Director

Executive Law section 832 (2010) created the Office of Indigent Legal Services and specified its duties. A Director was to be nominated by the newly-appointed ILS Board, and the nomination sent to the Governor for approval or disapproval. Once approved, the Director "shall appoint employees and perform such other functions as are appropriate to ensure the efficient operation of the office within the amounts available therefor by appropriation."

Staff

The ILS Office is currently composed of the following positions:

Agency Management

• Director
• Counsel
• Administrative Officer
• Assistant Counsel
• Executive Assistant

Research and Data Collection

• Director of Research
• Senior Research Associates (2)
• Research Analyst

Information Technology

• Manager of Information Services

Grants and Distributions

• Grants Manager
• Assistant Grants Managers (3)
• Grants Administrator
• Auditor

Quality Enhancement

• Director of Quality Enhancement for Appellate and Post-Conviction Representation
• Director of Quality Enhancement for Criminal Defense Trials
• Director of Quality Enhancement for Parent Representation
• Assistant Counsel for Parent Representation

Hurrell-Harring Settlement Implementation

• Chief Hurrell-Harring Implementation Attorney
• Hurrell-Harring Quality Improvement Implementation Attorney
• Hurrell-Harring Eligibility Standards Implementation Attorney
• Hurrell-Harring Counsel at First Appearance Implementation Attorney
• Hurrell-Harring Caseload Relief Implementation Attorney
• Hurrell-Harring Analyst

Statewide Implementation of the Hurrell-Harring Settlement Agreement

• Chief Statewide Implementation Attorney
• Statewide Quality Improvement Attorney
• Statewide Counsel at First Appearance Implementation Attorney
• Statewide Caseload Relief Implementation Attorney
• Statewide Implementation Analyst
• Statewide Implementation Paralegal

ILS Office contact information is listed here.