Specialized attorneys, social workers, and youth advocates provide representation and other services to young people ages 12-21 in Criminal Court, Supreme Court, and Family Court. We also provide age-appropriate services for young people, including education advocacy and advocating for young people who are aging out of the foster system.

The Integrated Defense Practice is an interdisciplinary team of attorneys, social workers and paralegals representing clients who have both an arrest and a family court matter, such as an ACS case or custody case. Highly specialized in the intersection of these legal systems, our team works closely with housing, education and employment attorneys to ensure our clients receive the resources they need.

The Mental Health Representation Team consists of specially-trained attorneys and social workers who are experts in working with and for people who have been accused of a crime and who are living with serious mental illness or a developmental disability. We attend competency evaluations and hearings, provide referrals to appropriate community resources, appear in the Brooklyn Mental Health Court, develop unique legal defenses, and address the needs of incarcerated people with mental illness or developmental disabilities.

Our certified homicide attorneys bring decades of experience to the most serious and complex charges in the criminal legal system. Specially-designated investigators, social workers and mitigation specialists work hand-in-hand with attorneys to analyze evidence, speak with witnesses and maintain contact with our clients, who are often in pre-trial detention for an extended period of time. Our Forensic Practice staff helps homicide attorneys analyze complicated scientific evidence and prepare for trials where the validity of this evidence may be called into question.

Named after the Supreme Court case that ruled people are entitled to advice about the immigration consequences of their case, “Padilla” attorneys have specialized knowledge about the intersection of immigration and arrest.

The Women’s Defense Project is an interdisciplinary team of attorneys and social workers who serve cisgender and transgender women who have experienced a history of violence, exploitation and abuse that has directly or indirectly led to their involvement in the criminal legal system.

On behalf of people who have served in the military, our Veterans Defense Unit is a team of lawyers, social workers, and paralegals with specialized training in veterans' issues. Our staff have extensive experience working with the Veterans Administration, local service providers and Brooklyn Veterans Treatment Court where we can seek to connect veteran clients with alternatives to incarceration, including substance abuse and mental health treatment, as well as education, employment, and housing support.