Ben Alkon Staff Attorney The Rockville, Maryland native has primarily worked as a family law and domestic relations litigator since graduating from George Washington University Law School in 2020. He was president of his undergraduate Hillel chapter at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, and later at the firm of Heideman Nudelman & Kalik, P.C., he assisted in the firm’s representation of American victims of international terrorism. Mr. Alkon worked closely with Richard D. Heideman, providing support for his second book, The Bloody Price of Freedom, and on an article published in the Loyal University Law School’s International Law Review’s special edition on the Nuremberg trials. He has interned with the ACLU’s Program on Freedom of Religion and Belief and worked as a research assistant for the George Washington University Law School’s David R. and Sherry Kirschner Berz Research Professor of Law and Religion, Robert Tuttle. David M. Dince New York Senior Counsel Mr. Dince is a former Assistant District Attorney for the Kings County, NY, District Attorney’s Office, an accomplished trial lawyer, and a veteran of several prominent New York City law firms. He has been recognized as one of NY-Metro’s “Super Lawyers.” He is an adjunct clinical professor at Brooklyn Law School, where he teaches one semester each year. He was active for many years in the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation where he served as President of the New York Chapter and was a member of the International Board of Directors. Mr. Dince is admitted to practice law in the State of New York and the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. He is a graduate of New York Law School. Emma Enig Director of Policy Education Emma Enig, a D.C.-area native, is a third-year law student at Antonin Scalia Law School and graduate of George Washington University, where she double-majored in Jewish History and Political Science. She has educated others on First Amendment protections, promoted minority representation in politics, and worked with non- and bipartisan organizations to further Jewish causes. Using her extensive historical, political, and legal knowledge of anti-Semitism in the U.S. and abroad, Enig previously worked on both international campaigns against Jew-hatred and domestically for the Republican Jewish Coalition as Deputy Grassroots Director and CAMERA as a Campus Fellow. Mark Goldfeder Senior Counsel Mark Goldfeder has served as the founding Editor of the Cambridge University Press Series on Law and Judaism, and, by Presidential appointment, as a member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Council. He has taught law across the United States and internationally at numerous universities, and is co-author of the five-volume treatise Religious Organizations and the Law (Westlaw). Goldfeder is Director of the National Jewish Advocacy Center, and in his practice, he handles antisemitism matters around the country and the world. He also works with local, state, and federal legislators on measures to support the Jewish community. Denise Katz-Prober Director of Legal Initiatives Prior to joining the Brandeis Center as the Director of Legal Initiatives, Ms. Katz-Prober was a trial attorney at the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, where she served as a criminal prosecutor and defended the District of Columbia and its employees in civil lawsuits in D.C.’s state and federal district courts. Ms. Katz-Prober has also served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, where she prosecuted domestic violence offenses. Before law school, she worked for a research organization focused on counterterrorism and extremist groups. Ms. Katz-Prober graduated from Brandeis University and received her J.D., cum laude, from Suffolk University Law School. Diane Kunz Scholar-in-Residence Dr. Kunz is a distinguished historian and legal scholar. She is executive director of the Center for Adoption Policy; has consulted with government agencies such as the U.S. State Dept., the CDC and USCIS; and served as Senior Lecturing Fellow at Duke University School of Law. Kunz previously practiced corporate law with the firms of White & Case and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, was a professor of history at Yale University, and also taught at Columbia University, both in the History Department and the School of International and Public Affairs . She is the author of the prize winning book, The Economic Diplomacy of the Suez Crisis and Butter and Guns: America’s Cold War Economic Diplomacy. Rory Lancman Director of Corporate Initiatives and Senior Counsel A graduate of Queens College of the City University of New York and Columbia Law School, Rory began his career in the litigation department of a prominent international law firm and later focused his practice of law on representing employees experiencing discriminatory or unsafe workplaces. Rory previously served as a New York City Council Member and New York State Assembly Member from the Borough of Queens, a vice chair of the New York State Democratic Party, an officer in the U.S. Military, and in leadership positions in numerous Jewish communal organizations. L. Rachel Lerman Vice Chair and General Counsel L. Rachel Lerman, our General Counsel, joined the Brandeis Center in July 2021 after serving as the Center’s Vice Chair for many years. At the outset of her career, she clerked for the late Hon. T.G. Nelson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She went on to a career in private practice, where she litigated federal and state appeals and engaged in pro bono work on behalf of asylum applicants and non-profits. She was a partner at Akin Gump LLP and then Barnes & Thornburg LLP, where she co-chaired the national appellate practice group. She is a member of the California Academy of Appellate Lawyers. Matthew Mainen Staff Attorney Matthew Mainen is a graduate of Stanford Law School. He joined the Brandeis Center in the aftermath of October 7, having previously served as general counsel for litigation at a prominent Middle East oriented think tank while maintaining a private practice focused on whistleblower, employment, and securities law. Deena Margolies Staff Attorney Ms. Margolies is a graduate of Northwestern School of Law. She previously worked for the offices of two FCC Commissioners – Kevin Martin and Harold Furchtgott-Roth. Her Juris Doctor from Northwestern includes a Business Association Concentration from the Kellogg School of Management. Margolies also holds an LLM from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in Intellectual Property Law. Her undergraduate degree is from the University of Pennsylvania, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude. Marci Lerner Miller Senior Education Counsel Marci Lerner Miller is a partner in the Litigation, Government Investigations, and Education Practice Groups at Potomac Law Group PLLC. Ms. Miller earned her B.A. in Government from Claremont McKenna College in 1989 and her J.D. from New York University School of Law in 1992, where she was an Articles Editor for the NYU Law Review. Prior to joining Potomac Law Group, Ms. Miller practiced litigation and employment law at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP and Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP. She founded Miller Advocacy Group PC, a public interest law firm specializing in high impact litigation and education law. Robin N. Pick Senior Counsel Robin Pick is a civil rights attorney with extensive experience fighting anti-Semitism through litigation. She practiced law at some of the largest law firms in the country and has worked for the federal government. She also served as the legal analyst for a major civil rights organization. Ms. Pick graduated from the University of Michigan phi beta kappa and the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where she served as an Associate Editor of the Law Review. Scott Piro Director of Communications Scott Piro has strategized and implemented earned-media campaigns for nonprofits, startups, corporations, publishers and entertainment organizations since 1994. Mr. Piro co-launched the pioneering nonprofit organization ORAM, protecting and empowering LGBTIQ asylum seekers. He was the original lead author of the Jewish American group collaboration The Focus Project’s weekly anti-Semitism talking points, having also designed their content format. Piro has completed 21 marathons and sung onstage at Carnegie Hall eight times. Lynda Prior Executive Administrator Lynda Prior is a Michigan native and graduated from Davenport University with a B.S. in legal studies. She has worked in law offices for thirty years and her varied work experience includes filing Supreme Court and federal circuit appellate briefs. Prior to joining the Brandeis Center, Ms. Prior was an office manager for Lewin & Lewin, LLP, where she worked with Brandeis Center President, Alyza Lewin, for 18 years. Alexandra Rindenow Civil Rights Legal Fellow Ms. Rindenow, a graduate of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, served as staff editor, articles editor and board member of the Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution. She spent her third year of law school working at the Cardozo Human Rights and Atrocity Prevention Clinic, focusing on atrocity prevention in both the legal and policy-based arena. During multiple legal internships for nonprofit organizations serving vulnerable populations, she assisted underserved communities, including Jewish victims of domestic violence. She has also volunteered for Jewish organizations serving terminally ill children living with cancer-related disabilities. Crystal Smith Program Legal Assistant Crystal’s experience encompasses various types of legal and administrative work. She has worked for over 25 years in various law firms as a Legal Secretary, Legal Assistant and as Office Administrator. She has a track record of excellence in supporting attorneys and has now brought her expertise and knowledge to the Brandeis Center where she is currently the Program Legal Assistant.