Our People
Our partners are nationally-recognized trial lawyers. Our associates are graduates of the country’s top law schools. The Cochran Fellowship in civil rights law is one of the most selective post-graduate legal fellowships in the country, and attracts exceptional applicants, committed to social justice, leaving federal clerkships each year. We share a passion for fighting for justice for our clients. For you, this means a team of lawyers committed to excellence at every stage of your case.

Samiha Abd-Elazem / Paralegal
Phone: (212) 965-9081
Fax: (212) 965-9084
- samiha@nsbcivilrights.com

Emi Briggs / Staff Attorney
Phone: (212) 965-9081
Fax: (212) 965-9084
- emi@nsbcivilrights.com

Nick Brustin / Partner
Phone: (212) 965-9081
Fax: (212) 965-9084- nick@nsbcivilrights.com

Sara Canter / Admin. Assistant
Phone: (212) 965-9081
Fax: (212) 965-9084- sara@nsbcivilrights.com

Tanine Dugger / Social Worker
Phone: (212) 965-9081
Fax: (212) 965-9084
- tanine@nsbcivilrights.com

Camilo Duran / Paralegal
Phone: (212) 965-9081
Fax: (212) 965-9084
- camilo@nsbcivilrights.com

Emma Freudenberger / Partner
Phone: (212) 965-9081
Fax: (212) 965-9084- emma@nsbcivilrights.com

Lucia Geng / Paralegal
Phone: 212-965-9081
Fax: 212-965-9084
- lucia@nsbcivilrights.com

Amelia Green / Partner
Phone: (212) 965-9081
Fax: (212) 965-9084- amelia@nsbcivilrights.com

Anna Benvenutti Hoffmann / Partner
Phone: (212) 965-9081
Fax: (212) 965-9084- anna@nsbcivilrights.com

Tony Joe / Cochran Fellow
Phone: (212) 965-9081
Fax: (212) 965-9084- tony@nsbcivilrights.com

Ariel Manning / Paralegal
Phone: (212) 965-9081
Fax: (212) 965-9084- ariel@nsbcivilrights.com

Katie McCarthy / Associate
Phone: (212) 965-9081
Fax: (212) 965-9084- katie@nsbcivilrights.com

Christina Matthias / Staff Attorney
Phone: (212) 965-9081
Fax: (212) 965-9084
- cmatthias@nsbcivilrights.com

Peter Neufeld / Partner
Phone: (212) 965-9081
Fax: (212) 965-9084

Christina Paige / Social Worker
Phone: (212) 965-9081
Fax: (212) 965-9084- christina@nsbcivilrights.com

Gerardo Romo / Cochran Fellow
Phone: (212) 965-9081
Fax: (212) 965-9084
- gerardo@nsbcivilrights.com

Barry Scheck / Partner
Phone: (212) 965-9081
Fax: (212) 965-9084

Erin R. Scherzer / Executive Director
Phone: (212) 965-9081
Fax: (212) 965-9084- erin@nsbcivilrights.com

Sona R. Shah / Staff Attorney
Phone: (212) 965-9081
Fax: (212) 965-9084
- sona@nsbcivilrights.com

Moises Soto-Brito / Paralegal
Phone: (212) 965-9081
Fax: (212) 965-9084
- mo@nsbcivilrights.com

Sophia Villarreal / Cochran Fellow
Phone: (212) 965-9081
Fax: (212) 965-9084
- sophia@nsbcivilrights.com