Protecting the Rights of the Vulnerable: Elder Law Clinic
May 1, 2013
The Elder Law Clinic helps protect the rights of vulnerable people who may not be able to make decisions for themselves.
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Protecting the Rights of the Vulnerable: Elder Law Clinic
Lynn Lu: Defending Access to Public Benefits
May 1, 2013
In her first year at CUNY Law, Clinical Law Professor Lynn Lu has enjoyed teaching the lawyering seminar to first-year students in the fall; this semester, she’s co-teaching the Economic Justice Project (EJP) with EJP founder Professor Stephen Loffredo.
Alex Berrio Matamoros: Enhancing Research with Technology
May 1, 2013
“I’m the librarian with probably the fewest books on my bookshelf,” said Alex Berrio Matamoros, the new emerging technologies librarian and library associate professor.
Lending a Voice: Janet Malone (’89)
May 1, 2013
“I always wanted to give a voice to those who didn’t have one,” recalled Judge Janet Malone (’89).
Alan White: Advocating for Economic Justice
May 1, 2013
Wander past Professor Alan White’s office after class and you may find his students deep in conversation about the recent financial crisis and foreclosure situation.
Elder Law Clinic: Students’ Perspectives
May 1, 2013
Third-year Elder Law Clinic students Carolyn Fakury, Mary Elizabeth Murray, and Katie Redmon, along with Nora Moran, a social work intern from Hunter College, discuss the clinic and what inspired them to become lawyers.
Florence Kerner: Preparing Students for the Bar
May 1, 2013
If you had been a student at Orientation this past fall and met Florence Kerner, you would not have forgotten her enthusiasm and sheer excitement during that program.
Serving Vulnerable Elders and Their Families: Elizabeth Valentin (’01)
May 1, 2013
Elizabeth Valentin (’01) laughed when asked how she got interested in elder law.
Nina Chernoff: Committed to Client-Centered Lawyering
May 1, 2013
It happened by chance. Associate Professor Nina Chernoff had just moved to New York and had not heard about CUNY Law until she paused to speak with CUNY Law professors Babe Howell and Natalie Gomez-Velez at a criminal law lecture.
Providing Caring Guardians: Laura Negrón (’07)
May 1, 2013
“Way too often we see horrific incidences of financial exploitation in the elder law cases that come to us,” said Laura Negrón (’07).
