News Release
Texas Access to Justice Foundation
AUSTIN, Texas – The
Texas Access to Justice Foundation, in partnership with Equal Justice Works,
has announced the 2017 Texas Equal Justice Works Fellows. The nine recent
law school graduates chosen as Fellows have developed new and innovative
legal projects that will serve communities in desperate need of legal
assistance. The two-year Fellowship projects begin in September.
Since
2002, the Texas Access to Justice Foundation, as part of its commitment to
ensuring access to justice for the poor, has sponsored the Fellowship
projects.
This
year’s Equal Justice Works Fellows are:
Stephanie Champion,UCLA
School of Law
Cristian Sanchez
Natalie
Schultheis,
UC Berkeley, School of Law, ProBAR–Harlingen
Rebecca
Eisenbrey,
University of Michigan Law School
Brettney Moore,
South
Texas College of Law, Beacon
Law–Houston
Ann
Garcia
Camille
Van Kote
Daphne
Wilson,
Emory
University, Texas Legal Services Center–Austin
The
2018 EJW Fellowship Application/Selection Process opens June 28,
2017. The application and supporting paperwork are due to Equal Justice
Works no later than 5 p.m. EDT on September 27, 2017.
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The
Texas Access to Justice Foundation, created by the Supreme Court of
Texas in 1984, is the largest state-based funding source for the provision
of civil legal aid in Texas. The organization is committed to the vision
that all Texans will have equal access to justice, regardless of their
income. The Foundation administers a variety of funding sources, which are
earmarked to assist nonprofit organizations in providing legal aid to
approximately 100,000 Texas families each year. For more information, please
visit: www.teajf.org.
Contact: Kimberly Schmitt512-320-0099, ext. 104 kschmitt@teajf.org
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