Legal Aid Staff
Thank you for visiting the Legal Aid Society of Rockland County, Inc. (LASRC) Web site. Since 1966, LASRC has represented low-income residents of Rockland County, New York in civil legal cases addressing our clients’ most fundamental needs.
The mission of the Civil Division is to provide high quality legal representation to low income families and individuals in Rockland County in civil cases that most directly and immediately affect our clients’ lives: shelter, food, safety, public benefits and medical care.
The mission of the Children’s Rights Division is to provide high-quality legal representation to children assigned to the program by the Rockland County Family Court in cases of abuse and neglect, juvenile delinquency and PINS petitions, custody cases, family offenses, and termination of parental rights.
Together, the Civil Division and Children’s Rights Division help Rockland County children, families and individuals with life’s most basic needs.
Legal Aid Society of Rockland
Alexander Bursztein
Executive Director
Children's Rights Division
Candice A. Whatley
Deputy Director
Lillian Arthur
Staff Attorney
Krystina Drasher
Staff Attorney
Gillian Menza
Staff Attorney
Jacqueline Sands
Staff Attorney
Denise Weiss
Staff Attorney
Lauren Steil
Social Worker
Cassandra Sumpter
Paralegal
Matthew Brenkert
Children's Rights Legal Assistant
Civil Division: Basic Needs
Victoria Carlone
Legal Advocate
Jack Vega
Legal Advocate
Civil Division: Housing
Derek S. Tarson
Deputy Director
Foreclosure Project Director
Benjamin Adams
Civil Attorney
Eric Brown
Foreclosure Staff Attorney
Krystie Butcher
Civil Attorney
Jacqueline Grannum
Foreclosure Paralegal
Gwendolyn Jackson
Civil Attorney
Norma Nieves
Eviction Legal Assistant
Andrew Rodriquez
Civil Attorney
Hallie Rubin-Gaines
Civil Attorney
Civil Division: Special Projects
Angela G. McSweeney
Staff Attorney
Support
Alisa Cahn
Controller
Laraine Marra
Office Manager
Christine Alvarado
Receptionist