Youth Advocacy Division Administrative Office
44 Bromfield Street, Floor 2
Boston, MA 02108
617.482.6212 (p)
617.988.8484 (f)
The mission of YAD is to ensure that every child in Massachusetts has access to zealous legal representation that employs a Youth Development Approach to traditional criminal defense. To be effective these advocates must be highly skilled criminal defense attorneys, as all adult criminal law and procedure applies in Massachusetts Juvenile Court. They must also be expert in juvenile law and procedure, Positive Youth Development (the leading evidence based framework for promoting life success for adolescents), adolescent brain development, navigating DCF and DYS, and education advocacy. Accordingly, the YAD leadership team provides leadership, training, support and oversight to a diverse and collaborative juvenile defense bar across the state, consisting of over four hundred private attorneys and nine staff offices.
Juvenile Defenders and forensic social workers or social service advocates are encouraged to call or email YAD administration at any time for consultation or assistance on cases, to request training, to inquire about certification or other billing matters, to raise concerns regarding anything having to do with the quality of representation or the fairness of court proceedings.
YAD ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM
Director, Joshua Dohan
jdo...@publiccounsel.net
(617) 910-5712
Interim Director, Priscilla Duffy
pdu...@publiccounsel.net
(617) 910-5808
Interim Assistant Director, Joseph Mulhern
jmul...@publiccounsel.net
(617) 910-5806
Training Director, Wendy Wolf
wwo...@pubiccounsel.net
(617) 910-5814
Trial Panel Director, Erica Cushna
ecus...@publiccounsel.net
(617) 910-5807
Director of Juvenile Appeals, Afton Templin
atem...@publiccounsel.net
(508) 484-5785
Director of Social Work, Claudia Dunne
cdu...@publiccounsel.net
(617) 910-5753
Juvenile Appeals Staff Attorney, Laura Chrismer Edmonds
lchr...@publiccounsel.net
(413) 355-5208
Revocation Advocacy Coordinator, Mara Voukydis
mvou...@publiccounsel.net
(617) 910-5813
EdLaw Director of Education Advocacy, Marlies Spanjaard
mspa...@publiccounsel.net
(617) 910-5841
EdLaw Staff Attorney, Michele Scavongelli
msca...@publiccounsel.net
(617) 910-5845
EdLaw Staff Attorney, Erin O’Sullivan
eosu...@publiccounsel.net
(617) 910-5842
EdLaw Staff Attorney, Elizabeth Levitan
elev...@publiccounsel.net
(617) 910-5812
EdLaw Staff Attorney, Rosa Cortez
rcor...@publiccounsel.net
(508) 484-5773
Administrative Assistant, Pamela Lewis
ple...@publiccounsel.net
(617) 910-5809
Administrative Assistant, Angela Childs
achi...@publiccounsel.net
(617) 910-5725
Administrative Assistant, Craig Gimbrone
cgim...@publiccounsel.net
(617) 910-5816
Receptionist, Shainae Bentley
sben...@publiccounsel.net
(617) 482-6212