06.30.21 —Andra Lehotay de León ’23 has been selected to join the inaugural class of the Equal Justice Works Disaster Resilience Program Student Fellows. She is one of six law students who will spend eight to ten weeks during the summer working alongside Equal Justice Works Disaster Resilience Program Fellows in Texas and Florida as they help underserved communities prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters.
At Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, Lehotay de León will work with EJW Fellow Maria Vazquez to ensure that immigrants in Harris County, Texas, have access to the immigration legal services they need to help them in the disaster recovery and preparedness process.
“The COVID-19 pandemic and the staggering rise of natural disasters has resulted in a sharp increase in civil legal issues, and we need more passionate public service leaders who can help individuals and families navigate disaster-related legal challenges,” said Linda Anderson Stanley, senior program manager at Equal Justice Works and director of the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Disaster Legal Services Program. “We are proud to support these impressive law students in their work to expand critical legal resources and support for communities impacted by disasters of all kinds.”
“I am looking forward to working at Catholic Charities as the EJW Disaster Resilience Student Fellow to provide direct representation and community outreach to Houston's immigrant population,” said Lehotay de León. “This mission is very important, particularly in the context of Houston, a city that experiences a high rate of natural disasters. I am very grateful to spend the summer working with and learning from the team at Catholic Charities and Equal Justice Works to become a better advocate for underrepresented populations.”
Joining Lehotay de León this summer in the inaugural class of Equal Justice Works Disaster Resilience Program Student Fellows are participants from Elon University School of Law, Wake Forest University School of Law, University of Washington School of Law, Thurgood Marshall School of Law and New England Law – Boston.
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