Assistant Appellate Defender at Office of the Appellate Defender - New York, NY, US
The Office of the Appellate Defender (OAD) is one of New York City's oldest providers of appellate representation to poor people convicted of felonies, and the City's second oldest institutional indigent defense office. Since its founding in 1988, OAD has held a unique position in the field of indigent appellate defense: it not only provides superb appellate advocacy, it is also a leader in innovative, holistic, and client-centered representation. Today, OAD represents poor people convicted of felonies in Manhattan and the Bronx in the New York Supreme Court, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, First Judicial Department, the New York State Court of Appeals, and the federal courts.