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Sameer Ahmed
Yale Law School
Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
New York, NY |
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Direct representation, community education and policy advocacy for low-income South Asian, Arab, and Muslim residents of NYC affected by ICE and NYPD abuses of post-9/11 national security measures. |
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2009 |
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Jessica Berry
University of Michigan Law School
Children's Law Center of Massachusetts
Lynn, MA |
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Direct representation of high-risk adolescents in foster care focusing on advocating for legally mandated education and mental health services. |
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2009 |
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Alexander Boni-Saenz
Harvard Law School
Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Chicago, IL |
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Direct representation of low-income seniors through the creation of the first medical-legal partnership for the elderly in the Chicago area. |
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2009 |
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Lauren Burke
New York University School of Law
The Door
New York, NY |
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Direct representation of trafficked Chinese youth on matters of education and workers' rights. |
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2009 |
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Tamika Butler
Stanford Law School
The Legal Aid Society, Employment Law Center
San Francisco, CA |
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Will establish an employment law clinic in San Francisco's historically black neighborhoods to provide legal advice, counseling and representation on employment law issues. Will also consult minority-owned small businesses about fair employment practices. |
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2009 |
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Melissa Cohen
University of Michigan Law School
Children’s Rights, Inc.
New York, NY |
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Advocacy to ensure adequate representation of children in abuse and neglect proceedings. |
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2009 |
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Scott Colom
University of Wisconsin Law School
Mississippi Center for Justice
Jackson, MS |
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Advocacy to end payday lending in the Mississippi Delta by launching an outreach and education program and creating an alternative loan fund. |
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2009 |
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Erin Dougherty
University of Michigan Law School
Native American Rights Fund
Anchorage, AK |
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Direct assistance for Alaska Natives in their efforts to relocate threatened coastal villages. Will address a range of issues such as establishing adequate housing, protecting their subsistence rights, ensuring family and cultural cohesiveness and maintaining their economic independence. |
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2009 |
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Ryan Downer
New York University School of Law
NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.
New York, NY |
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Legal advocacy and representation for low-income tenants and perspective tenants facing source-of-income discrimination in the national rental housing market. |
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2009 |
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Stephanie Enyart
University of California at Los Angeles School of Law
Disability Rights Advocates
Berkeley, CA |
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Advocacy to combat the systemic treatment of homeless individuals with disabilities in Los Angeles. Enforcement of disability discrimination laws will dramatically improve access to shelter for the largest homeless population in the nation. |
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2009 |
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Tom Fritzsche
New York University School of Law
Southern Poverty Law Center, Immigrant Justice Project
Atlanta, GA |
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Direct representation of immigrant workers in the South who have suffered retaliation for trying to enforce their legal employment rights. |
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2009 |
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Ilana Gelfman
Yale Law School
Greater Boston Legal Services
Boston, MA |
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Direct representation and community advocacy to protect the rights of low-income tenants of foreclosed units in Dorchester. |
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2009 |
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Aaron Halegua
Harvard Law School
The Legal Aid Society
New York, NY |
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Advocacy to combat the exploitation of low-income Chinese immigrant workers in NYC by providing direct representation in wage and hour, discrimination and retaliation cases as well as educational outreach through community groups in Flushing. |
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2009 |
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Alison Kamhi
Harvard Law School
Catholic Charities
New York, NY |
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Direct representation of abused, neglected and abandoned immigrant youth who are housed temporarily by the Federal Government in Children's Village Facilities in NYC. Will facilitate their release, reintegration with their families or transfer to foster care systems. |
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2009 |
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Tanya Kessler
City University of New York School of Law
MFY Legal Services
New York, NY |
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Advocacy for formerly homeless people living in illegal boarding houses to remedy hazardous conditions, prevent unlawful evictions and ensure access to appropriate housing. |
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2009 |
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Damon King
Harvard Law School
Youth Law Center
San Francisco, CA |
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Enforcement of the rights of children in California's group homes through direct representation, legal support for court-appointed attorneys and collaboration with state agencies to resolve facility licensing violations. |
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2009 |
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Michelle Kuo
Harvard Law School
Centro Legal de la Raza
Oakland, CA |
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Will establish an on-site legal clinic at a public high school that will create direct access to legal aid for indigent families. Will also teach conflict resolution to youth. |
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2009 |
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Carrie Love
Columbia University School of Law
Western Massachusetts Legal Services
Pittsfield, MA |
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Comprehensive legal services and legal outreach to rural immigrant victims of domestic violence. |
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2009 |
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Kristin Love
University of Chicago Law School
Centro de los Derechos del Migrante
Zacatecas, MX |
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Community education, intake and referral, direct representation and policy advocacy for low-wage Mexican guestworkers to address systemic recruitment and employment abuses in H-2 temporary guestworker programs. |
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2009 |
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Tanaz Moghadam
Columbia University School of Law
ACLU Immigrants Rights Project
New York, NY |
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Direct representation, community education and advocacy for low-wage workers who are denied their right to work by a flawed federal verification program. |
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2009 |
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Shayla Myers
University of California at Los Angeles School of Law
Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center
Los Angeles, CA |
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Advocacy to increase access to services for LGBT persons who are homeless or nearly homeless by providing direct representation and education to clients and by advocating for systemic changes in the provision of homeless services. |
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2009 |
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Sarah Parady
New York University School of Law
Colorado Legal Services
Denver, CO |
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Direct representation of low-income homeowners who purchased deceptively marketed exotic mortgages and are consequently at risk for foreclosure. Will also develop a network to reach homeowners earlier in their mortgages through referrals from housing counselors. |
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2009 |
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Kent Qian
University of Chicago Law School
National Housing Law Project
Oakland, CA |
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Advocacy to stabilize and strengthen foreclosure-stricken communities by preventing the displacement of tenants in foreclosed properties and promoting the use of Neighborhood Stabilization Funds for affordable housing. |
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2009 |
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Lisa Snead
University of Texas School of Law
Advocacy, Inc.
Austin, TX |
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Direct representation to battered women and men with disabilities addressing family law matters and access to benefits. |
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2009 |
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Ingrid Swanson
University of Connecticut School of Law
New Haven Legal Assistance, Inc.
New Haven, CT |
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Direct representation of immigrant children in child protection proceedings. Will also train other providers in the unique needs of neglected and abused immigrant children. |
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2009 |
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Jason Szanyi
Harvard Law School
Center for Children's Law and Policy
Washington, DC |
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Impact litigation and policy advocacy for children in the juvenile justice system not receiving the education, health care or freedom from abuse that they are guaranteed. Project will also use direct representation as a foundation for national advocacy. |
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2009 |
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Rebecca Vallas
University of Virginia School of Law
Community Legal Services
Philadelphia, PA |
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Direct representation of elderly and disabled SSI recipients facing benefit terminations and reductions for non-disability reasons such as citizenship status. Will also advocate for systemic reform. |
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2009 |
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Kate White
West Virginia University College of Law
Legal Aid of West Virginia
Charleston, WV |
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Direct legal services to underserved families at two community health centers in southern West Virginia in a medical-legal collaborative project designed to improve family health. |
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2009 |
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