Experience

Legal Services of the Hudson Valley

• United States
• Legal Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Litigation Supervisor

  • Jan 2017 - Present

  Areas of experience include housing, multi-family housing, litigation, and consumer. Additional job duties include developing affirmative litigation, consulting with staff attorneys and assisting with trials and appeals, conducting trainings, and supervising law student interns.

• Staff Attorney

  • Oct 2012 - Present

  Eviction prevention, multi family housing and some public benefits.Appear regularly in city court for low income tenants including motion practice, trials and appellate work. Represent tenants at public housing and Section 8 hearings, article 78 and DHCR proceedings. Work with tenant associations including affirmative litigation.

• Senior Staff Attorney

  • Jan 2016 - Dec 2016



Westchester CLARO

• Steering Committee Member and advisory attorney

  • Oct 2012 - Present

  In partnership with Legal Services of the Hudson Valley, advise volunteer attorneys and assist visitors at weekly CLARO sessions providing limited legal assistance to un represented defendants in consumer debt cases; develop and edit template motions and pleadings including relevant case law; recruit and train volunteer attorneys and law students/graduates; maintain a database and produce quarterly reports.Organized a cle with the Westchester bar association and was one of a panel of trainers; conducted a cle for lshv staff attorneys; assisted at a consumer clinic for a partner organization and provided student loan debt training for attorneys participating in the clinic.



MFY Legal Services

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant (law graduate)

  • Mar 2012 - Jun 2012

  Assisted in developing interactive form pleadings and motions for pro se litigants and for attorneys in consumer law cases through legal research and drafting. Assisted in developing interactive form pleadings and motions for pro se litigants and for attorneys in consumer law cases through legal research and drafting.



Feerick Center for Social Justice, Fordham Law School

• Dean's Fellow

  • Sep 2011 - Jun 2012

  Helped to administer the CLARO program; developed a database for CLARO; assisted with research and drafting on comprehensive white paper on the highly questionable "debt settlement" industry; served on planning committee for State Central Register pro bono project; drafted model papers for civil court debt collection cases; attended meetings of consumer advocates convened by several entities (I.e., the NYC Bar Civil Court Committee, the Consumer Law Advocates Task Force). Helped to administer the CLARO program; developed a database for CLARO; assisted with research and drafting on comprehensive white paper on the highly questionable "debt settlement" industry; served on planning committee for State Central Register pro bono project; drafted model papers for civil court debt collection cases; attended meetings of consumer advocates convened by several entities (I.e., the NYC Bar Civil Court Committee, the Consumer Law Advocates Task Force).



The New Economy Project (formerly and at the time NEDAP)

• Legal intern (2L summer and 3L extern)

  • Jun 2010 - May 2011

  Conducted intake on Financial Justice Hotline and provided advice to callers under supervision of attorneys; provided memoranda on legal research of consumer law issues to attorneys; participated in meetings of local consumer advocates; drafted and successfully argued a motion to dismiss under attorney supervision in NYC civil court. Conducted intake on Financial Justice Hotline and provided advice to callers under supervision of attorneys; provided memoranda on legal research of consumer law issues to attorneys; participated in meetings of local consumer advocates; drafted and successfully argued a motion to dismiss under attorney supervision in NYC civil court.



NYS Division of Human Rights

• Legal Intern

  • Jun 2009 - Aug 2009

  Analyzed employment discrimination complaints for prima facie basis to proceed; interviewed complainants; communicated with and made document requests of respondents; assisted with investigation of systemic pattern or practice of discrimination by large employer. Analyzed employment discrimination complaints for prima facie basis to proceed; interviewed complainants; communicated with and made document requests of respondents; assisted with investigation of systemic pattern or practice of discrimination by large employer.



Fund for the Public Interest

• Financial Department, RDAA, Canvass Director

  • Aug 2001 - Aug 2008

  Two years in the Fund's financial department in Boston.Three years in Chicago and one summer in Washington D.C. as a Regional Director's Administrative Assistant.One year as a Canvass Director in D.C.One year as an Assistant Canvass Director in Manhattan. Two years in the Fund's financial department in Boston.Three years in Chicago and one summer in Washington D.C. as a Regional Director's Administrative Assistant.One year as a Canvass Director in D.C.One year as an Assistant Canvass Director in Manhattan.