News Release
Texas Access to Justice Foundation
AUSTIN, Texas – The
Texas Access to Justice Foundation, in partnership with Equal Justice Works,
has announced the 2015 Texas Equal Justice Works Fellows,
Esther Kim and Tovah Pentelovitch. The recent law school graduates have
developed new and innovative legal projects that will impact lives and serve
communities in desperate need of legal assistance. The two-year
Fellowship
projects begin in September.
Tovah
Pentelovitch, a graduate of The University of Texas School of Law, will work
in the Austin office of Texas RioGrande Legal Aid.
She
will work to curb problematic use of Disciplinary Alternative Education
Programs in Austin and underserved regions. Efforts will include outreach
and representation of some of the most at-risk students in school
disciplinary proceedings.
Continuing Fellows
from the 2014 class sponsored by the Texas Access to Justice Foundation are:
Olivia Mathis, Catholic Charities Cabrini Center, Houston; Gonzalo Serrano,
Equal Justice Center, Dallas/Fort Worth; Johnathan Silva, Lone Star Legal
Aid, Houston; and Mani Nezami, Thurgood Marshall School of Law’s Earl Carl
Institute, Houston.
The
2016 EJW Fellowship Application/Selection Process opens July 6,
2015. The application and supporting paperwork are due to Equal Justice
Works no later than 5 pm EDT on Sept. 18, 2015. E-mail Lisa Melton at
LDMelton@tajf.org for more information.
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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