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.

Jackie Ochoa Acevedo / Paralegal
Phone: (212) 965-9081
Fax: (212) 965-9084
- jackie@nsbhf.com

Olay Ajayi / Paralegal
Phone: (212) 965-9081
Fax: (212) 965-9084
- olay@nsbhf.com

Tony Balkissoon / Counsel
Phone: (212) 965-9081
Fax: (212) 965-9084
- balkissoon@nsbhf.com

Meryt Boulos / Administrative Assistant
Phone: (212) 965-9081
Fax: (212) 965-9084
- meryt@nsbhf.com

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

Sara Canter / Office Manager
Phone: (212) 965-9081
Fax: (212) 965-9084- sara@nsbhf.com

Katie Cion / Cochran Fellow
Phone: (212) 965-9081
Fax: (212) 965-9084
- kcion@nsbhf.com

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

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

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

Tony Joe / Associate
Phone: (212) 965-9081
Fax: (212) 965-9084
- tony@nsbhf.com

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

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

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

Elsa Mota / Cochran Fellow
Phone: (212) 965-9081
Fax: (212) 965-9084
- elsa@nsbhf.com

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

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

Grace Paras / Cochran Fellow
Phone: (212) 965-9081
Fax: (212) 965-9084
- grace@nsbhf.com

Joanne Park / Paralegal
Phone: (212) 965-9081
Fax: (212) 965-9084
- joanne@nsbhf.com

Rhianna Rey / Staff Attorney
Phone: (212) 965-9081
Fax: (212) 965-9084
- rhianna@nsbhf.com

Katrina Rogachevsky / Staff Attorney
Phone: (212) 965-9081
Fax: (212) 965-9081
- katrina@nsbhf.com

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

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

Annie Sloan / Cochran Fellow
Phone: (212) 965-9081
Fax: (212) 965-9084
- annie@nsbhf.com

Alfred Taylor / Paralegal
Phone: (212) 965-9081
Fax: (212) 965-9084- alfred@nsbhf.com

Sophia Villarreal / Associate
Phone: (212) 965-9081
Fax: (212) 965-9084
- sophia@nsbhf.com