April 30, 2020
As legal services workers and as members of the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325, the Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320, 1199SEIU, and the National Organization of Legal Services Workers, UAW 2320, we are witness to a historic crisis that is disproportionately affecting the most disadvantaged members of our society, many of whom are our clients. As the staff of the city’s civil legal services providers, most of us represent tenants in Housing Court through the City’s landmark Right to Counsel program. We are fighting side by side with the Right to Counsel NYC Coalition (RTC), Housing Justice for All (HJ4A), and neighborhood-based tenant rights organizations throughout New York City to ensure that our clients are not forced from their homes by this crisis.
We call on our employers to join our unions in standing with the tenants’ movement to demand: 1) that Housing Court remain fully closed for the duration of the COVID-19 crisis, except for the handling of emergency cases that keep tenants safely in their homes; 2) that New York State cancel rent for the duration of the crisis; and 3) that Right to Counsel providers support tenants engaging in rent strikes.
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These demands are necessary in light of the unprecedented health and economic crisis, which has had a disproportionate impact on our clients. Anyone can be infected by COVID-19, but, as a result of systemic racism, the health and economic impact has been far more severe for communities of color. In past economic crises, our government has bailed out banks and major corporations while allowing working-class people — especially immigrants and people of color — to bear the full brunt of the economic fallout. We must not let that happen again. New York City’s tenants, many of whom are our clients, are demanding that our government cancel rent for the duration of the pandemic. A tremendous number of tenants cannot pay rent for the foreseeable future, and many are joining together with their neighbors in a rent strike to take power back in a system that puts property interests before people. Tenants are not ready to go back to “business as usual” with the eviction process while an end to the pandemic is nowhere in sight. We call on all legal services providers to stand with us as we work to ensure that our clients’ voices are heard.
Opposition to the Reopening of Housing Court
We call on our employers to stand in solidarity with the tenants’ movement and join us in demanding that the Housing Court maintain its policy of hearing only emergency cases (such as illegal lock-outs, post-eviction cases, or cases concerning a lack of essential services) for the duration of the pandemic. It would be in contravention of both public health and due process to begin to reopen court, whether virtually or in person, while the pandemic is still raging. We oppose any efforts by the Courts, HRA, or our legal services organizations to find cases to “move forward” during this pandemic when doing so would not be in the best interests of our clients.
First, the proposed virtual appearance structure does not allow parties to create a record of their appearances before the Court; many attorneys do not have access to our case files; and virtual appearances inhibit our clients from meaningfully participating in their case, and will exacerbate inequality due to the digital divide. Virtual appearances are akin to a closed-door justice system that could allow judges to make decisions that potentially harm our clients without the safeguard of the watchful eyes of the public or a record that can be scrutinized and appealed.
Second, the uncertainty of these unique times prevents us from meaningfully advising our clients about the consequences of settlements that may be proposed during virtual court conferences. We don’t know how devastating the pandemic will be, nor do we know how long the eviction moratorium will last, whether legislation will be passed that affects our clients, nor whether HRA will be able to assist our clients in complying with settlements when it is overburdened by the health and economic crisis. What we do know is that our clients do not have to worry about losing their homes as long as the eviction moratorium is in place and Housing Court is closed. We cannot ethically participate in any actions that compromise that position.
Third, the Right to Counsel NYC Coalition has urged legal advocates to push back against any re-opening of housing courts in solidarity with tenants across the City. If the only cases being heard are those with attorneys on both sides, tenants may conclude that it is better to be pro se, undercutting the goal of Right To Counsel. Our values and missions as legal services organizations are undermined if we are complicit in assisting the Court and our adversaries with reopening courts to the detriment of tenants’ due process rights and our public health.
Support for Calls to Cancel Rent
We also express our unequivocal support for the Cancel Rent campaign, and we call on our legal services organizations to publicly support the enactment of Cancel Rent legislation at the state and federal levels. Cancel Rent legislation would forgive all rent, mortgage, and utility payments accrued during COVID-19 while providing emergency relief to small landlords facing hardship and to subsidized and not-for-profit housing. Cancel Rent legislation recognizes that it is the low- and middle-class tenants and homeowners, not big developers and banks, who need help right now. We must cancel housing payments for all New Yorkers until the pandemic and the resulting economic fallout subsides.
Some have expressed reservations that the Cancel Rent legislation will be hard to pass or that it may be challenged as unconstitutional. Without a doubt, the landlords, developers and other corporate actors will do everything in their power to ensure that they can resume business as usual without regard to whether ordinary New Yorkers continue to suffer. It is our job as tenant advocates to fight back. We must show our leaders that New York City’s tenants and homeowners are strong, and will not allow the government to let everyday people suffer — yet again — while the rich get even richer. We are confident, based on the legal research of our members and other experts, that the proposed legislation will be upheld as constitutional. Our organizations should respond to any constitutional concerns by helping to make the legislation better and developing legal strategies to defend it, not by giving up before the fight has even begun.
Support For Rent Strikes
We also agree with the Right to Counsel NYC Coalition that legal services organizations have a responsibility to provide legal support to tenant associations engaging in rent strikes. For more than a century, tenants have used coordinated rent strikes as an effective tactic to force landlords and government actors to provide tenants with much-needed relief. As approximately 40% of tenants are finding themselves unable to pay rent, tenants are banding together in building-wide rent strikes to defend themselves against powerful corporate landlords. In coordination with their neighbors and with the support of tenant advocates and attorneys, tenants can stand strong together. Our legal services organizations must actively support them in this fight.
Whether we provide coordinated support to rent strikes or not, the Courts are going to be flooded with tenants who can’t pay their rent, many of whom will become our clients. It is far better to undertake a proactive, coordinated effort to support building-wide rent strikes than to allow our clients to be divided by powerful corporate landlords bringing individual cases against them. As tenants embark on a rent strike on May 1st, the only question is whether our organizations, which make up the majority of legal services providers in New York City, are going to support them. As unionized legal services workers, we understand the power of collective action and demand that our organizations provide tenants the support they deserve.
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We, the undersigned unions and legal services workers, are ready to fight alongside the tenants’ movement by opposing any efforts to reopen housing court during the pandemic, demanding the passage of Cancel Rent legislation, and providing legal support to tenants’ associations engaging in rent strikes. We call on our legal services organizations to do the same.
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Signatures
Unions
Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325
Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320
National Organization of Legal Services Workers, UAW 2320
SEIU1199
Members (list in formation)
| Name | Union | Employer |
| Aaron S A Moyne | 1199SEIU | The Legal Aid Society |
| Adán Soltren | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Adrienne Warrell | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Mobilization for Justice |
| aisha lewis-mccoy | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Aissatou Barry | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Albert Hor | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | NYLAG |
| Alberto Gonzalez | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Mobilization for Justice |
| Aleksandra Ciric | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Alena Aguilar | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Alex Jacobs | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Alexander Roos | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Alice Hindanov | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | NYLAG |
| Alicia Mason | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Alireza Vaziri | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Mobilization for Justice |
| Alisha Babar | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Allie Cabibbo | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Alyssa Couture | The Legal Aid Society | |
| Amanda Lipari | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Amanda Lipman | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Mobilization for Justice |
| Ana Castillo-Bernabel | 1199SEIU | The Legal Aid Society |
| Andrea Alajbegovic | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Andrew Gerst | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Mobilization for Justice |
| Anna Kalliagas | 1199SEIU | The Legal Aid Society |
| Anna Sim | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Anna Wettstein | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Antoine Morris | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Arlene Rodriguez | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Mobilization for Justice |
| Armando Lopez | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Ashley Ingram | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Ashley Johnson | N/A | The Legal Aid Society |
| Ashley Minett | National Organization of Legal Services Workers, UAW 2320 | Housing Conservation Coordinators |
| Atusa Mozaffari | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Aurora Maoz | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Aviv Lipman | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Ben Choi | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Benjamin Levine | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Beth Baltimore | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Bijoux Shayer-Altamirano | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Mobilization for Justice |
| Brenden Ross | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Mobilization for Justice |
| Bret J. Taylor | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Brett Dolin | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Brian Chen | National Organization of Legal Services Workers, UAW 2320 | National Employment Law Project |
| Brian J Sullivan | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Mobilization for Justice |
| Brian Parcon | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Brianda Guzman | 1199SEIU | The Legal Aid Society |
| Bridget Mullaly | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Mobilization for Justice |
| Bridgette Bissonnette | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Brooke Taylor | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Urban Justice Center |
| Carl Snodgrass | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | CAMBA |
| Caroline Hsu | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Caroline Roe | National Organization of Legal Services Workers, UAW 2320 | Mobilization for Justice |
| Celia Irvine | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| chandra gomes | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Charles Alvarez | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Chiansan Ma | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Christina Francois | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Christina Mulligan | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Mobilization for Justice |
| Christina Simpson | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Christopher Fasano | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Mobilization for Justice |
| Claire Dailey | National Organization of Legal Services Workers, UAW 2320 | Center for Constitutional Rights |
| Claire Gavin | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Clarisa Ortiz | National Organization of Legal Services Workers, UAW 2320 | Urban Justice Center |
| Connor Mealey | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Craig Fielding | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Cristina Castro | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Cynthia L. Rivera | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Cynthia Li | 1199SEIU | The Legal Aid Society |
| Dan Evans | National Organization of Legal Services Workers, UAW 2320 | Goddard-Riverside/West Side SRO Project |
| Danielle King | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Danielle Whiteman | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Dave Singer | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| David Guerrero | 1199SEIU | The Legal Aid Society |
| David Rosen | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Denise Gonzalez | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Mobilization for Justice |
| Devi Vairavan | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Devika M Balaram | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Mobilization for Justice |
| Diamond C. Weaver-Bey | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Diana Li | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Diana Velasquez | National Organization of Legal Services Workers, UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Donovan Rivera | 1199SEIU | The Legal Aid Society |
| Edda Santiago | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Eleanor Spencer | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Elizabeth Dennis | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | NYLAG |
| Elizabeth Reardon | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Elliot C. Edwards | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | NYLAG |
| Ellyn D. Kessler | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Emily Baer | National Organization of Legal Services Workers, UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Emily Davis | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Emily Eaton | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Emily Jacobs | 1199SEIU | The Legal Aid Society |
| Emily Lundgren | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Emily R. Farrell | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Emily Wildman | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Emily Woo Yamasaki | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Emma Rosenberg | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Erica Cooper | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Mobilization for Justice |
| Erika Kuhl | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Erin Neff | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Esther Lee, LMSW | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | Neighborhood Defender Services |
| Evan Henley | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Evelyn Malave | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Evelyn vergeli | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Felicia Leak | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Fitzroy A. Christian | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| François Restrepo | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Gabriela Rodney | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Gabriella Ferrara | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Ghislaine Vargas | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Ghita Schwarz | National Organization of Legal Services Workers, UAW 2320 | Center for Constitutional Rights |
| Glenda Torres | National Organization of Legal Services Workers, UAW 2320 | Goddard-Riverside/West Side SRO Project |
| Gokul Krish | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Mobilization for Justice |
| Gretchen Begley | National Organization of Legal Services Workers, UAW 2320 | Urban Justice Center |
| Haley Pessin | 1199SEIU | The Legal Aid Society |
| Haley Wen | 1199SEIU | The Legal Aid Society |
| Hannah Fishman | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | NYLAG |
| Hazel Alessandrini | National Organization of Legal Services Workers, UAW 2320 | Urban Justice Center |
| Heather Goldberg | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Heather Ramirez | 1199SEIU | The Legal Aid Society |
| Heather Saslovsky | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Heather Squatriglia | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Heidi Cain | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Helen Martinez | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Hoda Mitwally | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Ian Spiridigliozzi | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Ilan Norwood | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Ishan R. Banerjee | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Ivan Marchena | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | |
| Izel Fortunato | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Jamie Kang | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Jamshid Saloor | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Jane White | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Jannelys Mercedes | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Japel Filiaci | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Jaritza Molin | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Jason Rayl | None | Unemployed |
| Jason Wu | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Javeria Hashmi | National Organization of Legal Services Workers, UAW 2320 | Mobilization for Justice |
| Jaylan Daniels | 1199SEIU | The Legal Aid Society |
| Jeffre Rose | 1199SEIU | The Legal Aid Society |
| Jeffrey Senter | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Jennifer A. Rubin | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Jennifer Alexis | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Jennifer Valentin | 1199SEIU | The Legal Aid Society |
| jennvine wong | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Jennys De La Rosa, LMSW | 1199SEIU | The Legal Aid Society |
| Jeremiah Schlotman | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Jerry Washington | 1199SEIU | The Legal Aid Society |
| Jesse Daniels | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Jesse Levitsky | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Mobilization for Justice |
| Jessica Battle | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Jessica Kulig | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Jim Provost | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | retired member LSSA. worked for LSNYC for 31 years. |
| Joanna Laine | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Joanne Koslofsky | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Retired – LSNYC, MFJ |
| Joe Rosenberg | PSC CUNY | CUNY Law School |
| Johan Brooks | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Johanna C | Medical Field | Health system |
| Johanna Ocana | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Johanna Ponce | National Organization of Legal Services Workers, UAW 2320 | Urban Justice Center |
| John McDonald | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Jorge Lema Rodriguez | 1199SEIU | The Legal Aid Society |
| Josh Komarovsky | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Goddard-Riverside/West Side SRO Project |
| Joshua Elmore | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Juan Beritan | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Julia Remotti | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Mobilization for Justice |
| Julie Kash | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Jusselia Molina | 1199SEIU | The Legal Aid Society |
| Justin Cope | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Kai-lin Hsu | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Kat Meyers | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Katherine Ellis | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | Mobilization for Justice |
| Katherine M. Groot | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Katie Crisona | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Katie Roussos | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Katrina Tomer | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Kelsey Waldron | National Organization of Legal Services Workers, UAW 2320 | Bay Area Legal Aid |
| Kensing Ng | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Kevin Duffy-Greaves | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Kim Robinson | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Kip Bastedo | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Kitanya Kelly | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Kulsoom K. Ijaz | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Laboni Rahman | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Lailah Hanit Pepe | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| LaKisha Crawford | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Landry Haarmann | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Laura C Dismore | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Lauren Fazzino | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | Center for Family Representation |
| Lauren Katzman | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Lauren Restivo | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Laurie Dick | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Leah Margulies, Esq. | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | CAMBA |
| Leah Martin | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Leigh Mangum | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Lelia A. James | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Lester Helfman | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Linda Holmes | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Lindsay Cowen | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Lisa Edwards | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Lisa Ohta | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Liz Fisher | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Mobilization for Justice |
| LT Tierney | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Luciris Salceso | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Lucy Herschel | 1199SEIU | The Legal Aid Society |
| Luis Rosario Rodriguez | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Luz Soto | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Luz-Delia Laureano | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Lynexa Owens | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Maggie Saalfield | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Maria D’Amelio | 1199SEIU | The Legal Aid Society |
| Maria Melchor | 1199SEIU | The Legal Aid Society |
| Marina Gonik | National Organization of Legal Services Workers, UAW 2320 | Mobilization for Justice |
| Mario Fitzgerald | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Marisa Menna | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | CAMBA |
| Marlene Vasquez | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Marva C. Brown | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Matt Longobardi | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Mobilization for Justice |
| Meagan Potter | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Meaghan Whyte | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Mobilization for Justice |
| Megan Campbell | 1199SEIU | The Legal Aid Society |
| Megan Harney | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Melanie Morales | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Melissa Roman | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| melvin saravia | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Michael Gibbons | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Michael Kang | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Michael Letwin | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Michael Pate | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Michelle Quinn | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Mikailla Carwin | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Mimi Rosenberg | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Morgan Guinnip | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Muska Akbari | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| N. Gumbs-Fahie | 1199SEIU | The Legal Aid Society |
| Nancy Bedard | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Natalie Goncharov | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Nelson Mar | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Nereen | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Nicholas Raskin | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Nnamdia Gooding | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Nora Demere | 1199SEIU | The Legal Aid Society |
| Nora Gay | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Nora Kenty | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Mobilization for Justice |
| Norey Lee Navarro | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Omolola Omoyosi | National Organization of Legal Services Workers, UAW 2320 | Mobilization for Justice |
| Orly Rogers-Figueroa | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | Mobilization for Justice |
| Patrick Langhenry | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Patrick Tyrrell | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Mobilization for Justice |
| Paul Leroux | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Perry McCall | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Pooja Patel | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | CAMBA |
| Rachel Clapp | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Rachel W. W. Granfield | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Rebecca Kurti | 1199SEIU | The Legal Aid Society |
| Regina Gennari | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Reid Murdoch | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | Neighborhood Defender Services |
| Reisy Veloz | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Mobilization for Justice |
| Richard Blum | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Richard Velasquez jr | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Goddard-Riverside/West Side SRO Project |
| Richell Lisboa | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Rigodis Appling | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Robin Karasyk | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Rohit Chandan | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Rosa Cabrera | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Rosalie Orta | 1199SEIU | The Legal Aid Society |
| Rosbely Mata | National Organization of Legal Services Workers, UAW 2320 | Goddard-Riverside/West Side SRO Project |
| Roslyn R. Morrison | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Roxanna Henry | National Organization of Legal Services Workers, UAW 2320 | Urban Justice Center |
| Roxy Chang | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | Asian Americans for Equality |
| Russell Crane | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Sade Stephenson | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Sadie Miner | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | Neighborhood Defender Services |
| Sagar Sharma | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Salima Tongo | National Organization of Legal Services Workers, UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Samantha Diaz | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Samantha Marder | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Sandra Gresl | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Mobilization for Justice |
| Sara Smith | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Sarah Baek | National Organization of Legal Services Workers, UAW 2320 | Urban Justice Center |
| sayeda abbas | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Sayra Gordillo | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| sean farrow | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Shamus Hogan | 1199SEIU | The Legal Aid Society |
| Sharone Miodovsky | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Shayan Mirzahaidar | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Shirin Dhanani | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Mobilization for Justice |
| Shirley Luong | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Soelma Shagdarova | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Sonja Shield | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Stacey A Silliman | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Stacy Bisignano | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Stefanie Morse | 1199SEIU | The Legal Aid Society |
| Stephanie Cordero | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Stephanie Costa | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Stephanie Pope | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Stephanie Ramdhari | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Steven Succop | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Steven Wasserman | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | |
| Susan Baldwin | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Susan Kingsland | 1199SEIU | The Legal Aid Society |
| Susan Morris | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Tangier Harper | National Organization of Legal Services Workers, UAW 2320 | Mobilization for Justice |
| Tanvee Trehan | National Organization of Legal Services Workers, UAW 2320 | Urban Justice Center |
| Tarini | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Taylor James | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Taylor Zelony | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Tiffany Acevedo | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Tyrone Davis | National Organization of Legal Services Workers, UAW 2320 | Goddard-Riverside/West Side SRO Project |
| Urooj Rahman | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Valeria Villa | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Vance Gathing | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Vanessa Acevedo | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Vania Tseng | National Organization of Legal Services Workers, UAW 2320 | Urban Justice Center |
| Veronica Corsaro | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Violeta Arciniega | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Wendy Baez | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | TakeRoot Justice |
| Wendy Grullon | Mobilization for Justice | |
| Wilesca Belhomme | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Yadira Jarquín | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Yasmin Davis | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Yazmin Carrasco | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Yes | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| yes | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Yessenia M | Legal Services Staff Association, NOLSW/UAW 2320 | Legal Services NYC |
| Ying-Ying Ma | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |
| Yvonne Pagan | 1199SEIU | The Legal Aid Society |
| Zoie Mair | Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, UAW 2325 | The Legal Aid Society |