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- Queens Defenders – Legal Services Brochure
- Queens Defenders – An Overview
- Queens Defenders Justice Centers
- Queens Defenders Youth Justice Courts
Press
Queens Never Gives Up
Queens Daily Eagle OPINION
April 6, 2020
OpEd by Lori Zeno: Queens Defenders’ motto is “we never give up.” We fight for justice every day for every client to ensure we achieve the best outcomes. The COVID-19 crisis has brought a new urgency to our mission. In light of the significant health risks facing inmates who contract COVID-19, we want to get all our incarcerated clients in New York City correctional facilities released.
Trials are down, workload is up. Discovery reform fosters new normal in Queens criminal court
Queens Daily Eagle
February 18, 2020
On most days, Queens trials are down by about 50 percent. But public defenders have more work than ever. The Queens Daily Eagle talks to QD attorneys Anthony Martone and Richard Torres about the new discovery laws.
Queens Defenders, business leaders advise next generation of Jamaica entrepreneurs
Queens Daily Eagle
February 12, 2020
Queens Defenders kicked off Black History Month on February 4 with a session on entrepreneurship at the organization’s newly opened Jamaica Justice Center.
Defense attorneys dissect bail reform laws at criminal court seminar
Queens Daily Eagle
January 28, 2020
At a lunchtime seminar, a handful of Queens defense attorneys and judges dissected practical considerations of the state’s new bail reform law. The legal education event was organized by the Criminal Court Committee of the Queens County Bar Association and featured moderator Gary Miret and presenter Kathleen Rende, staff attorney with the Queens Defenders.
Rise of the Queens Defenders
Queens Daily Eagle
January 23, 2020
The Queens Law Associates, a public defender organization based in Kew Gardens, have a new identity: the Queens Defenders.
From Client to Staff, Queens Teen Pivots from Prison Path
The City
January 20, 2020
The City profiles Queens Defenders’ Fatu Kamara. After working her way up from a two-day-a-week internship, Fatu is the first enrollee of the Queens Defenders Youth Mentorship Program hired for a full-time job.
Introducing Queens Defenders
PRNewswire.com
January 16, 2020
Queens Defenders, formerly operating as Queens Law Associates, debuted on January 1, 2020.
Queens Criminal Court Implements Therapeutic Approach To Veterans’ Misdemeanors
QNS.com
November 13, 2019
Executive Director Lori Zeno discusses mentoring programs for court involved veterans.
Legal System Off To Slow Start On ‘Raise The Age’ Night-Court Fix
The City
October 10, 2019
Anthony Martone, Director of Queens Defenders’ Felony Youth Defense Unit, describes how sending young offenders directly to Family Court lessens the burden on young people and their families.
Know Your Rights Workshop Opens Doors For Spanish Speakers In LIC
Queens Daily Eagle
August 14, 2019
The Queens Daily Eagles covers Queens Defenders’ partnership with Hour Children’s Hour Working Women Program.
Next DA Can Do More For Immigrants, Advocates And Attorneys Say
Queens Daily Eagle
July 18, 2019
Queens Defenders Immigration expert, Joshua Epstein, suggests how the next Queens District Attorney can do more to protect immigrants on their way to and from the courthouse.
Queens Defenders Empowers Youth At St. John’s
The Wave
June 27, 2019
Brandon Jeffries, Director of Youth Programs describes our partnership at the St. John’s Residence for Boys in Rockaway Park and how Queens Defenders works with local police to provide restorative justice and prevention services for youth in the community.
Locals Recognized At Far Rockaway Day
The Wave
May 30, 2019
Queens Defenders Young Adult Leaders Hector Rodriguez and Andre Hussey host a local event in Far Rockaway to recognize youth and adult professionals for their community service.
ICE Arrests Have Surged At Queens Courts, Report Reveals
Queens Daily Eagle
January 29, 2019
Queens Defenders Immigration expert, Joshua Epstein, is quoted describing how ICE’s presence near courthouses discourages people from showing up, complicating their cases and negatively impacting the justice system.
Queens Defenders Teen Mentors Go To DC
The Wave
March 22, 2018
Executive Director, Lori Zeno, describes our Youth Mentor’s participation in the March for Our Lives in Washington, DC to protest gun violence in schools and in the Rockaway community.
If you are with the news media and would like additional information on Queens Defenders, please contact Dana Longstreet, Director of Communications, at dlongstreet@queensdefenders.org.
Publications
Click below to view or download the desired publication
- Queens Defenders – Legal Services Brochure
- Queens Defenders – An Overview
- Queens Defenders Justice Centers
- Queens Defenders Youth Justice Courts
Press
Trials are down, workload is up. Discovery reform fosters new normal in Queens criminal court
Queens Daily Eagle
February 18, 2020
On most days, Queens trials are down by about 50 percent. But public defenders have more work than ever. The Queens Daily Eagle talks to QD attorneys Anthony Martone and Richard Torres about the new discovery laws.
Queens Defenders, business leaders advise next generation of Jamaica entrepreneurs
Queens Daily Eagle
February 12, 2020
Queens Defenders kicked off Black History Month on February 4 with a session on entrepreneurship at the organization’s newly opened Jamaica Justice Center.
Defense attorneys dissect bail reform laws at criminal court seminar
Queens Daily Eagle
January 28, 2020
At a lunchtime seminar, a handful of Queens defense attorneys and judges dissected practical considerations of the state’s new bail reform law. The legal education event was organized by the Criminal Court Committee of the Queens County Bar Association and featured moderator Gary Miret and presenter Kathleen Rende, staff attorney with the Queens Defenders.
Rise of the Queens Defenders
Queens Daily Eagle
January 23, 2020
The Queens Law Associates, a public defender organization based in Kew Gardens, have a new identity: the Queens Defenders.
From Client to Staff, Queens Teen Pivots from Prison Path
The City
January 20, 2020
The City profiles Queens Defenders’ Fatu Kamara. After working her way up from a two-day-a-week internship, Fatu is the first enrollee of the Queens Defenders Youth Mentorship Program hired for a full-time job.
Introducing Queens Defenders
PRNewswire.com
January 16, 2020
Queens Defenders, formerly operating as Queens Law Associates, debuted on January 1, 2020.
Queens Criminal Court Implements Therapeutic Approach To Veterans’ Misdemeanors
QNS.com
November 13, 2019
Executive Director Lori Zeno discusses mentoring programs for court involved veterans.
Legal System Off To Slow Start On ‘Raise The Age’ Night-Court Fix
The City
October 10, 2019
Anthony Martone, Director of Queens Defenders’ Felony Youth Defense Unit, describes how sending young offenders directly to Family Court lessens the burden on young people and their families.
Know Your Rights Workshop Opens Doors For Spanish Speakers In LIC
Queens Daily Eagle
August 14, 2019
The Queens Daily Eagles covers Queens Defenders’ partnership with Hour Children’s Hour Working Women Program.
Next DA Can Do More For Immigrants, Advocates And Attorneys Say
Queens Daily Eagle
July 18, 2019
Queens Defenders Immigration expert, Joshua Epstein, suggests how the next Queens District Attorney can do more to protect immigrants on their way to and from the courthouse.
Queens Defenders Empowers Youth At St. John’s
The Wave
June 27, 2019
Brandon Jeffries, Director of Youth Programs describes our partnership at the St. John’s Residence for Boys in Rockaway Park and how Queens Defenders works with local police to provide restorative justice and prevention services for youth in the community.
Locals Recognized At Far Rockaway Day
The Wave
May 30, 2019
Queens Defenders Young Adult Leaders Hector Rodriguez and Andre Hussey host a local event in Far Rockaway to recognize youth and adult professionals for their community service.
ICE Arrests Have Surged At Queens Courts, Report Reveals
Queens Daily Eagle
January 29, 2019
Queens Defenders Immigration expert, Joshua Epstein, is quoted describing how ICE’s presence near courthouses discourages people from showing up, complicating their cases and negatively impacting the justice system.
Queens Defenders Teen Mentors Go To DC
The Wave
March 22, 2018
Executive Director, Lori Zeno, describes our Youth Mentor’s participation in the March for Our Lives in Washington, DC to protest gun violence in schools and in the Rockaway community.
If you are with the news media and would like additional information on Queens Defenders, please contact Dana Longstreet, Director of Communications, at dlongstreet@queensdefenders.org.
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