May 2, 2022
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Recently, BLB&G's Diversity Committee hosted a panel discussion in celebration of Women's History Month. The panel consisted of Whitney Hayes, Criminal Defense Attorney at Bronx Defenders, who represents low-income Bronx residents in the justice system; and Nora Carroll, co-founder of the Parole Preparation Project and Public Defender at Legal Aid Society, who defends accused parole violators at Rikers Island. Both speakers have dedicated their careers to supporting those in the justice system, and they shared their stories and provided the team with insights on the work that they do on a daily basis, and offered their thoughts on navigating issues of gender inequality in the legal industry and criminal justice system. Whitney is a past recipient of the BLB&G Public Interest Law Fellowship at Columbia Law School, which provides Fellows working in public interest law with 100% of the funding needed to make payments on their law school tuition loans.
More information on the Fellowship and BLB&G’s Diversity Committee is available here.