Dear family, friends and colleagues,

As some of you know, I recently became a member of the Junior Advisory Board ("JAB") of Her Justice - an amazing nonprofit that provides free legal services to women and children living in poverty in New York City.  

Her Justice has been an important part of my life for the last seven years.  Over this time, I have spent hundreds of hours representing Her Justice clients in family court matters in Queens, Manhattan and Brooklyn, and, most recently, providing remote legal assistance to a client facing urgent legal needs in the midst of this pandemic.  Her Justice's clients have been disproportionately impacted by current crises facing our nation and need our support today more than they ever have.

For women living in poverty in New York City, the devastating health and economic crisis is not over, and the road to recovery will be long. That's why I hope you'll support me in raising critical funds for the 2021 Her Justice Shift the Power Campaign a commitment to ensuring that women hit hardest by the pandemic have access to financial security, safety, and stability for themselves and their children through the civil justice system. 

Over the past 18 months, we have witnessed systems break down in the face of crisis, leaving women like Her Justice clients to bear the brunt of the fallout. They face lower wages and job loss and often raise their children alone, all while facing increased risk of abuse and exploitation. They are the backbone of our communities. If they do not thrive, neither do we.  We are New Yorkers. We don't leave each other behind.