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NYCLA Justice Center
NYCLA JUSTICE CENTER
Mission Statement
The mission of the Justice Center is to combine the resources, position and membership of the New York County Lawyers’ Association with those of academia, the bench and the bar, and to partner with non-lawyer community leaders and groups to identify and understand legal and social justice issues, promote access to justice, and act as a catalyst for meaningful improvement in, and a positive perception of, the administration of justice in New York State.
NYCLA Justice Center Advisory Board
Co-chaired by Stephen C. Lessard and Seymour James, the Justice Center includes lawyers, judges, academics and community representatives.
Stephen C. Lessard, Co-Chair
Latham & Watkins, LLP
stephen.lessard@lw.com
Hon. Richard Berman
U.S. District Court, Southern District
richard_berman@nysd.uscourts.gov
Mary Bleiberg
Institutional Advancement and Development, Queens Library
marybleiberg@gmail.com
Collin Bull
Collin D. Bull, Esq
cbull@bullcd.com
Marian Burnbaum
Educational Administrator, NYC Department of Education
mcburnbaum@aol.com
Jai Chandrasekhar
Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP
jai@blbglaw.com
Vincent T. Chang
Wollmuth Maher & Deutsch LLP
vchang@wmd-law.com
Dora Galacatos
Feerick Center for Social Justice
Fordham University School of Law
galacatos@law.fordham.edu
James B. Kobak, Jr.
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
kobak@hugheshubbard.com
Debra Lesser
Director, NYC Department of Education
dlesser@schools.nyc.gov
Hon. Joan Madden
maddenjoan1@gmail.com
Hon. Joseph Kevin McKay
jkevinmck3@gmail.com
Seymour James, Co-Chair
Barket Epstein Kearon Aldea & Lo Turco, LLP
sjames@barketepstein.com
Michael McNamara
Seward & Kissel, LLP
mcnamara@sewkis.com
Sateesh Nori
The Legal Aid Society
sateesh@justfix.org
Bonnie Nuzum
bonnienuzum@gmail.com
George Santana
gsantanalaw@gmail.com
Maureen Ketler Schad
Norton Rose Fulbright LLP US
maureen.schad@nortonrosefulbright.com
Elliot Shields
Roth & Roth LLP
eshields@rothandrothlaw.com
Asha Smith
asha.smith@gmail.com
Hon. Elizabeth S. Stong
US Bankruptcy Court, E.D.N.Y.
elizabeth_stong@nyeb.uscourts.gov
Lewis Tesser
Tesser, Ryan & Rochman, LLP
Ltesser@tesserryan.com
David Udell
National Center for Access to Justice
dudell@fordham.edu
Hon. Robert D. Weisel
bobusij@aol.com
Ralph L. Wolf
NYS UCS Office for Justice Initiatives
rlwolf@nycourts.gov