Testimony of The Legal Aid Society in Response to the Agency Report of the New York City Department of Correction in the New York City Council Fiscal Year 2013 Preliminary Budget, the Mayor's FY12 Preliminary Management Report and the Agency Oversight Hearings. Presented to the New York City Council by Sarah Kerr, staff attorney in the Prisoners' Rights Project.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on the Mayor's Fiscal Year 2013 Preliminary Budget. Presented before the New York City Council by Steven Banks, Attorney-in-Chief; Adriene Holder, Attorney-in-Charge of the Civil Practice; and Seymour James, Attorney-in-Charge of the Criminal Practice.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on the 2012-2013 Executive Budget: Public Protection. Presented before the New York State Senate Finance Committee and the New York State Assembly Committee on Ways and Means by Steven Banks, Attorney-in-Chief of The Legal Aid Society.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on Public Hearings on the Medicaid Managed Care Prescription Drug Carve-In Implementation. Presented to the New York State Assembly Committee on Health by Lorraine Sepulveda with Belkys Garcia, Attorney for The Legal Aid Society’s Health Law Unit; and Liliana Vaamonde, Acting Supervising Attorney for The Legal Aid Society’s Health Law Unit.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on Oversight: Department of Education’s School Suspension Data. Presented to the New York City Council Committee on Education by Nancy Ginsburg, Director of the Adolescent Intervention and Diversion Team of The Legal Aid Society’s Criminal Practice.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on the Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE) Program. Presented to the New York State Assembly Committees on Housing and Aging by Diane Lutwak, Attorney-in-Charge of the Civil Practice's Brooklyn Office for the Aging.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on Res. No. 1067 - Resolution Supporting New York State Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman's Call on the New York State Legislature to Pass and the Governor to Sign Legislation Raising the Age of Criminal Responsibility for Nonviolent Offenses to 18 and Permit the Cases of 16 and 17 year-olds Charged with such Offenses to be Adjudicated in the Family Court Rather than the Adult Criminal Justice System. Presented to the New York City Council Committee on Juvenile Justice by Steven Banks, Attorney-in-Chief.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on Oversight Hearings: Improvements and Remaining Challenges to the New York City Housing Authority’s (NYCHA) Section 3 Resident Employment Program. Presented to the New York City Council Committee on Public Housing by Steven Banks, Attorney-in-Chief; Adriene Holder, Attorney-in-Charge of the Civil Practice; Judith Goldiner, Attorney-in-Charge of the Civil Practice’s Law Reform Unit; and Lucy Newman, Staff Attorney.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on Oversight: Combating Sex Trafficking in NYC: Examining Law Enforcement Efforts—Prevention and Prosecution. Presented to the New York City Council Committee on Women’s Issues and the Committee on Public Safety by Kate Mogulescu, Criminal Defense Practice; and Katherine Mullen, Juvenile Rights Practice.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on the New York City Housing Authority's Section 8 Recertification Procedures. Presented to the New York City Council Committee on Public Housing by Judith Goldiner, Attorney-in-Charge of the Civil Practice's Law Reform Unit.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on the Impact of the Unmet Civil Legal Services Needs Throughout the State. Presented to Hon. Jonathan Lippman, Chief Judge of the State of New York; Hon. Luis A. Gonzalez, Presiding Justice of the First Department; Hon. Ann Pfau, Chief Administrative Judge; and Vincent E. Doyle, III, President of the State Bar Association at the First Department Hearing by Julia McNally, Staff Attorney in the Bronx Neighborhood Office Housing Unit.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on Int. No.'s 648, 649 and 657 Relating to the New York City Human Resources Administration and Youth and Young Adult Applicants and Recipients of Public Assistance. Presented to the New York City Council's General Welfare Committee by Kimberly Forte, Supervising Attorney of the LGBT Law and Policy Unit; Kathleen Kelleher, Staff Attorney in the Civil Practice Law Reform Unit; and Susan Welber, Staff Attorney in the Civil Practice Law Reform Unit.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society and Coalition for the Homeless on the City of New York's Plans to Create Shelters for Homeless Adults with More than 200 Beds in Violation of Local Law. Presented to the New York City Council Committee on General Welfare by Joshua Goldfein, Senior Staff Attorney in the Homeless Rights Project of The Legal Aid Society, and Patrick Markee, Senior Policy Analyst of Coalition for the Homeless.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on the Proposal to Remove the Four-Employee Requirement from the New York City Human Rights Law. Presented to the New York City Council Committee on Civil Rights by Karen Cacace Pfitsch, Supervising Attorney for the Employment Law Unit, and Hollis Pfitsch, Staff Attorney in the Employment Law Unit.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on Oversight: Examining the Links Between Runaway and Homeless Youth and the Juvenile Justice System. Presented to the New York City Council Committee on Juvenile Justice and the Committee on Youth Services by Tamara Steckler, Attorney in Charge of the Juvenile Rights Practice, and Kimberly Forte, Juvenile Rights Practice, Special Litigation and Law Reform Unit.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society and the UAW Local 2325, Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, on Resolution 0817-2011: Extending Shelter for Domestic Violence Survivors, and Resolution T2011-3145: Interpreting Essential Terms of Orders of Protection. Presented to the New York City Council Committees on Women's Issues and Public Safety by Steven Banks, Attorney-in-Chief, and Debora Wright, President of Association of Legal Aid Attorneys.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on the Mayor's Fiscal Year 2012 Executive Budget. Presented before the New York City Council by Steven Banks, Attorney-in-Chief; Adriene Holder, Attorney-in-Charge of the Civil Practice; and Seymour James, Attorney-in-Charge of the Criminal Practice.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society and Community Service Society on the Appointment of a Tenant Representative to the NYCHA Board. Presented at Oversight Hearings of the New York City Council Committee on Public Housing by Judith Goldiner, Supervising Attorney at The Legal Aid Society, and Victor Bach, Senior Housing Policy Analyst at the Community Service Society.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on the Mayor's Fiscal Year 2012 Executive Budget. Presented before the New York City Council by Steven Banks, Attorney-in-Chief, Adriene Holder, Attorney-in-Charge of the Civil Practice, and Seymour James, Attorney-in-Charge of the Criminal Practice.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on Barriers that Youth and Young Adults Face in Accessing Public Assistance. Presented to the New York City Council Committee on General Welfare by Kimberly Forte, Staff Attorney in the Juvenile Rights Practice, and Susan Welber, Staff Attorney in the Civil Practice.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on the Mayor's Fiscal Year 2012 Preliminary Budget. Presented before the New York City Council by Steven Banks, Attorney-in-Chief; Adriene Holder, Attorney-in-Charge of the Civil Practice; and Seymour James, Attorney-in-Charge of the Criminal Practice.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on the 2011-2012 Executive Budget Topic: Health/Medicaid. Presented to the Senate Finance Committee and the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means by Lisa Sbrana, Supervising Attorney of the Civil Practice's Health Law Unit, and Tamara A. Steckler, Attorney-in-Charge of the Juvenile Rights Practice.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on the 2011-2012 Executive Budget, topic: Human Services. Presented to the State Senate Finance Committee and the State Assembly Committee on Ways and Means by Tamara Steckler, Attorney-in-Charge of the Juvenile Rights Practice, and Adriene Holder, Attorney-in-Charge of the Civil Practice.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on the 2011-2012 State budget: Public Protection. Presented to the Senate Finance Committee and the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means by Steven Banks, Attorney-in-Chief of The Legal Aid Society.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on establishing a Health Insurance Exchange with Medicaid as the foundation and reducing costs while improving access and quality of managed care under the mandates of the Medicaid Redesign Team. Presented to the Medicaid Redesign Team by Lisa Sbrana, Supervising Attorney of the Health Law Unit of the Civil Practice of The Legal Aid Society.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on the "Oversight: The Mayor's Proposal to Overhaul the New York State Juvenile Justice System." Presented to the New York City Council Commitetees on Juvenile Justice and General Welfare by Tamara A. Steckler, Attorney-in-Charge of the Juvenile Rights Practice.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on the Oversight: "The Department of Education's Monitoring of Students at Closing Schools" and Consideration of Int. 354 and Int. 364. Presented to the New York City Council Committee on Education by Cara Chambers, Supervising Attorney of the Education Advocacy Project in the Juvenile Rights Practice, and Nancy Ginsburg, Director of the Adolescent Intervention and Diversion Project of the Criminal Practice.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on "Monitoring The Implementation of the City's Language Access Policies". Presented at the joint oversight hearing of the New York City Council's Committee on Immigration and Committee on Governmental Operations by Susan Sternberg, a staff attorney in The Legal Aid Society's Civil Practice, and Shira Wisotsky, a paralegal in the Civil Practice's Law Reform Unit.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society concerning Preservating Rent Regulated Housing. Presented to the New York State Assembly's Standing Committee on Housing by Steven Banks, Adriene Holder, Scott Rosenberg, Judith Goldiner, Ellen Davidson and Robert Desir.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on the Implementation and Funding of the Rockefeller Drug Law Reform Legislation. Presented to the State Assembly Standings Committees on Codes, Correction and Alcoholism and Drug Abuse by William D. Gibney, Director of the Special Litigation Unit of the Criminal Practice.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on a local law to amend the administrative code of the City of New York in relation to reports on school discipline and police department activity relating to schools. Presented to the New York City Council Committees on Education, Public Safety and Juvenile Justice by Nancy Ginsburg, Director of the Adolescent Intervention and Diversion Project.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on a local law to amend the administrative code of the City of New York in relation to the Alternative Enforcement Program. Presented to the New York City Council Committee on Housing and Buildings by Judith Goildiner, Supervising Attorney of Civil Law Reform, and Sebastian Riccardi, Staff Attorney in the Brooklyn Neighborhood Office.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society and the Coalition for the Homeless on How the City of New York Reports Data About Homelessness and Rental assistance Programs, and the City's Evaluation Study of the Homebase Program. Presented to the New York City Council Committee on General Welfare by Jane Sujen Block and Joshua Goldfein, Senior Staff Attorneys in the Homeless Rights Project of The Legal Aid Society, and Patrick Markee, Senior Policy Analyst of the Coalition for the Homeless.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on the Mayor's Fiscal Year 2011 budget modification. Presented to the New York City Council Committees on Finance, Aging, General Welfare and Youth Services by Steven Banks, Attorney-in-Chief.
Testimony of the UAW Local 2325, The Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, on the Mayor's Fiscal Year 2011 budget modification. Presented to the New York City Council Committees on Finance, Aging, General Welfare and Youth Services by Ellen Davidson, Staff Attorney in Civil Reform.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society regarding the City's efforts to combat identity theft. Presented to the New York City Council Committee on Public Safety by Tashi T. Lhewa, Staff Attorney in the Queens Neighborhood Office.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund on Policing in NYCHA: Examining Policies and Procedures. Presented to the New York City Council Committees on Civil Rights, Public Safety and Public Housing by William Gibney, Director of the Criminal Practice's Special Litigation Unit.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on The Effect of Water and Sewer Lien Sales on Low Income Residents. Presented to the New York City Council Committee on Finance and Community Development by Oda Friedheim, staff attorney in the Civil Law Reform Unit of The Legal Aid Society.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society, Legal Services NYC, and the Community Service Society on the Addition of Family Members in a New York City Housing Development. Presented to the New York City Council Committee on Public Housing by Afua Atta-Mensah, staff attorney in the Civil Law Reform Unit of The Legal Aid Society; Victor Bach of the Community Services Society; and David Robinson of Legal Services NYC.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on "Oversight: Should Bridges Juvenile Center Be Closed?". Presented to the New York City Council Committee on Juvenile Justice by Tamara Steckler, Attorney-in-Charge of the Juvenile Right Practice of The Legal Aid Society.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on Local Law 10 Concerning Source of Income Discrimination. Presented to the New York City Council Joint Hearing of the Civil Rights, General Welfare and Oversight and Investigations Committees by Robert R. Desir, staff attorney in the Civil Law Reform Unit of The Legal Aid Society.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on Proposed Changes to Title 31 of the Rules of the City of New York Regarding Illegal Board Houses. Presented before the New York City Department of Homeless Services by Joshua Goldfein, staff attorney in the Homeless Rights Project of The Legal Aid Society.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on the Mayor's Fiscal Year 2011 Executive Budget. Presented to the New York City Council by Steven Banks, Attorney-in-Chief.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society "Concerning Preserving Mitchell Lama Housing and Protected Tenants Living in Current and Former Mitchell Lama Buildings." Presented before the New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Housing and its Subcommittee on Mitchell Lama by Ellen Davidson, staff attorney in the Civil Law Reform Unit.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on the New York City Housing Authority's Budget. Presented before the New York City Council Committee on Public Housing by Judith Goldiner, Supervising Attorney, and Ellen Davidson, staff attorney, in the Civil Law Reform Unit.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on the Issue of Matriomonial Law Reform and Post-Marital Income Guidelines (PMI). Presented to the New York State Senate Judiciary Committee by Emily Ruben, Attorney-in-Charge of the Brooklyn Neighborhood Office.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on Int. No. 26 to Amend the Administrative Code of the City of New York in Relation to the Sale of Water Liens. Presented to the New York City Council's Committee on Finance and Community Development by Judith Goldiner, Supervising Attorney of the Civil Practice's Law Reform Unit.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society at a public hearing on Examing the Veterans Treatment Court Model. Presented to the New York City Council's Committee on Veterans and Committee on Fire and Criminal Justice Services by John Volpe, LCSW, Director of the Enhanced Defense-MICA (Mentally Ill-Chemically Addicted) Project, and Amanda Moretti, staff attorney in the Criminal Practice's Special Litigation Unit.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on the City's Advantage NY, Home Base, and Shelter Rent Programs. Presented to the New York City Council by Steven Banks, Attorney-in-Chief.
Testimony of a client of The Legal Aid Society on the City's Advantage NY, Home Base, and Shelter Rent Programs. Presented to the New York City Council by K.N., a client of The Legal Aid Society.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on the New York City Housing Authority's Section 8 Voucher Withdrawals. Presented to the New York State Senate Standing Committee on Social Services and the Standing Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on the Mayor's Fiscal Year 2011 Preliminary Budget. Presented to the New York City Council by Steven Banks, Attorney-in-Chief.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on the Local Law Requiring the NYC Administration for Children's Services to Review Strategies and Create a Plan of Action to Protect Immigrant Youth. Presented to the New York City Council Committee on Immigration by Katherine A. Fleet, an attorney in the Civil Practice's Immigration Law Unit, and Theresa B. Moser, an attorney in the Juvenile Rights Practice's Special Litigation and Law Reform Unit.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on the Governor's 2010-2011 Executive Budget: Topic: Human Services. Submitted to the State Finance Committee and Assembly Committee on Ways and Means by Tamara Steckler, Attorney-in-Charge of the Juvenile Rights Practice, and Adriene Holder, Attorney-in-Charge of the Civil Practice, submitted testimony on Human Services.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on the New York City Housing Authority's Section 8 Voucher Withdrawals. Presented to the New York City Council by Steven Banks, Attorney-in-Chief.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on the Governor's 2010-2011 Executive Budget, Topic: Health/Medicaid. Presented to the State Senate Finance Committee and the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means by Lisa Sbrana, Supervising Attorney of the Civil Practice's Health Law Unit.
Testimony of UAW Local 2325 The Association of Legal Aid Attorneys on the Governor's 2010-2011 Executive Budget, Topic: Public Protection. Presented to the State Senate Finance Committee and the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means by Deborah Wright, President of The Association of Legal Aid Attorneys.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on the 2010-2011 Executive Budget, Topic: Public Protection. Presented to the Senate Finance Committee and the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means by Steven Banks, Attorney-in-Chief.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society before the New York State Senate Regarding IOLA and Civil Legal Services in New York State. Presented to the NYS Senate by The Legal Aid Society.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on the Proposed In. No. 816-A: A Local Law to amend the New York City Charter and the administrative code of the City of New York, in relation to requiring the Department of Education and the Police Department to provide information regarding school discipline and school safety agents to the the City Council. Presented to the New York City Council Committees on Education, Public Safety and Juvenile Justice by Nancy Ginsburg, Director of The Legal Aid Society's Adolescent Intervention and Diversion Project of the Criminal Practice on behalf of both the Criminal and Juvenile Rights Practices.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society regarding Local Law Creating a Temporary Task Force on Special Immigrant Juvenile Status. Presented to the New York City Council Committee on Immigration by Katherine A. Fleet, a staff attorney in the Civil Practice's Immigration Unit, and Theresa Moser, a staff attorney in the Juvenile Rights Practice's Special Litigation Unit.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on the Governor's Proposed Deficit Reduction Plan regarding State civil legal services cuts and the looming IOLA crisis. Presented to the New York State Senate by Steven Banks, Attorney-in-Chief of The Legal Aid Society.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society regarding the Governor's proposed deficit reduction plan. Presented to the New York State Assembly by Steven Banks, Attorney-in-Chief of The Legal Aid Society.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society regarding the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission Report and Standards.. Presented to the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security by Lisa Freeman and Dori Lewis, attorneys in the Prisoners' Rights Project of The Legal Aid Society.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society before a hearing on the Proposed Rule Regarding Debt Collectors. Presented to the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs by April A. Newbauer, Attorney-in-Charge of the Queens Neighborhood Office of the Civil Practice.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society concerning the New York City Department of Homeless Services policies regarding income contribution and potential sanctions for families with children. Presented to the New York City Council on General Welfare by the Civil Practice's Homeless Rights Project.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on the New York City Housing Authority's Annual and Five Year Plan. Presented by Judith Goldiner, Supervising Attorney of the Civil Practice's Law Reform Unit
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on How New York City Can Better Address Immigrant Survivors of Sexual and Domestic Violence. Presented to the New York City Council's Subcommittees on Immigration, Public Health, Safety and Women's Issues by the Civil Practice of The Legal Aid Society.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society regarding the Access to Public Housing for Victims of Domestic Violence. Presented to the New York City Council Subcommittee on Public Housing and Committee on Women's Issues by Steven Banks, Attorney-in-Chief; Adriene Holder, Attorney-in-Charge of the Civil Practice; and Judith Goldiner, Supervising Attorney of the Law Reform Unit of the Civil Practice.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on Oversight: Training for Correction Officers Working in the Adolescent Unit at Rikers Island. Presented to the New York City Council on Juvenile Justice by Nancy Ginsburg, Director of the Adolescent Intervention and Diversion Team in the Criminal Practice.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on the Executive Budget Allocation for the Administration for Children’s Services. Presented to the New York City Council Committees on Finance, General Welfare and Women's Issues by Tamara Steckler, Attorney-in-Charge of the Juvenile Rights Practice of The Legal Aid Society.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on Consumer Protection in the Debt Collection and Debt Management Industries. Presented befor ethe New York State Assembly's Committees on Consumer Affairs and Protection, Judiciary and Banks by April A. Newbauer, Attorney-in-Charge of the Queens Neighborhood Office of the Civil Practice.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on proposed cuts for the criminal defense and civil legal services in the Fiscal Year 2010 Executive Budget . Presented to the New York City Council by Steven Banks, Attorney-in-Chief of The Legal Aid Society.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on the implementation of Mayoral Executive Order No. 120 of 2008 which requires all City agencies which provide direct public services to establish a Language Access Implementation Plan. Presented to the New York City Council Immigration Committee by Teresa Engst, a paralegal in the Civil Practice's Health Law Unit.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on the Oversight: Analysis of New York Police Department's Stop-And-Frisk Encounters. Presented before the New York City Council Committee on Public Safety and Civil Rights by Steven Wasserman and Thomas O'Brien, staff attorneys in the Special Litigation Unit of the Criminal Defense Practice.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society and the Community Service Society on the Status of the New York City Housing Authority's Tenant Participation Fund. Presented to the New YorkCity Council Subcommittee on Public Housing by Judith Goldiner, Supervising Attorney of The Legal Aid Society's Law Reform Unit in the Civil Practice, and Victor Bach, Senior Housing Policy Analyst for the Community Service Society.
Cestimony of The Legal Aid Society on the Implementation and Impact of Revised Board of Correction Minimum Standards. Presented to the New York City Council Committee on Fire and Criminal Justice Services by John Boston, Director of the Prisoners' Rights Project of The Legal Aid Society.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on the Safety and Security Protocols of the Department of Justice Facilities. Presented to the New York City Council Committee on Juvenile Justice by Christine Bella, staff attorney in the Special Litigation & Law Reform Unit of the Juvenile Rights Practice.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on the Mayor's Fiscal Year 2010 Preliminary Budget . Presented to the New York City Council by Steven Banks, Attorney-in-Chief of The Legal Aid Society.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on Proposed Budget Amendments that would Delay Full Implementation of the Special Housing Unit (SHU) Exclusion Law until July 1, 2014. Presented to New York State Senate Committees on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction, Health, Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, Children and Families, Judiciary and Codes by Sarah Kerr, Staff Attorney, Prisoners' Rights Project of The Legal Aid Society.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on Proposed Legislation to License Debt Buyers. Presented to the New York City Council Committee on Consumer Affairs by Oda Friedheim, Staff Attorney in the in the Civil Practice's Law Reform Unit.
Testimony on the affects of proposed NY State budget cuts on low income individuals and families. Presented to the State Assembly Committees on Codes, Judiciary, Governmental Operations and Corrections in Albany by Steven Banks, Attorney-in-Chief, and Adriene Holder, Attorney-in-Charge of the Civil Practice.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on on "Wrongful Convictions". Presented to the New York State Bar Association's Task Force on Wrongful Convictions by Steven Banks, Attorney-in-Chief of The Legal Aid Society.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on Health/Medicaid. Presented before the Senate Finance Committee and the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means by Lisa Sbrana, Supervising Attorney of the Health Law Unit of The Legal Aid Society's Civil Practice.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on the "Overview of the Department of Juvenile Justice: Core Services for Remanded Youth." Presented to the City Council Committee on Juvenile Justice by Nancy Ginsburg, Adolescednt Intervention and Diversion Project of the Criminal Practice, and Christine Bella, Special Litigation Unit of the Juvenile Rights Practice.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on the impact of proposed State Executive Budget funding cuts for civil legal services, criminal defense and indigent parolee defense. Presented to the State Senate Finance Committee and the State Assembly Committee on Ways and Means by Steven Banks, Attorney-in-Chief of The Legal Aid Society.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on "Oversight: Special Needs of Adolescents in New York City Correctional Facilities." Presented to the City Council Committees on Juvenile Justice, Criminal Justice and Youth Services by Mary Lynne Werlwas, an attorney in the Prisoners' Rights Project of the Civil Practice, and Nancy Ginsburg, Director of the Adolescent Intervention and Diversion Team of the Criminal Practice.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights. Presented to the New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Labor by Hollis Pfitsch, a staff attorney in the Employment Law Unit of the Civil Practice.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on New York State's TANF-funded Welfare to Work Program. Presented before the New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Social Services by Susan Welber, a staff attorney in the Brooklyn Neighborhood Office of the Civil Practice.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on the "Oversight and Accountability of the Child Welfare System." Presented to the New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Children and Families and the Subcommittee on Foster Care by Tamara A. Steckler, Attorney-in-Charge of the Juvenile Rights Practice.
Comments of The Legal Aid Society concerning mandatory enrollment of persons living with HIV/AIDS in Medicaid managed care. Presented by Rebecca Novick, law graduate in the Health Law Unit, before the AIDS Institute Listening Forum.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on the Report and Recommendations of the New York State/New York City Mental Health Criminal Justice Panel. Presented by Claudia Montoya, staff attorney in the Enhanced Defense-MICA Project before the New York City Council Committee on Public Safety and the Committee on Mental Health, Mental Retardation, Alcoholism, Drug Abuse and Disability Services.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on physical health services in the New York City Correctional facilities. Presented by Dale A. Wilker, staff attorney in the Prisoners' Rights Project, before the New York City Council Committees on Health and Fire and Criminal Justice Services.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society concerning the status of various City efforts to alleviate homelessness in New York City. Presented by Steven Banks, Attorney-in-Chief of The Legal Aid Society, before the Committee on General Welfare of the New York City Council.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on The Rockefeller Drug Laws - 35 Years Later. Presented to the Assembly Standing Committees on Codes, Judiciary, Correction, Health, Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, and Social Services by William Gibney, Director of the Special Litigation Unit of the Criminal Practice.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society at a public hearing on "Community Reentry of Persons with Alcohol and/or Drug Dependency Released from Incarceration and Progress with Collaboration between Parole, Corrections, and OASAS. Presented to the Assembly Standing Committees on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse and Correction by Shreya Mandal, Mitigation Specialist in the Criminal Appeals Bureau, and Kenneth Stephens, staff attorney in the Civil Law Reform Unit.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society in support of Reform of The Prison Litigation Reform Act. Presented by Lisa Freeman and Dori Lewis of the Society's Prisoners' Rights Project before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security: Hearing on H.R 4109, the "Prison Abuse Remedies Act of 2007."
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on the Mayor's Fiscal Year 2009 Preliminary Budget. Presented to the New York City Council by Steven Banks, Attorney-in-Chief.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on "Examining DYCD's and ACS's Efforts to Prevent Younth Aging Out of Foster Care from Becoming Homeless." Presented to the Committee on General Welfare and the Committee on Youth Services of the New York City Council by Nancy Rosenbloom, Director of the Special Litigation and Law Reform Unit of the Juvenile Rights Practice, and Heather O'Hayre, social worker in the Adolescent Practice Team in the Juvenile Rights Manhattan Office.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on the impact of proposed State Executive Budget funding levels for civil legal services, criminal defense and indigent parolee defense. Presented to the State Senate Finance Committee and the State Assembly Committee on Ways and Means
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on "Oversight: Student Suspensions".Presented to the New York City Council Committees on Civil Rights and Education by Donna Henken, Adolescent Intervention and Diversion Project, Criminal Practice, and Jessica Jones, New York County Office of the Juvenile Rights Practice. (Criminal and Juvenile Rights)
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on "Child Welfare and the Increased Demands on New York City Family Courts."Presented to the New York City Council Committee on General Welfare by Amanda White, Attorney-in-Charge of the Bronx County Office of the Juvenile Rights Practice. (Juvenile Rights)
The Legal Aid Society Testimony on "The Needs of Youth Aging Out of Foster Care." Presented to the New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Children and Families and the Subcommittee on Foster Care by Tamara A. Steckler, Attorney-in-Charge of the Juvenile Rights Practice. (Juvenile Rights)
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society urging the City Council to pass Intro 61, an important homelessness prevention measure that will allow New Yorkers receiving lawful sources of income to find housing and remain in their homes. Presented to the New York City Council General Welfare Committee by Judith Goldiner, Supervising Attorney in the Civil Law Reform Practice, and Lucy Newman, staff attorney in the Bronx Neighborhood Office. (civil)
The Legal Aid Society testimony on Universal Health Coverage. Presented at the New York State Partnership for Coverage public hearings (sponsored by the New York State Departments of Health and Insurance) by Lisa Sbrana, Supervising Attorney, Health Law Unit; Carol Santangelo, staff attorney, and Zach Strassburger, paralegal.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on the Future of Sentencing in New York State.Presented to the New York State Commission on Sentencing Reform by Shreya Mandal, a mitigation specialist for the Criminal Practice.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on the impact of the Department of Homeless Services' new policy to deny shelter from the elements to homeless children and their families. Presented to the New York City Council General Welfare Committee, by Steven Banks, the Attorney-in-Chief of The Legal Aid Society.
Testimony of a homeless father on the impact of the new policy on his family. Presented to the New York City Council General Welfare Committee by Don Keith Allen, Sr.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on "The Role of Probation in Family Court." Presented to the Task Force on the Future of Probation in New York State by Karen Yazmajian, Supervising Attorney of the delinquency practice in the Brooklyn Office of the Juvenile Rights Practice; Martin Feinman, Deputy Attorney-in-Charge of the Brooklyn Office; and Jacqueline Deane, Director of the Juvenile Rights Delinquency Practice. (juvenile rights).
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society on School Safety. Presented to the New York City Council Committees on Education, Juvenile Justice and Public Safety by Nancy Ginsburg, Director of the Adolescent Intervention and Diversion Project of the Criminal Practice. (criminal and juvenile rights)
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society at a joint public hearing on Legislation Addressing Wrongful Convictions and the State DNA Database. Presented to the State Assembly Standing Committee on Codes and the State Assembling Standing Committee on Correction by Robert C. Newman, Senior Attorney in the Special Litigation Unit of the Criminal Practice with assistance from Richard Joselson, Supervising Attorney in the Criminal Practice's Criminal Appeals Bureau.
Testimony of The Legal Aid Society at a public hearing on the Status of the Implementation of the Brad H. Settlement and the Discharge Plan for Mentally Ill Inmates. Presented to the New York City Council Committee on Mental Health, Mental Retardation, Alcoholism, Drug Abuse and Disability Services and the Committee on Fire and Criminal Justice Services, and the subcommittee on Drug Abuse by John Volpe, LCSW, Director of the Enhanced Defense-MICA (Mentally Ill-Chemically Addicted) Project.
Comments of The Legal Aid Society Prisoners' Rights Project on the Proposed Amendments to the Minimum Standards for New York City Correctional Facilities. Presented before the public hearings of the New York City Board of Correction by John Boston, Director of the Prisoners' Rights Project of The Legal Aid Society.
The 2007-2008 Executive Budget: Public Protection. Presented before the New York Senate Finance Committee and the New York State Assembly Committee on Ways and Means by Steven Banks, Attorney-in-Chief of The Legal Aid Society.
Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth in the Juvenile Justice System. Presented before the New York City Council Committee on Juvenile Justice by Leslie A. Abbey and Kimberly Forte, staff attorneys in the Juvenile Rights Practice. (Juvenile)
Testimony of the Legal Aid Society and the Community Service Society on NYCHA's Resident Participation Funding. Presented to New York City Council Subcommittee on Public Housing by Judith Goldiner, Staff Attorney, Civil Law Reform Unit (Civil)
The Juvenile Justice System in New York State. Presented before the New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Children and Families and the Standing Committee on Codes by Tamara A. Steckler, Attorney-in-Charge of the Juvenile Rights practice. (Juvenile)
Testimony of the Legal Aid Society and Legal Services of New York on NYCHA's Section 8 Voluntary Transition Plan. Presented to New York City Council Subcommittee on Public Housing Judith Goldiner, Staff Attorney, Civil Law Reform. (Civil)
Oversight: Department of Correction Non-Health Related Discharge Planning and Re-entry. Presented before the City Council Committee on Fire and Criminal Justice Services and the Committee on Civil Rights by Marshall Green, Attorney-in-Charge of the Bronx Neighborhood Office, and Judith Goldiner, a staff attorney in the Civil Appeals and Law Reform Unit. (Civil, Criminal)
Oversight: The Role of Education Officials and Staff in Identifying Early Indicators of Juvenile Delinquency and in Diverting Juveniles from the Juvenile Justice System. Presented before the New York City Council by Nancy Ginsburg, Supervising Attorney, and Nancy Rosenbloom, Staff Attorney. (Juvenile, Criminal)
Public Safety Issues in Public Housing Developments. Presented before the New York City Council by Judith Goldiner, Staff Attorney, and Ashwani Prabhakar, Staff Attorney. (Civil)
Driver's License Policy and the Impact on Immigrants. Presented before the New York City Council by JoJo Annobil, Supervising Attorney. (Civil, Criminal)
Debt Collection. Presented before the New York State Assembly by April Newbauer, Supervising Attorney. (Civil)
Impact of TANF Reauthorization in New York. Presented before the New York City Council by Kenneth R. Stephens, Staff Attorney. (Civil)
New York City Housing Authority's Section 8 Transition Proposal. Presented before New York City Housing Authority by Steven Banks, Attorney-in-Chief, Adriene Holder, Attorney-in-Charge Civil Practice, Scott Rosenberg, Supervising Attorney, and Judith Goldiner, Staff Attorney. (Civil)
New York State 2007 Action Plan. Presented before New York State Division of Housing & Community Renewal by Judith Goldiner, Staff Attorney. (Civil)
Strategies to Protect Children in Foster Care in New York who Qualify under Special Immigrant Juvenile Status. Presented before the New York City Council by Hannah Kim, Staff Attorney. (Civil, Juvenile)
New York City Housing Authority's 7 Point Plan to Preserve Public Housing. Presented before the New York City Council by Steven Banks, Attorney in Chief, Adriene Holder, Attorney-in-Charge Civil Practice, Scott Rosenberg, Supervising Attorney, Judith Goldiner, Staff Attorney, Legal Aid Society, and David Robinson, Legal Services of New York (Civil)
Rents for Rent Stabilized Apartments. Presented before the New York City Rent Guidelines Board by Judith Goldiner, Staff Attorney, Legal Aid Society, and David Robinson, Legal Services of New York. (Civil)
New York City Housing Authority's Public Housing Preservation Plan. Presented before the New York State Assembly by Judith Goldiner, Staff Attorney. (Civil)
State of Immigrant Services in New York City. Presented before the New York City Council by JoJo Annobil, Supervising Attorney. (Civil)
Health Services for Detained Youth. Presented before the Mayor's Office on Contract Services by Tamara Steckler, Attorney-in-Charge Juvenile Practice, and Nancy Rosenbloom, Staff Attorney. (Juvenile)
Public Funds to Rent Substandard Housing - Int. 161. Presented before the New York City Council by Steven Banks, Attorney-in-Chief. (Civil)
New York City Department of Correction's Long-term Plan for Borough Jails & Rikers Island. Presented before the New York City Council by John Boston, Supervising Attorney. (Civil and Criminal)
New York City Housing Authority Fee Increase for Residents Proposal. Presented before the New York City Council by Judith Goldiner, Staff Attorney, and Ashwani Prabhakar, Staff Attorney. (Civil)
New York City Department of Juvenile Justice Services' FY2007 Budget. Presented before the New York City Council by Nancy Rosenbloom, Staff Attorney, and Karen Fisher Gutheil, Staff Attorney. (Juvenile and Other)
Impact of TANF Reauthorization in New York. Presented before the New York State Assembly by Kenneth Stephens, Staff Attorney. (Civil)
New York City Housing Authority Implementation of the Federal Community Service Requirement. Presented before the New York City Council by Judith Goldiner, Staff Attorney. (Civil)
Establishing Priorities for the New York City Council Juvenile Justice Committee. Presented before the New York City Council by Nancy Ginsburg, Supervising Attorney, and Nancy Rosenbloom, Staff Attorney. (Juvenile)
Governor's FY 2007 Executive Budget: Public Protection. Presented before the New York State Assembly and New York State Senate by Steven Banks, Attorney-in-Chief, and Adriene Holder, Attorney-in-Charge Civil Practice. (Other)
Oversight and Accountability of the Child Welfare System. Presented before the New York State Assembly by Tamara Steckler, Attorney-in-Charge Juvenile Practice. (Juvenile)
New York State Division of Parole Policies & Procedures. Presented before the New York State Assembly by David Werber, Supervising Attorney. (Criminal)
Exploring the Need for an Annual Report on the Status of Indigent Legal Representation. Presented before the New York City Council by Steven Banks, Attorney-in-Chief. (Criminal)
Resources Available to Seniors in New York City Seeking Help with Legal Instruments Related to Health Care Decision-Making. Presented before the New York City Council by Diane Lutwak, Supervising Attorney. (Civil)
Delay in Arraigning Republican National Convention Demonstrators. Presented before the New York City Council by William Gibney, Staff Attorney. (Criminal)
Prosecutorial Discretion in Immigration Cases - Resolution 1153. Presented before the New York City Council by Olivia Cassin, Staff Attorney. (Civil)
Criminal Penalties and Civil Commitment of Sex Offenders. Presented before the New York State Assembly by Robert Newman, Staff Attorney. (Criminal and Civil)
New York City Housing Authority Annual Plan & Five-Year Plan. Presented before the New York City Housing Authority by Steven Banks, Attorney in Chief, Adriene Holder, Attorney-in-Charge Civil Practice, Scott Rosenberg, Supervising Attorney, and Judith Goldiner, Staff Attorney. (Civil)
New York State Division of Housing & Community Renewal's Proposal to Increase of Maximum Base Rent for Rent Controlled Apartments. Presented before the New York State Division of Housing & Community Renewal by Ashwani Prabhakar, Staff Attorney. (Civil)
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