Pictured above is a black and white photo of Alice Fontier. She has long curly hair dark hair. She is wearing a dark blazer and white top.

Alice Fontier

  • Lecturer in Law

Alice Fontier is the Managing Director of NDS Harlem, a holistic public defense office providing criminal, civil, and family defense. She has been a practicing criminal defense attorney for nineteen years after graduating from NYU School of Law. 

Prior to joining NDS Harlem, Alice was the Managing Director of the Criminal Defense Practice at the Bronx Defenders. She has previously worked as a Supervising Attorney at NDS Harlem, the Federal Defenders of San Diego, and as a private attorney in both the federal and state courts of New York. She has handled several high-profile national security cases and other media cases. 

Alice is the Immediate Past President of the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.