A Handbook for Legal Aid Attorneys 1 Version 7/21/14 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
2 Human Rights in the United States: A Handbook for Legal Aid Attorneys 1 Version 7/21/14 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The Handbook was prepared by the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law at American University Washington College of Law (the “Center”) through its Local Human Rights Lawyering Project. We are especially grateful to the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty, the Human Rights Clinic and the Human Rights Institute at Columbia Law School, as well as Professor Carrie Bettinger-Lopez at the University of Miami School of Law, and Professor Martha Davis at Northeastern School of Law, for granting us permission to adapt their previously published works for sections of this Handbook. Lauren E. Bartlett, Project Director of the Local Human Rights Lawyering Project, developed the concept for the Handbook, adapted the previously published works mentioned above, compiled Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.9, 5.10, 5.12 and 5.13 of the Handbook, and supervised the additional research and editing of the Handbook. Other contributors to the research and drafting of the Handbook include: Lynsay Gott, Acting Director of Human Rights USA, Sections 5.1, 5.7. and 5.8; Sarah Paoletti, Director of the Transnational Legal Clinic at University of Pennsylvania School of Law, Section 5.2; Erik Pitchal, former advisory board member for the Project, Section 5.6.; Kevin Cremin, Director of Litigation for Disability and Aging Rights for MFY Legal Services, Inc., Section 5.10; Pamela Brown, Director of the Bi-National Family Violence Project of Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc., Section 5.11; Professor Martha Davis at Northeastern School of Law, Risa Kaufman, Executive Director of the Human Rights Clinic at Columbia Law School, and John Pollock, Coordinator, National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel, Section 5.13.
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