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Her Justice 2021 Annual Photography Auction & Benefit Raises Historic $3+ Million

05/19/2021

May 11, 2021

A record-breaking, virtual program and auction, the event raised over $3 million for the New York City organization, which stands with women living in poverty by providing them with free, critical legal services in the areas of family, matrimonial, and immigration law. The funds raised include contributions from Diamond-level sponsors…

Legal Obstacles to Women Living in Poverty During the Pandemic: A Conversation with Her Justice

04/25/2021

April 22, 2021

Proskauer hosted a panel presentation with Her Justice to raise awareness of economic and legal obstacles facing women who are living in poverty in New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic. The panel was moderated by Proskauer associate Elizabeth Siegel, a member of the Her Justice Junior Advisory Board, and features Her Justice attorneys Hamra Ahmad, Anna Maria Diamanti, and Prathiba Desai.

Her Justice Featured on Tea Time with the Robert H. Jackson Center

04/19/2021

April 23, 2021

Her Justice’s Director of Policy, Rachel Braunstein, and Staff Attorney, Naomi Young spoke with the Robert H. Jackson Center for a discussion on the unique challenges women living in poverty face and how Her Justice is addressing the economic justice gap.

New York Law Journal: Police Should Apply Domestic Violence Advocates’ Lessons on Strangulation to Chokeholds

09/18/2020

Amy Barasch, Executive Director of Her Justice authored the following opinion piece in the New York Law Journal.

NYR Daily: How Covid-19 Amplifies the Failures of Family Court

09/01/2020

Anna Maria Diamanti, Director, Family and Matrimonial Practice at Her Justice was interviewed by NYR Daily about how the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the challenges Her Justice clients face while navigating Family Court. 

Talk Poverty: Poor Legal Clients Are Finally Getting a Break in New York

07/08/2020

Amy Barasch, Executive Director at Her Justice was interviewed by Talk Poverty about how Her Justice supports women in poverty by providing access to free legal services. Read the full article here.

Politico: Domestic Violence groups, survivors say New York’s pandemic exacerbated abuse

06/21/2020

Anna Maria Diamanti, Director, Family and Matrimonial Practice at Her Justice was interviewed by Politico on how the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated situations of intimate partner violence for our clients. 

Daily Beast: She Tried to Escape Her Ex—but the Courthouse Was Closed

05/24/2020

Anna Maria Diamanti and Naomi Young of Her Justice shared the dangerous reality for a domestic violence victim trapped at home with her abuser during COVID-19.

Promoting Economic Justice for Women

03/10/2020

Katy was determined to take back control of her life.

After years of abuse from her husband, she knew that it was time to leave. She did everything she could to stay safe—keeping her location confidential, blocking him on social media, asking her family not to tell him where she was—and began to create an independent existence.

The Real World Implications of #MeToo – Transforming the Legal Ecosystem Series Part VIII

12/17/2019

On Wednesday, October 2, 2019, Viacom hosted the eighth roundtable discussion in the series “The Real-World Implications of #MeToo-Transforming the Legal Ecosystem” organized by FiscalNote, Her Justice and Thomson Reuters.