City Law Department Hires 53 Recent Law School Graduates

The New York City Law Department has hired 53 recent law school graduates and 2 post-graduate volunteer attorneys to work in its various divisions.

The new assistant corporation counsels, along with their law schools and divisions, are: Kwame Akosah, Fordham University School of Law, Corporation Counsel honors fellow; Hailey Barthel, New York Law School, special federal litigation; Isaac Baskin, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, labor and employment law; Adria Bonillas, Boston University School of Law, special federal litigation; John Bradley, Touro College, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, tort; Holdyn Brand, The George Washington University Law School, commercial and real estate litigation; Allyson Brown, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, special federal litigation; Liliana Canela Magarin, CUNY School of Law, tort; Wendy Chavez, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University, tort; Alessandra DeCarlo, Brooklyn Law School, tort; Ariana Dindiyal, New York Law School, commercial and real estate litigation; Erin Dunn, Touro College, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, family court; Safiya Edwards, Howard University School of Law, family court; Tova Ferstenberg, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, labor and employment law; Brittany Finder, The George Washington University Law School, labor and employment law; Megan Forbes, Touro College, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, family court; Nicholas Green, Emory University School of Law, labor and employment law; Allyson Guidera, New York Law School, family court; Elana Herzog, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, tort; Preston Holmes, The Pennsylvania State University, The Dickinson School of Law, family court; Stephanie Johnson, Howard University School of Law, tort; Noah Kazis, Yale Law School, Corporation Counsel honors fellow; Kristine Koopman, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, tort; Haoxu Li, Washington University School of Law, tort; Alida Marcos, Touro College, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, tort; Rruhija Matai-Sanchez, Brooklyn Law School, special federal litigation; Ana Maria Matias, William & Mary Law School, family court; Justin Meeks, New York Law School, family court; Thomas Milanese, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, tort; Samantha Millar, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, special federal litigation; Joshua Mitts, New York Law School, tort; Tristan Montaque, University of Florida Levin College of Law, tort; Stephanie Nielson, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, tort; Thomas O’Connor, Brooklyn Law School, tort; Joshua Ontell, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, tort; Marissa Padovano, New York Law School, family court; Monique Pahuja, Touro College, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, family court; Ellen Parodi, Cornell Law School, administrative Law; Eric Phillips, New York University School of Law, legal counsel; Daron Ravenborg, Fordham University School of Law, special federal litigation; Yandy Reyes, University of Connecticut School of Law, tort; Joseph Rizza, Touro College, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, special federal litigation; Brittney Sealy, Howard University School of Law, family court; Cody Seto, Tulane University Law School, family court; Nakul Shah, Rutgers Law School, special federal litigation; Erika Tang, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, tort; David Thayer, The George Washington University Law School, general litigation; Copatrick Thomas, New York University School of Law, general litigation; Corey Trail, St. John’s University School of Law, economic development; Samantha Turetsky, CUNY School of Law, labor and employment law; Andrew Weiss, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University, tort; Laura Williams, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, labor and employment law; Shaina Wood, Fordham University School of Law, labor and employment law.