Ask a Mitigation Specialist
Ask a Mitigation Specialist, a resource program that allows defenders to meet directly and privately with a mitigation specialist for specific technical assistance. Complete the form below for a 25-minute session with experienced mitigation professionals. The information discussed during each session is confidential.
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Indrani Belaratnam & Beth Cahill
Ask A Mitigation Specialist
Beth Cahill
Beth is a mitigation specialist in private practice in New York, NY. Since 2007, she and her partner, Melissa Lang, have conducted mitigation investigations at both the trial and post-conviction levels in state and federal jurisdictions across the United States. Most recently, she was a team member in the successful representation of Sayfullo Saipov in the Southern District of New York. She has served as a faculty member in federal and statewide training sessions and has written about the death penalty and mitigation issues. From 2008 to 2011, she was a member of the Executive Committee of the National Alliance of Sentencing Advocates and Mitigation Specialists (NASAMS). Before entering the field of mitigation work, Ms. Cahill earned her Master’s Degree in Forensic Psychology from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, underwent pre-doctoral training at Florida State University, and completed an externship with the Bureau of Prisons.
Indarani Balaratnam
Indrani is currently an attorney in criminal defense practice at the Bronx Defenders in New York. She also holds over a decade of experience in capital defense work as a mitigation specialist. She has worked in pre-trial and post-conviction proceedings at state and federal levels and at the military commissions.
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