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
Cassandra Sumpter
Paralegal
Jacqueline Sands
Staff Attorney
Lauren Steil
Social Worker
Christopher T. Widholm
Staff Attorney
Civil Division: Basic Needs
Jack Vega
Legal Advocate
Victoria Carlone
Legal Advocate
Civil Division: Housing
Derek S. Tarson
Deputy Director
Foreclosure Project Director
Mary Ellen Natale
Senior Attorney
Anastasia Goldin
Eviction Staff Attorney
Susan Mills Richmond
Foreclosure Staff Attorney
Ben Bedell
Foreclosure Staff Attorney
Jacqueline Grannum
Foreclosure Paralegal
Norma Nieves
Eviction Legal Assistant
Civil Division: Special Projects
Angela G. McSweeney
Staff Attorney
Support
Susan Amenta
Accountant & Grant Administrator
Alisa Cahn
Controller
Laraine Marra
Office Manager
Joshua Wojehowski
Director of Development
Yohelina Camilo
Receptionist