Appellate Advocates

About Appellate Advocates

Appellate Advocates is a nonprofit public defender organization formed in 1995 by experienced criminal defense attorneys. It represents people convicted of crimes who cannot afford a private lawyer, and courts generally assign the organization as their counsel. Most of its cases are direct appeals that follow a trial or a guilty plea, and its stated mission is to provide appellate representation to indigent people convicted of crimes.

Beyond appeals, the organization runs a Social Work Program that provides client counseling and evaluations for ongoing legal proceedings, and a Re-entry Services Program that helps clients obtain housing, benefits and employment during and after incarceration. Its other listed practices include non-citizen representation, innocence investigations, trafficking-related post-conviction work, Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act matters, and Sex Offender Registration Act petitions. Its office is at 111 John Street in lower Manhattan, and it serves people convicted in Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island.

Practice areas

Areas of work that Appellate Advocates describes on its own website. They describe the organization as a whole, not the practice of any individual attorney listed below.

Organization profile based on its official website and public sources (reviewed October 29, 2026). Attorney list from the New York State Unified Court System registration data. Not affiliated with Appellate Advocates.

Registered attorneys

Registration status can change at any time. Confirm any attorney's current status through the official New York Attorney Search.