ILS Office
Director
Executive Law section 832 (2010) created the Office of Indigent Legal Services and specified its duties. A Director was to be nominated by the newly-appointed ILS Board, and the nomination sent to the Governor for approval or disapproval. Once approved, the Director "shall appoint employees and perform such other functions as are appropriate to ensure the efficient operation of the office within the amounts available therefor by appropriation."
Staff
The ILS Office is currently composed of the following people:
Patricia Warth, Director
Office: (518) 486-5337
Cell: (518) 603-0851
Patricia.Warth@ils.ny.gov
Burton Phillips, Counsel
Office: (518) 486-5747
Cell: (518) 918-9107
Burton.Phillips@ils.ny.gov
Wahidullah Attahi, Contract Manager
Office: (518) 486-6447
Cell: (518) 517-9814
Wahidullah.Attahi@ils.ny.gov
Nathan Baum, Assistant Grants Manager 2
Office: (518) 486-7915
Cell: (518) 699-7552
Nathan.Baum@ils.ny.gov
Christine Becker, Administrative Officer
Office: (518) 486-9168
Cell: (518) 935-7330
Christine.Becker@ils.ny.gov
Jami Blair, Assistant Counsel
Office: (518) 486-5457
Cell: (518) 935-7284
Jami.Blair@ils.ny.gov
Jessica Bogran, Paralegal, Criminal Defense Representation Team
Office: (518) 486-3220
Cell: (518) 935-7868
Jessica.Bogran@ils.ny.gov
Marian Bush, Auditor
Jennifer Chenu, Deputy Chief-Criminal Defense Representation Team
Office: (518) 486-5457
Cell: (518) 728-2709
Jennifer.Chenu@ils.ny.gov
Luchele Chisunka, Statewide Implementation Analyst
Office: (518) 486-7327
Cell: (518) 801-4140
Luchele.Chisunka@ils.ny.gov
Nora Christenson, Chief-Criminal Defense Representation Team
Office: (518) 486-9050
Cell: (518) 390-7439
Nora.Christenson@ils.ny.gov
Alyssa Clark, Senior Research Associate
Office: (518) 486-7441
Cell: (518) 414-2542
Alyssa.Clark@ils.ny.gov
Lisa Coleman, Assistant Grants Manager 1
Office: (518) 486-5420
Cell: (518) 801-3602
Lisa.Coleman@ils.ny.gov
Jill Crist , Administrative Assistant – WNY Regional Support Center
Office: (716) 218-7677
Cell: (716) 247-8251
Jill.Crist@ils.ny.gov
Liah Darlington, Administrative Assistant
Office: (518) 486-2028
Cell: (518) 691-7518
Liah.Darlington@ils.ny.gov
Kingston Farady, Special Assistant for Investigations
Office: (518) 486-6870
Cell: (518) 844-3746
Kingston.Farady@ils.ny.gov
Andrew Fiske, Criminal Defense Counsel-WNY Regional Support Center
Cell: (716) 232-0063
Andrew.Fiske@ils.ny.gov
Sara Goldfarb, Appellate Attorney
Office: (518) 486-9531
Cell:(518) 866-5981
Sara.Goldfarb@ils.ny.gov
Amanda Goldfine, Assistant Grants Manager 1
Office: (518) 486-3270
Cell: (518) 657-1410
Amanda.Goldfine@ils.ny.gov
Ian Harrington, Attorney in Charge-WNY Regional Support Center
Cell: (716) 994-6306
Ian.Harrington@ils.ny.gov
Elizabeth Isaacs, Supervising Appellate Attorney
Office: (518) 486-1974
Cell: (518) 881-6451
Elizabeth.Isaacs@ils.ny.gov
Mandy Jaramillo, Supervising Appellate Attorney
Office: (518) 474-4366
Cell: (518) 521-9344
Mandy.Jaramillo@ils.ny.gov
Brendan Keller, Criminal Defense Representation Counsel-Region B
Office: (518) 486-1197
Cell: (518) 728-4958
Brendan.Keller@ils.ny.gov
Stephen Klein, Grants Administrator
Office: (518) 485-7706
Cell: (518) 866-4909
Stephen.Klein@ils.ny.gov
Claire Knittel, Criminal Defense Representation Counsel-Region C
Office: (518) 486-1477
Cell: (518) 573-0077
Claire.Knittel@ils.ny.gov
Karlijn Kuijpers, Statewide Senior Research Associate
Office: (518) 486-7408
Cell: (518) 694-1361
Karlijn.Kuijpers@ils.ny.gov
Nicole Manico, Assistant Director of Information Technology
Office: (518) 486-6168
Cell: (518) 606-0491
Nicole.Manico@ils.ny.gov
Melissa Mackey, Director of Research
Office: (518) 486-3068
Cell: (518) 545-6318
Melissa.Mackey@ils.ny.gov
Kimberly Martell, Assistant Grants Manager 1
Office: (518) 474-4859
Cell: (518) 844-2966
Kimberly.Martell@ils.ny.gov
Lucy McCarthy, Director of Quality Enhancement, Parent Representation
Office: (518) 486-4042
Cell: (518) 935-7587
Lucy.McCarthy@ils.ny.gov
Alan McReynolds, Resource Support and Data Specialist-WNY Regional Support Center
Cell: (716) 520-9689
Alan.McReynolds@ils.ny.gov
Kathryn Murray, Criminal Defense Representation Counsel-Region F
Office: (518) 486-9024
Cell: (518) 573-0462
Kathryn.Murray@ils.ny.gov
Dai Nguyen, Program Associate-Parent Representation
Office: (518) 486-6449
Cell: (518) 517-9795
Dai.Nguyen@ils.ny.gov
Gracja Nowak, Assistant Appellate Attorney
Office: (518) 486-6133
Cell: (518) 986-0309
Gracja.Nowak@ils.ny.gov
Petros Papanicolaou, Assistant Grants Manager 1
Office: (518) 486-1549
Cell: (518) 801-5615
Petros.Papanicolaou@ils.ny.gov
Enrico Purita, Litigation Resource Attorney
Office: (518) 486-5834
Cell:(518) 517-9415
Enrico.Purita@ils.ny.gov
Kira J. Schettino, Assistant Counsel, Parent Representation
Office: (518) 486-3840
Cell: (518) 699-2642
Kira.Schettino@ils.ny.gov
Julia Shaw, Special Assistant for Mitigation
Office: (518) 486-9776
Cell: (518) 866-1559
Julia.Shaw@ils.ny.gov
Bethany Simpson, Data Outreach Officer
Office: (518) 486-5274
Cell: (518) 720-4445
Bethany.Simpson@ils.ny.gov
Madeline Smith, Criminal Defense Representation Counsel-Region E
Office: (518) 486-5949
Cell: (518) 691-7042
Madeline.Smith@ils.ny.gov
Tammy Smith, Director of Grants
Office: (518) 486-6401
Cell: (838) 934-0309
Tammy.Smith@ils.ny.gov
Michelle Stroe, Appellate Paralegal
Office: (518) 486-6602
Cell: (518) 699-2640
Michelle.Stroe@ils.ny.gov
Ummey Tabassum, Research Associate
Office: (518) 486-6150
Cell: (518) 898-7069
Ummey.Tabassum@ils.ny.gov
Ketienne Telemaque, Criminal Defense Representation Counsel-Region A
Office: (518) 486-4788
Cell: (518) 870-3636
Ketienne.Telemaque@ils.ny.gov
Claudia Trupp, Director, Appellate and Post-Conviction Representation
Office: (518) 486-2411
Cell: (518) 870-3829
Claudia.Trupp@ils.ny.gov
Carolyn Walther, Appellate Attorney, Parent Representation
Office: (716) 218-7949
Cell: (716) 290-9536
Carolyn.Walther@ils.ny.gov
Cie-Nicholas Watson, Data Scientist
Office: (518) 486-5715
Cell: (518) 380-0643
Cie-Nicholas.Watson@ils.ny.gov
Michelle Weinhold, Assistant Counsel, Parent Representation
Office: (518) 486-1579
Cell: (518) 986-1804
Michelle.Weinhold@ils.ny.gov
Reilly Weinstein, Family Court Senior Research Associate
Office: (518) 486-2740
Cell: (518) 380-1603
Reilly.Weinstein@ils.ny.gov
Claire Zartarian, Deputy Chief-Criminal Defense Representation Team
Office: (518) 486-7407
Cell: (518) 937-5844
Claire.Zartarian@ils.ny.gov