USHAA Foundation

Volunteer attorneys address immigration matters and other legal issues at Union City event tomorrow. Read more: http://tinyurl.com/mv85nuo

The research completed by the 2016 USHAA Fellows regarding the unmet legal needs of the poor and alternate models of addressing the same was presented to the New Jersey State Bar Association yesterday. It was well received and the system developed based on the research has the promise of helping many of the estimated 80 percent of the population that cannot access legal help. In its 9th year, the USHAA Fellowship is a pipeline program managed from the law firm of Gibbons PC that has helped many Latino and other minority students to become lawyers. I could not be prouder of our almost 70 graduates. Well done!! I want to thank my friends at Gibbons PC, Abraham Lopez, and Tom Prol - President, NJ State Bar Association for allowing these brilliant young scholars an opportunity to work on something so important.

2016 Fellowship Class will tackle the development of diversity and inclusion best practices for persons with disabilities. The second project this year will help develop a service platform to help bridge the gap for unmet legal needs in New Jersey. As in prior 8 years, all work product resulting from the fellowship will be used to formulate policy in industry.