09/01/2026
We are proud to announce the promotion of three ALC staff attorneys in recognition of their leadership, their many accomplishments, and their years of service with our firm & in our movement.
Nia O. Holston, now managing attorney, represents people impacted by the carceral state in federal and state courts. She maintains an active and varied caseload that includes prison and police litigation, appellate representation of individuals sentenced to die in prison, and compassionate release matters in Pennsylvania. Nia has worked as co-counsel on a class action challenging inhumane conditions in Philadelphia’s jails, and represents West Philadelphians who challenged the Philadelphia police department’s excessive and militaristic use of tear gas and other force during the George Floyd protests in May 2020.
Rupalee Rashatwar, now managing attorney, litigates post-conviction criminal appeals, class action litigation, and civil rights litigation related to solitary confinement and wrongful deaths. She has also developed expertise in Pennsylvania’s compassionate release law, having litigated more than 20 such cases.
Quinn Cozzens, now senior staff attorney, works primarily on ALC's Release from Prison docket and ending death by incarceration. He was one of the attorneys who represented Derek Lee in his PA Supreme Court appeal, which ruled that mandatory life-without-parole for felony murder is unconstitutional, and was the lead researcher and writer for "A Way Out: Abolishing Death By Incarceration in Pennsylvania."
Their expertise, compassion, and commitment to our clients & the movement are an invaluable part of ALC's legal team.
