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Fellow & Organization |
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Jill Anderson
Columbia University School of Law
Western Massachusetts Legal Services
Pittsfield, MA |
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Advocacy for persons with disabilities experiencing discrimination in the workplace or barriers to housing. |
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2003 |
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Oliver Chase
New York University School of Law
The Legal Aid Society Community Law Offices
New York, NY |
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Provision of transactional legal services to immigrants establishing microenterprises or those seeking to buy their first homes. |
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2003 |
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Matthew Colangelo
Harvard Law School
NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.
New York, NY |
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Individual advocacy and impact litigation to improve access to work for African American welfare recipients by challenging job discrimination in hiring. |
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2003 |
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Shosana Eisenberg
Columbia University School of Law
New York Legal Assistance Group
New York, NY |
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Direct representation of parents in dependency/negligence cases in an effort to reunify families when appropriate. |
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2003 |
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Claudia Flores
New York University School of Law
Main Street Legal Services
Flushing, NY |
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Direct representation of domestic workers who have been victims of involuntary servitude and other labor violations. |
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2003 |
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Kimberly Glassman
Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law
National Women's Law Center
Washington, DC |
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Advocacy to promote and advance state and federal childcare tax policies to ensure that low-income families are aware of and can take advantage of these policies. |
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2003 |
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Salvatore Gogliormella
New York University School of Law
Lawyers Alliance for New York
New York, NY |
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Representation of community development nonprofit organizations seeking to develop affordable housing. |
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2003 |
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Cara Hendrickson
Harvard Law School
Business and Professional People for the Public Interest (BPI)
Chicago, IL |
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Advocacy to improve public education in neighborhoods where public housing is being redeveloped and to help break down barriers which prevent public housing residents from gaining access to economically successful communities. |
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2003 |
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Corene Kendrick
Stanford Law School
Children's Rights, Inc.
New York, NY |
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Legal and policy research, community education and advocacy addressing the needs of children institutionalized in group homes by social welfare agencies. Will focus on the needs of children in the New York City, Tennessee and Georgia systems. |
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2003 |
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Nina Kohn
Harvard Law School
Legal Assistance of Finger Lakes
Geneva, NY |
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Direct representation of nursing home residents and of elders in the community in need of skilled care. |
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2003 |
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Anna Levine
Yale University School of Law
Mental Health Advocacy Services
Los Angeles, CA |
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Representation of institutionalized adults with mental illness seeking community mental health treatment and services to which the law entitles them and advocacy for better discharge planning. |
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2003 |
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Jennifer Maranzano
University of Virginia School of Law
Bread for the City, Southeast Service Center
Washington, DC |
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Direct representation of low-income residents with particular housing needs and vulnerabilities, such as the elderly, the disabled and victims of domestic violence. |
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2003 |
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Erin O'Donohue
Yale University School of Law
Legal Services for Children
San Francisco, CA |
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Development and implementation of a Girls Project to advocate for adolescent girls at risk for involvement in the juvenile delinquency and dependency systems, with a particular focus on sexually exploited girls. Will provide comprehensive direct legal services to ensure safety, permanency and stability. |
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2003 |
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Sandra Park
New York University School of Law
The Legal Aid Society Bronx Neighborhood Office
Bronx, NY |
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Direct representation, community outreach and education for domestic violence victims belonging to under-served immigrant groups in the Bronx. |
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2003 |
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Rebecca Price
City University of New York School of Law
New York Lawyers for the Public Interest
New York, NY |
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Community education and direct representation of children in need of mental health treatment and services. Will collaborate with a number of advocacy organizations to reach parents’ groups, mental health providers, education providers and child welfare workers. |
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2003 |
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Joy Radice
Harvard Law School
Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem
New York, NY |
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Community education and direct representation for ex-offenders facing barriers to securing stable housing and family reunification. |
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2003 |
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Camilla Roberson-Claxton
Columbia University School of Law
The Legal Aid Society Juvenile Rights Division
New York, NY |
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Direct representation of children who are involved in the child welfare system due to domestic violence in the home, with the aim of preventing removal or speeding safe reunification with the non-offending parent. |
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2003 |
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Victor Rodriguez
University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
Los Angeles, CA |
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Community education, outreach, impact litigation and policy advocacy on behalf of Latino low-income workers experiencing exploitation in the workplace. |
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2003 |
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Jennifer Rosenbaum
Harvard Law School
Southern Migrant Legal Services, A Project of Texas Rural Legal Aid
Nashville, TN |
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State-wide advocacy to locate and educate migrant and seasonal farmworkers in Tennessee, and litigate on behalf of those experiencing exploitation in the workplace. |
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2003 |
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Victoria Selkowe
University of Wisconsin Law School
Economic Justice Institute
Madison, WI |
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Direct representation, administrative advocacy and community education to ensure both protection of fundamental employment rights and access to critical work support for low-wage workers. |
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2003 |
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Amanda Sonis
Harvard Law School
Family Advocacy Program - Boston Medical Center
Boston, MA |
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Expansion of Family Advocacy Program at Boston Children’s Hospital to the Adolescent Center at Boston Medical Center through provision of direct legal services, outreach, community education and written materials. |
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2003 |
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Aleeza Strubel
University of Chicago Law School
National Center on Poverty Law
Chicago, IL |
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Advocacy and law reform work relating to family law problems encountered by public assistance recipients, with a particular emphasis on child support collection that ensures the safety of domestic violence victims. |
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2003 |
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Christine Vaughn
University of Michigan Law School
Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights
Washington, DC |
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Advocacy and administrative representation on behalf of children with serious mental health needs who are removed from their families and communities and inappropriately institutionalized. |
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2003 |
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Claudia Wilner
New York University School of Law
Urban Justice Center, Community Development Project
New York, NY |
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Provision of comprehensive outreach, advocacy and legal services to persons with mental illness who live in illegal adult homes. |
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2003 |
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Patrick Wojahn
Georgetown University Law Center
Whitman-Walker Clinic
Washington, DC |
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Provision of preventative legal services for persons living with HIV/AIDS who need help negotiating accommodations with employers, insurers and healthcare providers. Will use new “legal check-up model” to recognize and address legal problems as early as possible. |
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2003 |
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Sara Woodward
University of Michigan Law School
National Center for Youth Law
Oakland, CA |
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Direct legal services and policy advocacy aimed at improving educational outcomes for children in foster care, homeless youth and students in alternative education programs. |
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2003 |
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