NY CITY BAR JUSTICE CENTER ANNOUNCES LYNN M KELLY AS NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Released on: September 24, 2007, 11:19 am
Press Release Author: New York City Bar Association
Industry: Law
Press Release Summary: The City Bar Justice Center (CBJC) welcomes its new Executive Director, Lynn M. Kelly. The CBJC is the pro bono sister organization of the New York City Bar Association. As Executive Director, Kelly will lead one of the city\'s premier providers of free services to low-income New Yorkers. Kelly previously served as the Executive Director of MFY Legal Services.
Press Release Body: For Immediate Release Contact: Oroma Mpi September 24, 2007 (212) 382-6713
NY CITY BAR JUSTICE CENTER ANNOUNCES LYNN M. KELLY AS NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
New York - Lynn M. Kelly will be the New York City Bar Justice Center's new Executive Director announced Barry Kamins, President of the Justice Center, today. She will take the helm of one of the city's premier providers of pro bono services for indigent New Yorkers, including immigrants, victims of violence, ex offenders trying to re-enter society, the homeless and New Yorkers seeking help on a variety of legal matters.
Kelly has been the Executive Director of MFY Legal Services since 1998 and has been an active participant and leader at the New York City Bar and other Bar Associations throughout New York State. She has devoted her career to the legal needs of the poor which started upon her graduation from New York University Law School in 1982.
Kelly later became the Director of Litigation in the Harlem Neighborhood Office of the Legal Aid Society and has been a clinical/adjunct professor at New York University School of Law, Fordham University School of Law and New York Law School. Kelly sits on numerous boards, including the Board of Directors for the New York County Lawyers Association and was the co-founder of the Coalition of Independent Legal Aid/Legal Services Providers.
"We are thrilled to be joined by a recognized leader in the legal services world who will direct our pro bono efforts. Whether it concerns issues of housing, health care or immigration, no one has more dedication than Lynn when it comes to lawyering for the poor," says Samuel W. Seymour, Board Chair of the City Bar Justice Center.
Increasing access to justice has been a top priority of the Association since its founding in 1870. But according to Barbara Berger Opotowsky, Executive Director of the New York City Bar "With increased demands on attorneys' time, it is difficult to meet the ever-growing need for pro bono civil legal services. The fact that Lynn knows how to expand and leverage funding and pro bono efforts so that we can reach more people in need is an invaluable resource for both the City Bar and the public."
Kelly is looking forward to starting her new position on October 29, 2007. According to Kelly " To be able to guide the Justice Center as it grows and addresses new legal needs in partnership with the private bar, while still nurturing its existing programs, is an opportunity I couldn't turn down. I am honored to be joining this group of dedicated attorneys committed to equal justice."
The City Bar Justice Center, the pro bono affiliate of the New York City Bar, increases access to justice by leveraging the resources of the New York City legal community. Justice Center projects are focused in three areas: immigrant justice, economic justice and family justice. The Justice Center also operates the city's busiest legal hotline and special projects. The Justice Center annually provides direct legal representation, information and advocacy to over 25,000 poor and vulnerable New Yorkers.
The Association of the Bar of the City of New York was founded in 1870, and is dedicated to maintaining the high ethical standards of the profession, promoting reform of the law, and providing service to the profession and the public. For more information on this release or to arrange for interviews, please contact Oroma Mpi, Association Press Coordinator, at (212) 382-6713 or ompi@nycbar.org.
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