Mayor Adams and Corporation Counsel Hinds-Radix Welcome New Assistant Corporation Counsels

September 30, 2022

New York City Mayor Adams and New York City Corporation Counsel Hinds-Radix welcomed the 2022 class of new Assistant Corporation Counsels on the steps of City Hall on September 30th
Recruited from 28 law schools from across the country, the new class embodies the Law Department's commitment to excellence, integrity and diversity

"Public service is a noble calling. I commend our new attorneys for wanting to do the peoples' work in one of the finest public law offices in the nation," said New York City Corporation Counsel Sylvia Hinds-Radix. "This new class will work alongside the dedicated professionals of the Law Department on some of the City's most pressing matters to protect the interests of New Yorkers. These new assistant corporation counsels are committed to upholding the cherished values of our office, which include excellence and integrity. As the first African-American Caribbean female to hold the position of Corporation Counsel, I am pleased that this class reflects the diversity of the City we serve, which makes us stronger as an organization."

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PICTURED (Center) Corporation Counsel Hinds-Radix, Mayor Adams, Mayor Adams' Chief of Staff Frank Carone and the Mayor's Chief Counsel Brendan McGuire stand with new Assistant Corporation Counsels. New ACCs include: Oluwaseun Adeware, Labor and Employment Law, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law; Natalie Alvarez, Tort, New York Law School; Michelle Amartey, Tort, Seton Hall Law School; Deborah Amponsah, Tort, University at Buffalo School of Law; Mary Jane Anderson, Special Federal Litigation, Brooklyn Law School; Krystal Armstrong, Tort, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University; Hayley Bronner, Labor and Employment Law, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law; Gabrielle Bruno, Tort, Albany Law School; Isa Cajulis, Tort, CUNY School of Law; Laura Chambers, Tort, St. John's University School of Law; Casey Chung, Tort, Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center; Dwayne Coleman, General Litigation, St. John's University School of Law; Thonysha Desire, Family Court, Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center; Luca DiFronzo, Special Federal Litigation, George Washington University Law School; Jordan Doll, General Litigation, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law; Joseph Esposito, Tort, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University; Roosevelt Ettienne, Labor and Employment Law, Fordham University School of Law; Mary Famuyide, Tort, St. John's University School of Law; Joel Ferreira, Tort, Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center; Bailey Forcier, Special Federal Litigation, Brooklyn Law School; Megan Galloway, Tort, New York Law School; Marlene Geerinck, Tort, Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University; Luxon Glor, Tort, St. John's University School of Law; Krupa Golakiya, Tort, Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center; Christian Gonzalez, Tort, Syracuse University College of Law; Elizabeth Grieco, Tort, George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School; Cameron Kemp, Labor and Employment Law, University of Georgia School of Law; Esther Kim, Special Federal Litigation, Syracuse University College of Law; Emeline Kong, Tort, University of Michigan Law School; Rachel Kreutzer, Labor and Employment Law, CUNY School of Law; Ross Lazicky, Workers' Compensation, New York Law School; Jonathan Lerch, Tort, New York Law School; Connor Lie-Spahn, Tort, CUNY School of Law; Hayley Luna, Family Court, Emory University School of Law; Maxim Maiello, Tort, Brooklyn Law School; Michelle Mandler, Tort, St. John's University School of Law; Julia Metzger, Tort, Washington University School of Law; Nicole Moccio, Tort, Brooklyn Law School; Matthew Moretto, Tort, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University; Jeff Noll, Tort, New York Law School; Audrey O'Brian, Tort, Case Western Reserve University School of Law; Lauren O'Brien, Appeals, Harvard Law School; Bryan Olert, Labor and Employment Law, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law; Justine Ortiz, Tort, CUNY School of Law; April Pacis, Family Court, New York Law School; Oliver Paprin, Administrative Law and Regulatory Litigation, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School; Julia Porzio, Tort, New York Law School; Liriam Quintanilla Figuereo, Commercial and Real Estate Litigation, American University Washington College of Law; Dario Rabak, Tort, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law; Matthew Rephen, Commercial and Real Estate Litigation, Fordham University School of Law; Bryn Ritchie, General Litigation, New York Law School; Harold Scheeren, Tort, Fordham University School of Law; Kristen Schnell, Honors Fellow, Columbia Law School; Krittika Shah, Family Court, Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University; Ian Sinclair, Honors Fellow, CUNY School of Law; Katherine Smith, Environmental Law, New York University School of Law; Sabrina Smith, Labor and Employment Law, New York Law School; Steven Smith, Labor and Employment Law, New York Law School; Tashia Sowell, Family Court, University of Arkansas School of Law; Angelo Spedafino, Tort, Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University; Wendy Tigere, Family Court, Brooklyn Law School; Ayele Townsend, Tort, CUNY School of Law; Adam Tynan, Tort, New York Law School; Shiddhartha Uddin, Tort, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University; Margaret Utter, Family Court, Boston College Law School; Noah Yurek, Tort, Boston College Law School; Jesse Zilinski, Special Federal Litigation, Penn State Law.

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