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The Justice Center News blog features our advocacy on issues affecting low-income New Yorkers today and the latest CBJC happenings. For press releases, click here. For publications, click here.
Economic Empowerment Resource Guide for Domestic Violence Survivors
by CBJC StaffOctober 31, 2016
The City Bar Justice Center works with hundreds of domestic violence survivors each year, helping them to rebuild their lives with the assistance of pro bono attorneys. To further support survivors, we have recently updated the “Economic Empowerment Resource Guide.”
Read moreVeterans’ Legal Series Ep. 7: “Overview of Discharge Upgrades Part 2”
by CBJC StaffOctober 28, 2016
In Episode 7 of the Veterans’ Legal Series, Veterans Assistance Project Director Kent Eiler explains the difference between a Discharge Upgrade from the Department of Defense and an Independent Characterization of Service from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
Read moreVeterans Day Breakfast and CLE for Veterans Assistance Project Volunteers
by CBJC Staff
This Veterans Day, CBJC is thanking Veterans Assistance Project volunteers with a free breakfast and CLE. VAP volunteers who can attend the event are encouraged to RSVP to Meg McCarthy.
Read moreWhy Foreclosure Defense Helps Decrease the Racial Wealth Gap
by Brianna NoonanOctober 27, 2016
While foreclosure is no longer as hot a topic as it was in the months following the 2008 Great Recession, it still affects tens of thousands of New Yorkers at rates higher than those before the 2008 crisis.[1] Although new foreclosures are decreasing, subprime-lending related foreclosures continue to have a devastating effect on the racial … Continue reading Why Foreclosure Defense Helps Decrease the Racial Wealth Gap
Read moreLeaders in the Law: Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg & Sonia Sotomayor
by Christina Overton
Lawyers, law students, and curious minds eager to hear from U.S. Supreme Court Justices filled the New York City Bar Association on Tuesday night. The hot ticket of the evening was The Barbara Paul Robinson Series: Profiles of Leaders in the Law, with U.S. Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg & Sonia Sotomayor.
Read moreCBJC Celebrates Outstanding Volunteers at the Jeremy Epstein Awards
by CBJC StaffOctober 26, 2016
The City Bar Justice Center kicked off National Pro Bono Week on Monday, October 24th with the 2016 Jeremy G. Epstein Awards for Outstanding Pro Bono Service. Pro bono is the driving force of CBJC’s mission to increase access to justice by utilizing the NYC legal community, and the annual awards celebrate the CBJC volunteers … Continue reading CBJC Celebrates Outstanding Volunteers at the Jeremy Epstein Awards
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