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