Brown Appoints Eight New ADAs

(Left to right) back row: Patricia Diaz, Brooke Barnes, Gregory Lenti, Matthew Sweet, and Michael Schindhelm. Front row: Tara DiGregorio, District Attorney Richard A. Brown, Julie Mirman and Anjula Garg.

Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown announced today the appointment of eight Assistant District Attorneys. The new prosecutors were sworn-in at a ceremony in the District Attorney's Office.

Brown said, "These young men and women were hired after a highly selective recruitment process that I established soon after I became the District Attorney. They are bright young professionals from some of the nation's finest law schools who have elected to enter public service. Half are transitioned from private practice. I am proud to appoint them to serve the people of Queens County. I know that they will serve with distinction."

The new prosecutors and the law schools from which they graduated are:

Brooke Barnes, Columbia University School of Law; Patricia Diaz,Touro College, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center; Tara DiGregorio, Hofstra University School of Law; Anjula Garg Case, Western Reserve University School of Law; Gregory Lenti, Fordham University School of Law; Julie Mirman, Southwestern Law School; Michael Schindhelm, St. John's University School of Law; Matthew Sweet, Michigan State University College of Law.