Board of Directors
The Her Justice Board of Directors draws on diverse leadership from New York City’s leading companies and law firms.
Elizabeth AbramsMillstein & Co., L.P. | Kim Koopersmith, Esq. (Vice Chair)Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP |
Lee S. Attanasio, Esq.Sidley Austin LLP | David N. Koschik, Esq. (Secretary)White & Case LLP |
Amy Barasch, Esq. (President)Her Justice | Kevin J. LavinAnkura Consulting Group |
Paul M. Basta, Esq.Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP | Paul D. Leake, Esq.Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP |
Jeffrey A. BrodskyQuest Turnaround Advisors, LLC | Ivan R. Lehon CFA, CFE (Treasurer)Ernst & Young Capital Advisors, LLC |
Kelley A. Cornish, Esq.Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP | Elizabeth F. Maringer, Esq.National Basketball Association |
Matthew A. Feldman, Esq.Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP | Bruce H. MendelsohnPerella Weinberg Partners |
Patricia Ferrari (Chair)MBIA/National Public Finance Guarantee | Eric M. Rosof, Esq.Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz |
Drew S. Fine, Esq.Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP | Roopesh K. ShahEvercore |
Edward J. GoldthorpeBC Partners | Mary Singh |
Nicole L. Greenblatt, P.C.Kirkland & Ellis LLP | Steven M. Zelin (Vice Chair)PJT Partners |
David J. Greenwald, Esq.Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP | Ken ZimanLazard |
Gary T. Holtzer, Esq.Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP |
The Urgent Legal Care Project
When people go to court and they don’t have a lawyer, they come up short.
Doris, a 24-year-old mother of one, didn’t realize this until it was almost too late.
Representing herself in family court against her child’s father who punched, choked, scratched and cursed her, Doris was fighting to prevent him from claiming sole custody of their child. She knew that would have been a completely unsafe situation, especially with the father’s drug use and anger issues, yet her own attempts to block him in court failed.
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As a ‘pro bono first’ organization, Her Justice focuses on how best to mentor and train volunteers. This is how we ensure that thousands of women are assigned a lawyer to help with their high-stakes legal needs – more than 3,400 women in 2017 alone.
For 25 years Her Justice has been working with women in poverty in New York City. Please contact us to see how you can make a difference in one woman’s life.
Whether you would like to volunteer with us as an attorney in family, matrimonial or immigration matters, or as an individual, law firm or corporation that wants to join one of our boards or give back to the community, we’ll find the volunteer role that’s right for you.
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