Released on: September 24, 2007, 11:19 am

Press Release Author: New York City Bar Association

Industry: Law

Press Release Summary: The City Bar Justice Center (CBJC) welcomes its new Executive
Director, Lynn M. Kelly. The CBJC is the pro bono sister organization of the New
York City Bar Association. As Executive Director, Kelly will lead one of the city\'s
premier providers of free services to low-income New Yorkers. Kelly previously
served as the Executive Director of MFY Legal Services.

Press Release Body: For Immediate Release Contact: Oroma Mpi
September 24, 2007 (212) 382-6713


NY CITY BAR JUSTICE CENTER ANNOUNCES LYNN M. KELLY AS NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR


New York - Lynn M. Kelly will be the New York City Bar Justice Center's new
Executive Director announced Barry Kamins, President of the Justice Center, today.
She will take the helm of one of the city's premier providers of pro bono services
for indigent New Yorkers, including immigrants, victims of violence, ex offenders
trying to re-enter society, the homeless and New Yorkers seeking help on a variety
of legal matters.

Kelly has been the Executive Director of MFY Legal Services since 1998 and has been
an active participant and leader at the New York City Bar and other Bar Associations
throughout New York State. She has devoted her career to the legal needs of the
poor which started upon her graduation from New York University Law School in 1982.


Kelly later became the Director of Litigation in the Harlem Neighborhood Office of
the Legal Aid Society and has been a clinical/adjunct professor at New York
University School of Law, Fordham University School of Law and New York Law School.
Kelly sits on numerous boards, including the Board of Directors for the New York
County Lawyers Association and was the co-founder of the Coalition of Independent
Legal Aid/Legal Services Providers.

"We are thrilled to be joined by a recognized leader in the legal services world who
will direct our pro bono efforts. Whether it concerns issues of housing, health
care or immigration, no one has more dedication than Lynn when it comes to lawyering
for the poor," says Samuel W. Seymour, Board Chair of the City Bar Justice Center.

Increasing access to justice has been a top priority of the Association since its
founding in 1870. But according to Barbara Berger Opotowsky, Executive Director of
the New York City Bar "With increased demands on attorneys' time, it is difficult to
meet the ever-growing need for pro bono civil legal services. The fact that Lynn
knows how to expand and leverage funding and pro bono efforts so that we can reach
more people in need is an invaluable resource for both the City Bar and the public."

Kelly is looking forward to starting her new position on October 29, 2007.
According to Kelly " To be able to guide the Justice Center as it grows and
addresses new legal needs in partnership with the private bar, while still nurturing
its existing programs, is an opportunity I couldn't turn down. I am honored to be
joining this group of dedicated attorneys committed to equal justice."

The City Bar Justice Center, the pro bono affiliate of the New York City Bar,
increases access to justice by leveraging the resources of the New York City legal
community. Justice Center projects are focused in three areas: immigrant justice,
economic justice and family justice. The Justice Center also operates the city's
busiest legal hotline and special projects. The Justice Center annually provides
direct legal representation, information and advocacy to over 25,000 poor and
vulnerable New Yorkers.

The Association of the Bar of the City of New York was founded in 1870, and is
dedicated to maintaining the high ethical standards of the profession, promoting
reform of the law, and providing service to the profession and the public. For more
information on this release or to arrange for interviews, please contact Oroma Mpi,
Association Press Coordinator, at (212) 382-6713 or ompi@nycbar.org.

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Contact Details: Oroma Mpi, J.D.
Press Officer

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New York, NY 10036
T: 212.382.6713
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