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Fellow & Organization |
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Greg Chen
New York University School of Law
Legal Services for Children
San Francisco, CA |
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Comprehensive legal services for Asian American youth on issues of abuse and neglect, access to special education and guardianship. |
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1998 |
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Sarah Colby
University of California, Hastings College of the Law
Legal Aid Society of San Francisco - Employment Law Center
San Francisco, CA |
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Direct representation of HIV-infected, low-income workers to help them maintain their employment. Advocacy will be on issues of accommodation and medical leave. |
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1998 |
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Amy Copperman
Harvard Law School
Massachusetts Law Reform Institute
Boston, MA |
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Advocacy to ensure that those transitioning off welfare will have access to affordable housing. |
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1998 |
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Scott Cummings
Harvard Law School
Public Counsel Law Center
Los Angeles, CA |
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Direct representation of small businesses and community development organizations operating for-profit enterprises in disadvantaged neighborhoods. |
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1998 |
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Derek Denckla
Fordham University School of Law
The Legal Aid Society, Brooklyn Office for the Aging
Brooklyn, NY |
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Provision of legal services to frail elderly persons with an emphasis on prevention of future problems on issues of finances, wills and family matters. |
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1998 |
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Liz Dominik
Northwestern University School of Law
Life Span Center for Legal Services and Advocacy
Chicago, IL |
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Direct legal services for low-income victims of domestic violence seeking job training, child support and self-sufficiency. |
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1998 |
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Julia Figueira-McDonough
University of California at Los Angeles School of Law
Los Angeles, Legal Aid Society of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA |
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Representation of low-income garment workers on issues of wage and hour claims and other employment matters. |
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1998 |
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Andrew Friedman
New York University School of Law
New York Legal Assistance Group
New York, NY |
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Provision of basic legal services on matters of ben- |
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1998 |
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Emily Friedman
Duke University School of Law
Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago
Chicago, IL |
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Advocacy to expand the supply of childcare by assisting individuals in becoming providers. Also representation of low-income families in obtaining affordable quality childcare. |
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1998 |
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Doni Gewirtzman
University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law
Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund
New York, NY |
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Advocacy to address the legal needs of low-income lesbian and gay elderly persons on matters of survivor benefits, pension and other public benefits. |
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1998 |
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Deborah Golden
University of Michigan Law School
Appalachian Research and Defense Fund of Kentucky, Inc.
Prestonburg, KY |
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Direct representation of women and children who |
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1998 |
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Jacqui Greene
Harvard Law School
Covenant House of New Jersey
Newark, NJ |
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Direct representation of homeless and marginally housed youth in new facility in Newark. Also provision of satellite legal services to Covenant House Atlantic City. |
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1998 |
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Risa Kaufman
New York University School of Law
NOW Legal Defense and Educational Fund
New York, NY |
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Litigation on behalf of low-income working women facing gender-based barriers to moving out of poverty on matters of sexual harassment and job steering. |
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1998 |
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James Knoepp
Loyola Law School, Loyola Marymount University
Migrant Farmworker Justice Project
Belle Glade, FL |
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Direct representation of farmworkers throughout the Southeast on matters of improper payment of wages, payroll deductions and inadequate living conditions. |
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1998 |
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Emma Leheny
Northeastern University School of Law
Western Center on Law and Poverty
Los Angeles, CA |
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Represented CalWORKs recipients in impact litigation and administrative proceedings; developed written resources for recipients and direct service providers; provided trainings to advocates from neighborhood legal service offices and other service organizations. |
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1998 |
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Katherine Locker
Harvard Law School
The Legal Aid Society, Juvenile Rights Division
New York, NY |
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Provision of direct legal services to children in foster care to ensure access to an appropriate education toward the goal of accelerated adoption or permanent placement. |
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1998 |
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Amanda Maisels
Harvard Law School
Whitman-Walker Clinic Legal Services
Washington, DC |
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Direct representation of persons with HIV in employment discrimination cases in order to help them obtain reasonable accommodation at work, return to work after medical leave and combat discriminatory firing. |
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1998 |
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Mark Malaspina
Yale University School of Law
Lawyers Alliance for New York Community Development Legal Assistance Center
New York, NY |
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Representation of community-based not-for-profit organizations engaged in economic development and affordable housing projects with a particular emphasis on matters relating to loans and equity capital for microenterprises. |
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1998 |
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Chris Meade
New York University School of Law
ACLU Immigrants Rights Project
New York, NY |
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Direct representation of legal immigrant workers who are victims of exploitation by unscrupulous employers. |
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1998 |
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Ishmael Muhammad
Osgoode Hall Law School
People's Advocacy Center of the Community Aid and Development Corporation
Jackson, MS |
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Direct representation of low-wage workers in Mississippi who are victims of exploitation and discrimination. |
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1998 |
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Karen Myers
New York University School of Law
Advocates For Children
New York, NY |
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Direct representation of adolescents in foster care toward the goal of accelerating permanent placements. |
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1998 |
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Susan Pearlstein
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Philadelphia Legal Assistance
Philadelphia, PA |
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Provision of direct legal services in family court to young mothers on matters of child custody, child support and domestic violence. Will also provide community outreach and education through Philadelphia high schools. |
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1998 |
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Wendy Robinson
Columbia University School of Law
New Orleans Legal Assistance Corporation
New Orleans, LA |
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Direct representation of low-wage workers in hospitality industry on employment-related problems. |
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1998 |
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Mary Vargas
University of Connecticut School of Law
National Association of the Deaf Law Center
Silver Spring, MD |
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Direct representation of low-income deaf persons experiencing discrimination in gaining access to healthcare and on matters of access to education, housing and employment. |
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1998 |
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Elisabeth Yap
Harvard Law School
Education Law Center
Newark, NJ |
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Advocacy to improve educational opportunities for disadvantaged youth in New Jersey's poor and urban communities through enforcement of school reform, court order and access to special education. |
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1998 |
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Rachel Yassky
Yale University School of Law
Community Legal Services, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA |
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Will work with individual and organizational clients to identify community resources and develop a community economic development agenda in a Philadelphia empowerment zone. |
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1998 |
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