Rachel Lieb
Host: New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG)
Sponsor: Baker McKenzie, Merck & Co., Inc.
Through a Medical-Legal Partnership, Brittany provided critical and comprehensive legal services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in Alameda County’s Highland Hospital.
Alameda County harbors 200,000 people living in poverty, and Highland is their safety net hospital. Nearly 90,000 patients circulate through Highland’s Emergency Department each year, and one-third of its female trauma patients present for DV-related injuries. Providers in the hospital’s non-emergency clinics report a high prevalence of DV as well. While Highland’s staff members often refer these patients out to legal nonprofits, very few victims actually receive legal services.
In the past two years, Brittany has:
Now that the Fellowship is complete, Brittany plans to:
Host: New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG)
Sponsor: Baker McKenzie, Merck & Co., Inc.
Host: Greater Boston Legal Services
Sponsor: General Electric Company, King & Spalding LLP
Host: Illinois Prison Project
Sponsor: Albert & Anne Mansfield Foundation
Host: Battered Women’s Justice Project
Sponsor: Medtronic, Robins Kaplan LLP
Current Fellow