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News Release
Texas Access to Justice Foundation
AUSTIN, Texas – The
Texas Access to Justice Foundation (TAJF), in partnership with Equal Justice
Works, has announced the 2016 Texas Equal Justice Works Fellows: Hannah
Alexander, Brooke Bischoff, Hannah Herzog, Ted Evans and Beatrice Roger. 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.
Since
2002, the Texas Access to Justice Foundation, as part of its commitment to
ensuring access to justice for the poor, has sponsored the Equal Justice
Works Fellowship projects. The two-year Fellowship projects begin in
September.
·
Hannah Alexander,
University of Texas School of Law, Equal Justice Center, Dallas. Provide
representation to help low-wage, immigrant janitorial workers challenge and
prevent workplace sexual assault, theft-of-wages, employer fraud schemes,
and similar severe employment abuses.
·
Brooke Bischoff,
Northeastern University School of Law, Diocesan Migrant & Refugee Services,
El Paso. Provide direct holistic and comprehensive representation to
vulnerable low-income female immigrants who have experienced trafficking,
violence, crime, or have fled from their country of origin and face wrongful
deportation.
·
Hannah Herzog
University of Texas School of Law, Texas Civil Rights Project, Houston.
Address issues relating to accommodations, and treating people with mental
health needs in institutions through litigation, outreach, direct services,
and advocacy.
·
Ted Evans,
University of Houston Law Center, Disability Rights Texas, Houston
(co-sponsored by Sutherland). Provide legal advocacy and community outreach
to people with disabilities isolated in work shelters earning pennies an
hour in poor work conditions, and shut down the school-to-work shelter
pipeline.
·
Beatrice Roger,
Northwestern University School of Law, Lone Star Legal Aid, Houston
(co-sponsored by Greenberg Traurig LLP). Provide legal advocacy to crime
victims, address the cyclical nature of crime by acknowledging and managing
trauma, and diminish juvenile crime by incorporating restorative practices
into schools.
This
year, the Foundation is fortunate to have the support of the law firm of
Greenberg Traurig LLP and Sutherland to co-sponsor a Fellowship.
“Greenberg Traurig is proud to sponsor Equal Justice Works Fellows in their
work with the Texas Access to Justice Foundation,” said Doug Atnipp, Texas
Co-Regional Operating Shareholder for Greenberg Traurig, LLP. “Giving back
to the communities in which we live and work is an important part of who we
are as a firm.”
“We at
Sutherland are very pleased to support this Fellowship in partnership with
the TAJF. Equal Justice Works (EJW) has launched scores of impactful
public interest careers in its 30 years,” said John Fleming, Pro Bono
Partner at Sutherland Asbill
& Brennan LLP.
“Sutherland’s lawyers look forward to working with Ted, TAJF and EJW to help
this project make a real difference.”
Continuing Fellows from the 2015 class sponsored by the Texas Access to
Justice Foundation are: Esther Kim, Lone Star Legal Aid,
Houston; and Tovah Pentalovitch, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Austin.
The
2017 EJW Fellowship
Application/Selection Process is open through Sept. 16, 2016. The
application and supporting paperwork are due to Equal Justice Works no later
than 5 pm EDT on Sept. 16, 2016. See,
http://www.teajf.org/grants/fellowships.aspx for more information.
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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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