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Nisha Agarwal
Harvard Law School
New York Lawyers for the Public Interest
New York, NY |
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Direct legal services, outreach and training for low-income immigrants who are unable to access health care due to language barriers including the obstacles that such persons face in obtaining charity care or reduced cost health services. |
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2006 |
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Molly Biklen
Columbia University School of Law
Urban Justice Center, Community Development Project
New York, NY |
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Representation, advocacy and educational outreach to low-wage Latino workers seeking to enforce their rights under federal and state labor laws. |
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2006 |
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Nicole Birch
Harvard Law School
The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Washington, DC |
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Representation of tenants experiencing "source of income discrimination" test cases challenging private landlords' refusal to accept Section 8 subsidies. |
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2006 |
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Marisa Bono
University of Michigan Law School
MALDEF-Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
San Antonio, TX |
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Direct representation, impact litigation, community education and outreach on behalf of Latina domestic violence victims. Will also work to inform social service agencies of the eligibility of immigrant women for services in order to reduce rates of improper and discriminatory exclusion from vital public programs for survivors and their children. |
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2006 |
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Lauren Brady
Stanford Law School
Legal Services for Children
San Francisco, CA |
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Direct representation of foster youth with special education needs. Will collaborate with service providers to train them so that their clients will have access to the services to which they are entitled. |
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2006 |
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Jason Cade
Brooklyn Law School
The Door
New York, NY |
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Individual representation of immigrant youth who have been separated from their parents. Will defend educational and employment rights, and provide assistance with family law matters and ensure access to health care. |
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2006 |
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Kathleen Daffan
Columbia University School of Law
Lenox Hill Neighborhood House
New York, NY |
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Direct, comprehensive representation of low-wage workers on exploitation in the workplace and on matters related to housing, public benefits, health care, child care and family law. |
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2006 |
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Geoffrey Davenport
New York University School of Law
Make the Road by Walking
New York , NY |
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Direct legal services to tenants of multi-family buildings in foreclosure. Will also file housing court actions against absentee landlords who have failed to address code violations seeking building repairs in rent abatements. |
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2006 |
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Aaron Fischer
Columbia University School of Law
The Children's Law Center
Washington, DC |
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Will establish the Community-Based Literacy Awareness and Advocacy Project to address teen illiteracy in DC. Will work with doctors and social workers at Children's National Medical Center. Will represent adolescents in administrative hearings and in federal court. |
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2006 |
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Matthew Ginsburg
New York University School of Law
Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Chicago, IL |
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Direct representation of low-wage immigrant workers experiencing discrimination in the workplace. Also will undertake training for community-based advocacy organizations to build capacity to effectively identify and remedy workplace abuses. |
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2006 |
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Kevin Kish
Yale Law School
Bet Tzedek Legal Services
Los Angeles, CA |
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Advocacy for low-wage workers who suffer retaliation for seeking enforcement of minimum labor standards. Will establish a walk-in retaliation clinic at the Labor Commissioner's downtown LA office. Will provide direct representation before the Labor Commissioner and in the courts. |
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2006 |
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Sarah Mattson
Harvard Law School
New Hampshire Legal Assistance
Manchester, NH |
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Creation of Family Income Preservation Project which will combat abusive medical bill collection and payday lending to preserve working poor families' self-sufficiency. |
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2006 |
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Elizabeth Mazur
University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law
Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
Chicago, IL |
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Direct representation for people with disabilities or serious health problems who are unable to work and need access to benefits. Will partner with community-based organization and will hold an in-house legal clinic to gain clients. Will also identify systemic barriers and advocate for policy changes for such vulnerable persons. |
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2006 |
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Jessica Myers
Harvard Law School
The Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee/The Cumberlands
Nashville, TN |
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Direct representation of Nashville region's senior citizens on a range of matters including consumer protection, access to health care and nursing home advocacy. Will develop a system of referral from senior centers and begin legal education classes at those centers on issues like consumer protection and identity theft. |
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2006 |
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Hollis Pfitsch
City University of New York School of Law
The Legal Aid Society of New York
Brooklyn, NY |
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Advocacy for immigrant women workers through educational outreach about workers' rights in small claims court. Also advocacy to improve access to government agencies charged with enforcing employment laws. |
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2006 |
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Jose Rodriguez
Harvard Law School
Florida Legal Services, Inc.
Miami, FL |
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Direct representation of low-wage workers experiencing exploitation in the workplace throughout South Florida. Will protect the rights upon which the working poor depend, including Florida's new minimum wage. |
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2006 |
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Guilherme Roschke
George Washington University National Law Center
Electronic Privacy Information Center
Washington, DC |
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Provide expert legal assistance, a practice guide, and training in privacy laws for domestic violence clinics. Will work with Women Empowered Against Violence (WEAVE), a local service provider in year one and in year two will work with the National Network To End Domestic Violence's Safety Net Project, which trains providers in safe practices. |
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2006 |
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Charlotte Sanders
Harvard Law School
Georgia Legal Services Program Farmworker Division
Atlanta, GA |
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Direct representation of migrant farmworkers who have been retaliated against for asserting their employment rights. Will collaborate with other farmworker organizations. |
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2006 |
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David Sapp
Stanford Law School
Legal Aid of North Carolina Advocates for Children's Services
Durham, NC |
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Advocacy to increase access to a quality education through individual client representation, outreach and media advocacy. Goal is to improve access to a quality education for poor children. |
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2006 |
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Susan Shin
New York University School of Law
Legal Aid Society of New York
Queens, NY |
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Will educate and empower immigrant and minority homeowners and consumers facing severe debt and homelessness due to predatory lending and consumer fraud. |
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2006 |
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Melody Spidell
New York University School of Law
ACLU of Washington
Seattle, WA |
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Community outreach, individual representation and impact litigation to address gross disparities in achievement and dropout rates among Native American students in Washington state public schools. |
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2006 |
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Karen Tamis
University of California at Los Angeles
Western Law Center for Disability Rights
Los Angeles, CA |
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Disability Rights Legal Center: Direct representation of low-income youth with learning disabilities in the juvenile halls to ensure they receive the special education services to which they are legally entitled. Will also advocate for them to receive appropriate education services when they return home. |
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2006 |
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Jill Tauber
Harvard Law School
Advancement Project
Washington, DC |
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Advocacy to assist community-based organizations that are working toward equitable community development. Will focus on preventing land loss and increasing affordable housing opportunities. |
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2006 |
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Leba Tolpin
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Community Legal Aid Society
Wilmington, DE |
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Advocacy for children with disabilities in the Delaware charter schools who are not receiving appropriate special education services. |
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2006 |
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Erin Trodden
University of Virginia School of Law
Virginia Justice Center for Farm and Immigrant Workers
Charlottesville, VA |
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Individual representation and impact litigation for non-farm, "settled-in" immigrant laborers experiencing exploitation in the workplace. |
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2006 |
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Karen Tseng
Harvard Law School
Legal Services Center
Jamaica Plain, MA |
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Direct legal services to low-income victims of predatory lending to help them keep their homes and jobs. Will also launch outreach clinics to educate low-income and minority households on their lending options. |
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2006 |
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John Tye
Yale Law School
New Orleans Legal Assistance Corporation
New Orleans, LA |
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Direct representation and policy advocacy to promote home ownership among low-income residents of New Orleans. |
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2006 |
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Cynthia Wolken
Washington University School of Law
Montana Legal Services Association
Helena, MT |
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Creation and implementation of an effective and sustainable anti-human trafficking model in Montana that can be successfully replicated in other rural western states. Will train rural law enforcement officers, religious- and farm-worker communities, service providers and the public to identify trafficking situations. |
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2006 |
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Lisa Young
Harvard Law School
Legal Aid Society of San Diego
San Diego, CA |
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Will empower pro se tenants to represent themselves in court by providing them with narrowly tailored, high-impact limited legal assistance and trial training. |
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2006 |
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