
Andrew Neuhauser
Host: Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc.
Sponsor: Ohio Access to Justice Foundation
Naomi promoted economic justice by providing legal services and other financial advocacy to women living in poverty and facing economic crisis caused by divorce, domestic abuse, and consumer debt.
Women living in poverty are disproportionately impacted by the financial trauma of divorce, especially when they are saddled with debts which will trap their family in poverty. Often, these financial crises are caused by partner abuse, such as the withholding of income, identity theft, and coercive debt. Creditors and debt buyers may mirror and perpetuate patterns of power and control by harassing and deceitfully obtaining default judgments against uninformed and unrepresented defendants. This project expanded Her Justice’s existing services for women in New York City’s five boroughs by providing holistic legal representation and financial advocacy in consumer debt defense cases and in divorces.
During the two-year Fellowship period, Naomi:
Naomi continues to develop the Marital Debt Project at Her Justice as a staff attorney. She is currently working to expand the legal services provided and advocate for systemic awareness and change.
Domestic abuse and identity theft
Why Marital Identity Theft Is So Hard To Fight
Promoting Economic Justice for Women
Host: Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc.
Sponsor: Ohio Access to Justice Foundation
Host: Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County
Sponsor: Pfizer Inc.
Host: Ohio State Legal Services Association
Sponsor: Ohio Access to Justice Foundation
Host: Center for Responsible Lending
Sponsor: Friends and Family of Philip M. Stern