Chief of Staff Wendy Erdly is an attorney and public administration executive with nearly a decade of public service experience. Most recently Wendy worked at the New York State Department of Financial Services as the agency’s Chief of Staff and later the Deputy Superintendent for Cybersecurity. She has also been Special Counsel for Ethics, Risk,…

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOR THE CRIMINAL PRACTICE AND POLICY DIVISION Theresa Shanahan serves as the Executive Assistant District Attorney for the Criminal Practice and Policy Division. Ms. Shanahan graduated from St. John’s Law School and has been a prosecutor for over 32 years. Ms. Shanahan began her career in the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office…

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF THE MAJOR CRIMES DIVISION Mr. Clark attained a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Rutgers University followed by a law degree from the University of Miami School of Law. He has been with the Queens District Attorney’s Office since 1996. In his 26-year career he has prosecuted and secured trial convictions…

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF THE SPECIAL PROSECUTIONS DIVISION Joyce Smith serves as the Executive Assistant District Attorney for the Special Prosecutions Division of the Queens County District Attorney’s Office. She recently rejoined the office where she began her legal career in 1996. During her time with the office, Ms. Smith specialized in prosecuting domestic…

COUNSEL TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY Mr. Castellano has been with the Queens District Attorney’s Office for 36 years, most recently as the Deputy Executive Assistant District Attorney and Chief Appellate Counsel for the Legal Affairs Division. In those and other capacities, Mr. Castellano oversaw the Appeals Bureau for 23 years and handled cases at all…

CHIEF ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY Chief Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Naiburg has been a prosecutor since 1993. Prior to DA Katz’ administration, Ms. Naiburg served the Office in many capacities: as an accomplished trial lawyer, teacher, manager, and innovator. Since DA Katz took office in January of 2020, Ms. Naiburg has worked tirelessly to fulfill the…

COUNSEL TO THE CHIEF ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY A graduate from College of the Holy Cross and Fordham Law School, Mr. Carroll started in the Queens District Attorney’s Office in 1976, working in various bureaus including Appeals, Criminal Court and Supreme Court Trials. In 1982, he left to become Deputy Chief of the Appellate Division Grievance…

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF THE INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION Gerard Brave is a veteran prosecutor who has served in the Queens District Attorney’s Office for the past 36 years and most recently as Bureau Chief of the Organized Crime and Rackets Bureau overseeing investigations and prosecutions related to criminal enterprises, auto theft and vehicle dismantling rings,…

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF THE SUPREME COURT TRIAL DIVISION A graduate of both St. John’s University School of Law and Temple University School of Law, Mr. Yacoub has been a prosecutor for more than 15 years. Mr. Yacoub joined the Bronx District Attorney’s Office in 2005 and has tried numerous cases ranging from murder…

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF THE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS DIVISION Ms. Babb has more than 25 years of experience in criminal justice, particularly related to adolescents. As the Queens Borough Chief of the New York City Law Department- Office of Corporation Counsel, Ms. Babb was the legal, strategic and policy advisor for the office. She assisted…

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF THE APPEALS AND SPECIAL LITIGATION DIVISION A 28-year veteran prosecutor with the Queens District Attorney’s Office, Ms. Traill has briefed, argued, edited and supervised more than 1,000 criminal appeals and federal habeas corpus as both appellant and respondent in the New York Court of Appeals, the United States Court of…