Human Rights Watch’s International Justice program
Richard Davis, Chair of the Board of Directors, Legal Aid Society
Doralyn DeDios, President, Dominican Bar Association
Rev. Jacques DeGraff, Chair, School Construction Diversity Council
Victor Dempsey, Community Organizer at NAACP Legal Defense Fund
Xavier Donaldson, Partner, Donaldson & Chilliest, LLP
Kelly Donovan, Managing Director, KPMG
Tom Duane, Former State Senator
Hazel Dukes, President, NAACP New York State Conference
Veronica Dunlap, Director, New York Programs, Pro Bono Net
Laura Edidin, Former Chief Special Counsel for Ethics, Risk & Compliance, NYS Executive Chamber
David Eichenthal, Managing Director, PFM Group Consulting
Roger Fairfax, Dean of American University Washington College of Law
- Virginia Fields, President/CEO, NBLCH
Sienna Fontaine, Legal Director and General Counsel of Make the Road New York
Alice Fontier, Managing Director, Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem
Megan French-Marcelin, Director of Criminal Justice and Democracy, Color of Change
Tracie Gardner, Vice President of Policy Advocacy, Legal Action Center
Elizabeth Gaynes, Executive Director, Osborne Association
Rabbi Lisa Gelber, Clergy, Congregation Habonim
Erin George, National Campaigns Manager, Clean Slate Initiative
Terri Gerstein, Director, State and Local Enforcement Project, Harvard Labor and Worklife Program;
Denora Getachew, Chief Executive Officer, DoSomething.Org
Janine Gilbert, First Deputy Commissioner, NYC Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications
Nancy Ginsburg, Director, Adolescent Intervention and Diversion Project
Cynthia Godsoe, Professor of Law, Brooklyn Law School
Carrie Goldberg, Founder, C.A. Goldberg Law Firm
Jerry Goldfeder, Special Counsel, Stroock; Adjunct Professor of Law, Fordham Law School
Dr. Robert Gore, Founder and Executive Director, Kings Against Violence Initiative (KAVI)
Sandy Grannum, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at Office of the New York State Attorney General
Taa Grays, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Infomation Governance
Bruce Green, Louis Stein Chair, Fordham Univ. School of Law
Bruce Green, Professor of Law, Fordham, and Director of the Stein Center for Law and Ethics
Aisha Greene, Chief, Rehabilitation Programs and Restorative Services Bureau, Queens DA
George Gurley, President of the Council of Churches of the City of New York
Derrick Hamilton, Founder and Advocate, Friends and Family of the Wrongfully Convicted
Phillip Hamilton, Managing Partner, Hamilton Clarke LLP
Anthony Harman, Director of Staff, United Federation of Teachers
Anna Harvey, President, Social Science Research Council; Professor of Politics and Director, Public Safety Lab, New York University
Bill Hawthorne, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, EDISS
Susan Herman, Director, Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health
Mari Hinajosa, Formerly of Lawyers for Children
Mari Hinojosa, Board member, Lawyers for Children
Wayne Ho, President and CEO, Chinese-American Planning Council
Marissa Hoechstetter, Survivor and advocate
Susan Hoffinger, Partner, The Hoffinger Firm, PLLC
Raschaad Hoggard, Abyssinian Baptist Church
Daniel Horwitz, Partner at McLaughlin & Stern, LLP
Talib Hudson, Director of Special Projects, National Network for Safe Communities
Donna Hylton, President, A Little Piece of Light
Rev.Phillip Jackson, Priest-in-charge, Trinity Church Wall Street
Michael Jacobson, Director, CUNY Institute for State and Local Governance
Seymour James, Partner, Barket Epstein Kearon Aldea & Lo Turco
Rev. Clement James, Director, Faith-Based Outreach for the NYS Governor’s Office
Stephen Juris, Partner, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
Joo-Hyun Kang, Director, Communities United for Police Reform
Zachary Katznelson, Executive Director, Independent Commission on NYC Criminal Justice and Incarceration Reform
Elie Kaunfer, CEO of Hadar Institute
Rabbi Elie Kaunfer, President and CEO, Yeshivat Hadar
Josh Kellerman, RWDSU International Union
Sania Khan, Former Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Bureau NYAG
Kevin Kim, CUNY Board of Trustees
Ross Kramer, Director, Incarcerated Gender Violence Survivors Initiative, Sanctuary for Families
Chris Kwok, Mediator, JAMS
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Don Lee, Board Chair, Homecrest Community Services
Matt Levine, Partner, Phillips Nizer LLP
Harlan Levy, Foley Hoag LLP
Daniel Levy, Principal, McKool Smith P.C.
Harlan Levy, Former Chief Deputy Attorney General of New York
Brian Lewis, Chief Program Officer, exalt
Juanita Lewis, Executive Director of Community Voices Heard
Charles Linehan, Managing Director, Quest Research & Investigations (QRI)
David Loftis, Attorney-in-Charge, Post Conviction and Forensic Litigation, Legal Aid Society
Ann-Marie Louison, Chief Strategic Initiatives Officer, Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services
Diane Lucas, Pro Bono Counsel for Racial Justice Initiatives, Davis Polk and Wardwell
Renate Lunn, Director of Training, New York County Defender Services
Justine Luongo, Attorney in Charge, Criminal Defense Practice
Dr. Ross MacDonald, Chief Medical Officer, Correctional Health Services
Christine Magdo, Assistant United States Attorney
Mina Malik, Senior Partner, The Cochran Firm
Jane Manning, Director, Women’s Equal Justice Project
Janos Marton, National Director, Dream Corps JUSTICE
Howard Master, Special Counsel to the DA, Suffolk County DA’s Office
William McGovern, Partner, Kobre & Kim LLP
Mike McGuire, Director, Mason Tenders District Council
Wayne McKenzie, General Counsel, NYC DOP
Julio Medina, Executive Director, Exodus Transitional Community
YvesChristopher Michel, Managing Director, Macquarie Group
Chris Michel, Managing Director, Regional Head of Talent and Inclusion, Macquarie Group
Harriet Michel, Former President and CEO, New York Urban League
Brina Millikowsky, Strategy Consultant
Kate Mogulescu, Director, Survivors Justice Project
Kate Mogulescu, Associate Professor of Clinical Law, Brooklyn Law School
Five Mualimm-ak, President/ Founder of Incarcerated Nation Network
Alia Nahra, Special Assistant, Brennan Center Justice Program
Peter Neufeld, Co-Founder and Special Counsel, Innocence Project, and Partner, Neufeld Scheck & Brustin
Karen Newirth, Director, Exoneration Project Mass Exoneration Initiative
Jose NIeves, Law Office of Jose L. Nieves, Esq. and Associates
Eliza Orlins, Public Defender
Afrika Owes, JD Candidate, Fordham Law
Chauncey Parker, NYPD Deputy Commissioner for Community Partnerships
Michael Pastor, Adjunct Professor of Law, New York Law School
Victor Pate, Chairman, Nan NYC Chapter Second Chance Committee
Rachel Pauley, Director of Government Programs at Columbia Law School
Rosemonde Pierre-Louis, COO, NYU McSilver Institute, Former Commissioner OCDV, Former Manhattan Deputy Borough President
Michael Polenberg, Vice President, Safe Horizon
Alix Pustilnik, Global Director, Lateral Partner Recruiting and Integration, Dechert LLP
Jocelynne Rainey, CEO and President of Getting out and Staying Out
Michael Rempel, Director of Jail Reform, Center for Court Innovation
Rev.Nicholas Richards, Minister, social justice advocate, international leader and social entrepreneur
Prof.Sam Roberts, Associate Professor of History (Columbia University)
Jennifer Rodgers, Lecturer-in-Law, Columbia Law School
Max Rodriguez, Associate, Pollock Cohen LLP
Rebecca Roiphe, Professor of Law, New York Law School
Lourdes Rosado, President & General Counsel, LatinoJustice PRLDEF
Terri Rosenblatt, Supervising Attorney, DNA Unit, Legal Aid Society
Jackie Rowe-Adams, Co-founder, Harlem Mothers SAVE
Chris Ryan, Managing Director, K2 Integrity
Dr.Yusef Salaam, Motivational Speaker, Author, and Member of the Exonerated Five
Natalia Salgado, Director of Federal Affairs, Working Families Party
Barry Scheck, Co-Founder and Special Counsel, Innocence Project, and Partner, Neufeld Scheck & Brustin
Rev.John Scott, Pastor, St. John’s Baptist Church
Susan Shah, Managing Director, Racial Justice, Trinity Church Wall Street Philanthropies
Dominique Sharpton, Director, National Action Network
Ashley Sharpton, Activist and Organizer, National Action Network
Jennifer Sommers, Assistant Attorney General
Ayanna Sorett, Senior Fellow and Adjunct Professor, Columbia University
Michael-Sean Spence, Senior Director, Everytown for Gun Safety
Amy Spitalnick, Executive Director, Integrity First for America
Martha Stolley, Partner, Morgan Lewis
Corey Stoughton, Attorney in Charge CDP-SLU, The Legal Aid Society
Chanterelle Sung, Director, Compliance, Pfizer
Nick Suplina, SVP for Law & Policy, Everytown for Gun Safety
David Szuchman, Senior Vice President, Head of Global Financial Crime and Customer Protection, PayPal
Lu-Shawn Thompson, Justice advocate and widow of Ken Thompson
Bhav Tibrewal, Political Director, Hotel Trades Council
Jeremy Travis, Executive Vice President of Criminal Justice, Arnold Ventures
Amy Tully, Formerly of the New York State Attorney General’s Office
Ilana Turko, Executive Director, Office of Crime Victim Supports, NYC Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice
Alan van Capelle, Executive Director, Educational Alliance
Rev.Michael Walrond, Senior Pastor of First Corinthian Baptist Church
Earl Ward, Partner, Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel
Hadassa Waxman, Partner, Proskauer Rose
Rev.Sharon White-Harrigan, Executive Director, Women’s Community Justice Association
Ellen Yaroshefsky, Professor of Law, Hofstra Law School
Jo-Ann Yoo, Executive Director, Asian American Federation
Pablo Zevallos, Attorney
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