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Fellow & Organization |
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Debbie Brake
Harvard Law School
National Women's Law Center
Washington, DC |
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Individual representation and impact litigation to further the educational rights of pregnant and parenting students. |
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1992 |
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Ray Brescia
Yale University School of Law
The Legal Aid Society Community Law Offices
New York, NY |
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Individual representation of East Harlem residents on housing matters. Also assistance in community development projects for low-income housing preservat |
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1992 |
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Judith Browne-Dianis
Columbia University School of Law
NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.
New York, NY |
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Impact litigation in the area of housing discrimination on the basis of race. Also pursuit of claims of less favorable mortgage rates on the basis of race. |
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1992 |
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Kate Dulit
Northeastern University School of Law
Greater Boston Legal Services
Boston, MA |
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Direct representation of families in danger of losing their children to the foster care system due to homelessness or imminent homelessness. |
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1992 |
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Andy Fields
Harvard Law School
Gay Men's Health Crisis, Inc.
New York, NY |
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Direct representation of persons with AIDS and ARC to help them maintain private health insurance. Also prevention of homelessness and employment discrimination. |
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1992 |
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Megan Golden
New York University School of Law
Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem
New York, NY |
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Representation of individual Harlem residents accused of crimes who also need civil representation on matters concerning housing, parental rights, immigration, public benefits, employment and education. |
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1992 |
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Alma Gomez
New York University School of Law
American Civil Liberties Union - AIDS Project
New York, NY |
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Advocacy on behalf of low-income families with HIV-disease including litigation, legal counsel and maintenance of a referral system that will enable sparse resources to be used most efficiently. |
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1992 |
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Francisco Gonzalez
Northeastern University School of Law
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Washington, DC |
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Individual representation of newcomers who are victims of employment and housing discrimination. |
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1992 |
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Patricia Hodes
DePaul University College of Law
Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago
Chicago, IL |
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Impact litigation to secure emergency access to public housing for homeless families and to challenge discriminatory practices against homeless children in the Chicago public schools. |
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1992 |
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David Jacobs
Harvard Law School
Business and Professional People for the Public Interest (BPI)
Chicago, IL |
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Impact litigation to secure emergency access to public housing for homeless families and to challenge discriminatory practices against homeless children in the Chicago public schools. |
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1992 |
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Riyaz Kanji
Yale University School of Law
Evergreen Legal Services
Seattle, WA |
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Impact litigation on behalf of Native American tribes to enforce treaties which were intended to assure their economic self-sufficiency. |
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1992 |
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Heather Kendall-Miller
Harvard Law School
Alaska Legal Services & Native American Rights Fund
Fairbanks, AK |
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Impact litigation for 200 native village tribes (80,000 Alaska natives) in their efforts to protect subsistence hunting and fishing rights and to resolve issues involving family, housing, education and public benefits law. Will be jointly supervised by Native American Rights Fund former Skadden Fellow. |
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1992 |
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Frances Martinez
Stanford Law School
Texas Rural Legal Aid
Weslaco, TX |
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Representation of migrant farmworkers living in substandard housing and without access to adequate water, cooking facilities or paved roads. Community outreach, education and organization will mobilize economic development on-site. |
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1992 |
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Irma Moisa
University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
Los Angeles, CA |
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Impact litigation to combat language-based discrimination, particularly in the field of education. |
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1992 |
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Lori Nessel
City University of New York School of Law
Farmworker Legal Services of New York
New Paltz, NY |
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Individual representation of migrant farmworkers in eviction proceedings and representation of them in fair labor hearings. |
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1992 |
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Michele Palter
Harvard Law School
Neighborhood Legal Services
Buffalo, NY |
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Advocacy and legal representation for women and children in transition from public assistance to self-sufficiency. |
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1992 |
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Clark Peters
Cornell University Law School
Youth Law Center
San Francisco, CA |
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Advocacy for adolescents graduating from foster care to assure independent living skills, job training and special education. |
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1992 |
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Ben Quinones
Stanford Law School
National Economic Development & Law Center
Oakland, CA |
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Provision of back-up assistance for legal services attorneys on issues of community development efforts to combat persistent poverty. |
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1992 |
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Kevin Ryan
Georgetown University Law Center
Covenant House New York
New York, NY |
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Direct legal representation of runaway youth on issues of immigration, employment, emancipation and family law. |
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1992 |
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Jose Sanchez
Stanford Law School
Legal Aid Society of San Francisco Employment Law Center
San Francisco, CA |
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Community education and advocacy for Latino high school students who are about to enter the labor market and for day laborers who are forced to seek casual work. |
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1992 |
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Michael Sarbanes
New York University School of Law
Community Law Center
Baltimore, MD |
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Legal services to non-profit community based organizations seeking to transform vacant housing into low-income viable housing. Also use of recent Maryland law allowing communities to sue owners of vacant houses that are being used as locations for drug activity. |
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1992 |
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Solangel Verde
University of Miami School of Law
Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc.
Miami, FL |
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Individual representation and impact litigation on behalf of large homeless population to provide representation in cases where public assistance, housing or healthcare have been denied. |
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1992 |
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Lars Waldorf
Harvard Law School
Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs
Washington, DC |
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Impact litigation and provision of legal services for low-income families to combat housing discrimination. |
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1992 |
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Gordon Whitman
Harvard Law School
Community Legal Services, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA |
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Provision of legal services to low-income parent groups seeking to monitor and improve public school performance. |
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1992 |
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Maya Wiley
Columbia University School of Law
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
New York, NY |
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Impact litigation to challenge discriminatory school policies and practices barring pregnant and parenting teens from junior high and high school. |
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1992 |
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