Our Leadership
Leaders of The Legal Aid Society are some of the most respected in their fields, offering decades of experience and perspective gained from dedicating their careers to ensuring equal justice.
Janet Sabel
Janet Sabel serves as the Attorney-in-Chief and Chief Executive Officer of The Legal Aid Society. A Legal Aid Society alumna, Janet spent 25 years with Legal Aid before leaving in 2011 to join the New York State Attorney General’s Office where she served initially as the Executive Deputy Attorney General for Social Justice and finally as a Chief Deputy Attorney General.
Adriene Holder
Adriene serves as Attorney-in-Charge of the Civil Practice of The Legal Aid Society and has devoted her entire professional career to challenging poverty and racial injustice for the advancement of equal rights. Adriene is responsible for managing the provision of comprehensive civil legal services through a network of neighborhood offices, courthouse based offices, and specialized city-wide units serving all five boroughs of New York City with over 500 staff working on more than 50,000 cases each year.
Tina Luongo
Tina has served as the Attorney-in-Charge of the Criminal Defense Practice at The Legal Aid Society since 2014 where she is responsible for the daily operation of all of the practice’s trial, appellate, post-conviction, law reform and parole defense work conducted on behalf of over 200,000 clients. She leads a citywide team of 12 senior managers who, in turn, manage the practice’s over 1100 staff.
Dawne Mitchell
From law intern to Attorney in Charge. Dawne’s career at The Legal Aid Society spans more than 20 years and it speaks volumes for her commitment to justice for New Yorkers and particularly for its most vulnerable community – New York City’s children.
As an integral leader at the Society, Dawne’s comprehensive knowledge of all aspects of the Juvenile Rights Practice, transformational management style, strategic business acumen, litigation expertise, creativity and perseverance, overseas the operations and delivery of services for more than 34,000 clients each year.
Scott Rosenberg
Scott has served as the General Counsel of The Legal Aid Society since 2011. Mr. Rosenberg is responsible for overseeing all legal matters in which the Society is the principal, including compliance with federal, state, and local laws, and not-for-profit governance and regulation. He plays a key role in the negotiation and enforcement of contracts; audits; real estate transactions and lease compliance as well as coordinates the involvement of outside counsel in legal matters where the Society is a principal.
Archana Jayaram
Archana Jayaram is the Chief Operating Officer of the Legal Aid Society. In this capacity, she is responsible for Finance, Human Resources, MIS, Facilities and Shared Services along with special projects and initiatives. Archana comes to Legal Aid with a deep history of leadership in New York City government and the non-profit sector.
Leadership and Board of Directors
Leadership
- Janet Sabel, Attorney-in-Chief and Chief Executive Officer
- Adriene Holder, Attorney-in-Charge, Civil Practice
- Tina Luongo, Attorney-in-Charge, Criminal Defense Practice
- Dawne Mitchell, Attorney-in-Charge, Juvenile Rights Practice
- Scott Rosenberg, Secretary and General Counsel
- Archana Jayaram, Chief Operating Officer
- Allan Fox, Chief Human Resources Officer
- Ezra Miller, Chief Financial Officer
- Edward Braunstein, Chief Information Officer
- Louis Sartori, Director of the Pro Bono Practice
- Patricia Bath, Director of Communications
- Sharon Kleinhandler, Director of Development
- Bharati Narumanchi, Director of Recruitment
- Andrew Kudysch, Facilities Manager
Leadership
- Janet Sabel, Attorney-in-Chief and Chief Executive Officer
- Adriene Holder, Attorney-in-Charge, Civil Practice
- Tina Luongo, Attorney-in-Charge, Criminal Defense Practice
- Dawne Mitchell, Attorney-in-Charge, Juvenile Rights Practice
- Scott Rosenberg, Secretary and General Counsel
- Archana Jayaram, Chief Operating Officer
- Allan Fox, Chief Human Resources Officer
- Ezra Miller, Chief Financial Officer
- Edward Braunstein, Chief Information Officer
- Louis Sartori, Director of the Pro Bono Practice
- Patricia Bath, Director of Communications
- Sharon Kleinhandler, Director of Development
- Bharati Narumanchi, Director of Recruitment
- Andrew Kudysch, Facilities Manager
Board of Directors
Officers
- Douglas F. Curtis, Treasurer
- Scott Rosenberg, Secretary and General Counsel
- Ezra Miller, Chief Financial Officer
Chair of the Board of Directors
- Richard J. Davis
Vice Chairs of the Board of Directors
- John K. Carroll
- Thomas M. Cerabino
- Douglas F. Curtis
- Mark P. Goodman
- Randy Mastro
- Sara E. Moss
- Bradley I. Ruskin
Members of the Board of Directors
- Richard F. Albert
- Deborah N. Archer
- Nicole Argentieri
- Christopher D. Belelieu
- Steven M. Bierman
- Barry A. Bohrer
- Alvin L. Bragg
- Lara Samet Buchwald
- Sarah L. Cave
- Alex V. Chachkes
- Matthew Diller
- June S. Dipchand
- William R. Dougherty
- Scott A. Edelman
- Edward Flanders
- Jeffrey A. Fuisz
- Christopher L. Garcia
- Linda C. Goldstein
- David J. Greenwald
- Jason M. Halper
- David G. Hille
- Victor L. Hou
- David G. Januszewski
- Jeffrey L. Kessler
- Atif Khawaja
- Natalie Lamarque
- Gillian Lester
- Adeel A. Mangi
- Aaron R. Marcu
- J. Kevin McCarthy
- Joan McPhee
- Roger Meltzer
- Thomas C. Meriam
- Perry A. Napolitano
- Charles C. Platt
- Brian H. Polovoy
- Sharyl A. Reisman
- William Savitt
- Paul H. Schoeman
- Bart R. Schwartz
- William Schwartz
- L. Kevin Sheridan, Jr.
- Audra J. Soloway
- Joseph L. Sorkin
- Dina Ganz Traugot
- Christine A. Varney
- Andrew M. Wasserman
- Charles Weinstein
- Peter M. Williams
- Jamie L. Wine