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Fellow & Organization |
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Year |
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Tim Bishop
Northwestern University School of Law
American Civil Liberties Union - AIDS Project
New York, NY |
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Litigation to protect the rights and help overcome discrimination of poor people with AIDS. Also individual representation of victims of AIDS-related discrimination in housing, employment, education and access to healthcare. |
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1989 |
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Suzanne Bolanos
Yale University School of Law
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
Los Angeles, CA |
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Advocacy, community outreach and litigation to help meet the educational needs of Hispanic students. Also development of education workshops to inform community members, teachers and parents on educational issues. |
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1989 |
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Will Carter
New York University School of Law
Appalachian Research and Defense Fund
Prestonsburg, KY |
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Provision of basic legal services to the poor of Appalachia to help secure welfare benefits, negotiate with creditors, defend employee rights and settle domestic disputes. Also litigation to reform the system of delivering and funding education in West Virginia |
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1989 |
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Diane Chin
Northeastern University School of Law
San Francisco Lawyers' Committee for Urban Affairs
San Francisco, CA |
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Individual representation of poor immigrants seeking political asylum. Also community outreach and education regarding employment discrimination, workers' compensation and disability benefits. |
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1989 |
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Karen Cole
New York University School of Law
The Legal Aid Society
Brooklyn, NY |
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Individual representation of poor residents of East Harlem on housing matters. Also fighting unlawful evictions to prevent homelessness. |
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1989 |
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David Giles
Stanford Law School
California Rural Legal Assistance
San Francisco, CA |
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Provision of legal services to parents and children of poor rural families seeking equal access to quality education. Issues include bilingual education, special education, attendance, nutrition, discipline, parental involvement and representation on local school boards. |
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1989 |
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Rebecca Hall
University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law
Berkeley Community Law Center
Berkeley, CA |
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Provision of legal services and community education to poor people in the Bay Area who are faced with homelessness. Development and implementation of strategies to prevent eviction. |
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1989 |
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Steve Hawkins
New York University School of Law
National Kidney Foundation of Southern California
Southern California, CA |
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Individual representation of death row inmates in post-conviction proceedings and litigation to help reduce the role of racism in capital punishment. |
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1989 |
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Lisa Heinzerling
University of Chicago Law School
Business and Professional People for the Public Interest (BPI)
Chicago, IL |
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Litigation and direct representation to combat housing discrimination for the poor of Chicago. |
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1989 |
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Andy Ko
New York University School of Law
The Legal Aid Society
Brooklyn, NY |
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Provision of legal services to homeless families in New York. Individual representation at administrative hearings and in family court to prevent or abbreviate the placement of poor, homeless children in foster care. |
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1989 |
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Patrice Kunesh
University of Colorado School of Law
Native American Rights Fund
Boulder, CO |
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Advocacy for Native Americans in their efforts to obtain legal recognition of their civil rights. Also litigation to effect treaty and sovereignty rights, fishing, hunting and natural resource rights and access to better education for Native American children. |
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1989 |
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Margaret Miller
University of California, Davis School of Law
International Institute of the East Bay
Oakland, CA |
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Individual representation of refugees and immigrants in deportation defense and regular immigration proceedings with particular emphasis on disabled persons' special needs. |
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1989 |
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Charlotta Norby
New York University School of Law
Southern Center for Human Rights
Atlanta, GA |
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Individual representation of death row inmates in post-conviction proceedings and provision of legal services to prisoners who are not supplied with adequate rehabilitative, educational and medical services. |
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1989 |
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Clare Pastore
Yale University School of Law
Western Center on Law and Poverty
Los Angeles, CA |
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Research and litigation to monitor and enforce the implementation of two recent California statutes aimed at welfare reform. |
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1989 |
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Ruth Pearson
University of Michigan Law School
Juvenile Law Center
Philadelphia, PA |
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Representation of children in the juvenile justice system who are abused or neglected, in foster care or housed in institutions. |
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1989 |
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Debbie Piltch
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Disability Law Center
Boston, MA |
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Representation of low-income disabled people who are victims of discrimination in the areas of employment, housing, education and public accommodation. |
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1989 |
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Sheri Rickert
Columbia University School of Law
Lawyers Committee for Human Rights
New York, NY |
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Protection of the rights of asylum-seekers and refugees through litigation, individual representation and public education efforts. |
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1989 |
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Cathy Ruckelshaus
Stanford Law School
Legal Aid Society of San Francisco Employment Law Center
San Francisco, CA |
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Advocacy and community outreach toward the goal of equality in the workplace for poor minority women of Silicon Valley. Establishment of bilingual walk-in clinic for employment law issues. |
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1989 |
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Jeff Selbin
Harvard Law School
Berkeley Community Law Center
Berkeley, CA |
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Direct representation of low-income clients eligible for federal assistance programs and provision of legal services to people with AIDS in areas of housing and benefits. |
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1989 |
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Tracy Sivitz
Yale University School of Law
Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs
Washington, DC |
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Impact litigation and provision of legal services to combat employment and housing discrimination. |
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1989 |
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Jay Sullivan
Fordham University School of Law
Covenant House New York
New York, NY |
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Provision of legal services to runaway and homeless youth involving issues of immigration, housing, foster care, wills, trusts, contracts, divorce and discrimination. |
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1989 |
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Sheila Thomas
Georgetown University Law Center
NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.
New York, NY |
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Litigation on behalf of low-income persons who are seeking affordable housing. Also representation of minorities in efforts to obtain damage awards that fairly compensate victims of racial discrimination. |
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1989 |
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Susan Woolley
Stanford Law School
Immigrant Legal Resource Center
San Francisco, CA |
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Direct representation of indigent immigrants in deportation proceedings and with applications for political asylum. Also community outreach and training of community groups and non-profit agencies in various aspects of immigration law. |
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1989 |
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Kimberly Wyma
University of Notre Dame Law School
Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Chicago, IL |
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Provision of direct legal services to homeless individuals and training of staff in homeless shelters on legal issues and rights of the homeless. |
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1989 |
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Ken Zimmerman
Harvard Law School
Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless
Washington, DC |
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Provision of direct legal services and litigation on behalf of homeless individuals and families. Also training and supervision of private attorneys on issues of poverty law. |
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1989 |
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