Comments on Summer 2007 Training
“My favorite aspect of the training was the communinty building theme that was woven into the very fabric of the program. I appreciated the administration’s recognition of the importance of breaking barriers and establishng personal connections to the work and, more importantly, to each other.”
“I would definitely recommend SPDTC to a friend. Law school simply does not give practical education for work as a public defender. All of the hypothetical exercises were helpful because they let you practice skills necessary to provide zealous representation in an environment where uselful feedback and guidance were available.”
”I had many favorite aspects of the program. The camaraderie, the skills workshops, the exposure to many different defense attorneys from around the country were some of my favorites.”
“Everyone was so unique, powerful in thier own way and unbelievable.”
The Participants
Inaugural Class of 2007
Chaz Arnett is a public defender with the Orleans Public Defenders in New Orleans, La. Arnett is originally from Baltimore, Maryland and received his law degree from Harvard Law School.
Lazar Bloch is a public defender with Juvenile Resource Services, Inc., an organization charged with representing juvenile defendants charged with crimes in Orleans Parish, Louisiana. Bloch is orginally from New York City and earned his law degree from Columbia University Law School.
Brandy Brooks is a public defender with the Atlanta Judicial Circuit in Atlanta, Ga.
Charles Clapp is a public defender with the Atlanta Judicial Circuit in Atlanta, Ga.
Gabriel Daniels is a public defender with the Atlanta Judicial Circuit in Atlanta, Ga. Daniels is originally from Warner Robins, Georgia and received his law degree from Michigan State University.
Daniel Engelberg is a public defender with the Orleans Public Defenders in New Orleans, La. Engelberg is originally from Bethesda, Maryland and received his law degree from Georgetown University.
Ana Ghoreishian is a public defender with the Orleans Public Defenders in New Orleans, La. Ghoreishian was born in Tehran and raised in Virginia Beach. She graduated from City Universtiy of New York School of Law.
Ariel Harman is a public defender with the Orleans Public Defenders in New Orleans, La. Harman is orginally from Brooklyn, NY and graduated from Cornell Law School.
Barksdale Hortenstine is a public defender with the Orleans Public Defenders in New Orleans, La. Hortestine is originally from Houston, Texas and received his law degree from Emory Law School.
Ken Jones is a public defender with the Atlanta Judicial Circuit in Atlanta, Ga.
Shri Madhure is a public defender with the Orleans Public Defenders in New Orleans, La. Madhure describes herself as an Air Force brat and would say her hometown is Chicago by way of Texas. Madhure received her law degree from Howard University.
Jordan McEntyre is a public defender with the Orleans Public Defenders in New Orleans, La. McEntyre is originally from Berkeley, California and received his law degree from Stanford Law School.
Zanele Ngubeni is a public defender with the Orleans Public Defenders in New Orleans, La. Nguben received her law degree from University of Tennessee College of Law.
Grainne O’Neill is a public defender with the Orleans Public Defenders in New Orleans, La. O’Neill is originally from Pine Plains, New York and graduated from Columbia Law School.
Joyce Sallah is a public defender with the Orleans Public Defenders in New Orleans, La. She is originally from The Gambia, Africa. Sallah earned her law degree from City University of New York School of Law.
April Williams is a public defender with the Atlanta Judicial Circuit in Atlanta, Georgia, which is also her hometown. She received her degree from the University of Georgia School of Law.
