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STAFF ATTORNEY
Summary
Accomplished housing attorney, with over eight years of experience as a litigator, trainer, public speaker, and supervisor with a demonstrated commitment to economic justice, civil liberties and civil rights. Positions prior to legal career afforded experience in legislative advocacy, policy reform and fundraising. Admitted NYS Bar September 2009. A/k/a Sally Robinson.
Education
J.D.2008City University of New York City, State
Bachelor of Arts: Creative Writing2001New York UniversityCity, State
Experience
Staff Attorney06/2014 to CurrentState Of IndianaGary Ridge Road , INAs part of the Brooklyn Neighborhood Office, represents tenants throughout Brooklyn in Kings County Housing Court, Kings County Supreme Court, Appellate Term Second Department and Appellate Division First Department for trials and appeals in individual and building-wide cases. Argued claims under the ADA and Fair Housing Act for disabled tenant before Appellate Division First Dept. Represents tenants in NYCHA termination hearings. Engages in informal advocacy with a broad range of city and state agencies. Conducts trainings for new hires. Interacts with public officials and media. Member of panel on ethical obligations of attorneys when interacting with the media at Cardozo Law School.
Supervising Attorney, Staff Attorney06/2009 to 05/2014Health & Hospital CorporationNorth Indianapolis , IN
At Bushwick-based community organization, balanced a 40-65 case caseload of nonpayment, holdover, HP and administrative hearings for low-income tenants. Lead community education and outreach efforts, including media outreach. Co-counseled high-profile HP contempt trial with Legal Services of New York (Brent Meltzer, of counsel), Calero, et al. v. Linden Ventures, Joel Israel which generated a groundswell of public concern about widespread, egregious tenant harassment.
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Legal Intern09/2007 to 06/2008International Women's Human Rights Clinic At CUNY LawCity , STATE

Conducted legal research and drafted memoranda on international legal issues such as obtaining personal jurisdiction on foreign sovereigns, statutes of limitations on torts perpetrated by foreign diplomats in the U.S. and methods of attachment and execution of sovereign property post-judgment. Also, drafteda section of a motion for default judgment to be filed in Southern District of New York for a claim under the Alien Tort Claims Act, alleging human rights violations.

Legal Intern/Advocate Assistance Manual Writer05/2007 to 02/2009Legal MomentumCity , STATE

Followed up a legal internship in the summer of 2007 with a consultancy updating a manual used to help T-visa and U-visa holding sexual assault victims. Internship required analyzing proposed changes to Violence Against Women Act in Senate's 2007 immigration reform bill, providing legal support nationwide on VAWA-related protections, and researching effects of HUD regulations on battered immigrant women.

Development Associate, Co-Chair NYC Bill of Rights Defense Campaign08/2003 to 08/2005New York Civil Liberties Union FoundationCity , STATE

Planned and executed the organization's fundraising events and major donor cultivation. Bolstered revenue from annual Reproductive Rights Project reception by over 30% in 2005 developing matching grant fundraising techniques. In free time, volunteered to head a steering committee for the NYC Bill of Rights Defense Campaign, a volunteer-led campaign that successfully lobbied to pass a City Council resolution affirming R.N.C. demonstrators' rights.

Memberships and Affiliations
Co-chair, Brooklyn Tenants Lawyers Network
Member, New York City Bar Association Committee on Civil Rights
Publications and Public Appearances
Sarah R. Robinson, The Voting Game, 16 Berkeley J. Afr.-Am. L. & Pol'y 85 (2015). As part of a symposium on voting rights law in the wake of the devastating 2013 U.S. Supreme Court case, Shelby County v. Holder, this law review note explores the fallacious reasoning of the majority.
Languages
Strong proficiency in French, beginner (A2) level Spanish
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School Attended

  • City University of New York
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    Bachelor of Arts : Creative Writing 2001

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