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CUNY Law Leads the Nation with Most Fellows Selected for Prestigious Immigration Justice Corps Advocacy Program
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Muhammad Faridi ’07 Appointed Civilian Representative on NYPD Oversight Committee
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Class Notes for January 2023
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From Paralegal to Partner: Jason Moor ’21 advances the face of public interest
He entered the evening program with over a decade of experience in law and business. Now, his leadership as a Partner at S. R. Labby LLP helps drive innovative work as well as pro bono advocacy for disability awareness and clients with aphasia.
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Four Alums Awarded 2022-2023 LaunchPad for Justice Fellowships
Fellows Eric Graf, Madison Griffin, Jonathan Silva, and Kyle Smith will participate in programs under the Center for Court Innovation. Their collective ambitions and passions are set to make justice more accessible and advance civil rights.
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Recent Graduate Kat Gafycz Stands for Climate Justice in Austin
Kat Gafycz ’22 went to Texas to present her proposal that could transform climate justice: affirmative citizen suit provisions granting standing to youth plaintiffs enabling them to bring suit against an agency’s act or failure to act. What she left with affirmed her faith in herself and the work ahead.
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Two New Grads Named Equal Justice Works Fellows
Uruj Sheikh ’22 and KB White ’22 designed two-year projects with their sponsor organizations focused on building sustainable solutions in the communities they serve as part of the prestigious post-grad fellowship.
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In the Balance with Christina Das ’20
Esteemed alum Christina Das takes us inside her law school experience, her adventures in becoming CUNY Law’s first full-time hire at the NAACP LDF, and how she balances her passion for voting rights advocacy with life outside lawyering.
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Eight 2021 Alum Awarded a LaunchPad for Justice Fellowship
Meet the 2021-2022 LaunchPad Student Fellows. Their collective bios tell our CUNY Law story and give us a glimpse of where we are going. And it’s inspiring!
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Cesar Vargas ’11 Awarded the David Prize to Support Immigrants and Families in Military
Cesar and a coalition of lawyers, non-profit organizations, academic institutions, and representatives of local and state government will empower military immigrants and their families as they navigate law.
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CUNY Law Unites with Community Orgs. and City Partners to Form TPS Clinic For Haitian New Yorkers
Life of Hope, in partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, the Office of the Public Advocate, and CUNY Law’s Community Legal Resource Network (CLRN) are hosting a weekly clinic in Brooklyn to assist with TPS applications.
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Two CUNY Law Professors and Alums are Awarded Fulbrights
Professor Julia Hernandez ’12 receives the Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Human Rights and Social Justice at the University of Ottawa, and Professor Lisa Davis ’08 receives the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Award to the Netherlands.
