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NCLEJ is deeply saddened that our dedicated board member, Steven Edwards, passed away on April 8, 2020, due to complications resulting from the Coronavirus. Steve was a wonderful person, an excellent litigator, and a committed social justice advocate. He served on our board of directors for 20 years. He joined NCLEJ and the National Resources Defense Council to serve as lead counsel in Baez v. New York City Housing Authority (“NYCHA”), a class action in which public housing tenants sued NYCHA for failure to remedy mold and other housing conditions detrimental to tenants’ health.
In 2017, we presented Steve with the Champion of Justice Award at our annual dinner, and he accepted with a musical performance, as befitted his membership in the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
NCLEJ Senior Attorney Greg Bass remembers Steve this way:
"I first met Steve when he was with Hogan Lovells. He volunteered the firm’s resources to help with enforcement of the NYCHA mold litigation. Five years later, after countless meetings, briefing, court appearances, appointment of a Special Master, Ombudsperson, court-appointed experts, and establishment of an entire infrastructure designed to make the lives of public housing residents better, Steve remained a committed mainstay of the case."
"This is a huge loss, not just for the litigation, but, of course, for his family and friends, for the legal community, and for those committed to social justice. I will also miss the man who shared his tickets for the Allman Brothers’ run of last shows at the Beacon."
The NCLEJ Team
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Sandra D. Hauser, Chair
Dentons US LLP
Cassandra Barham, Vice-Chair
Benefits Rights Advocacy Group
Douglas F. Curtis, Vice-Chair
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
Jeffrey I. Shinder, Treasurer
Constantine Cannon LLP
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Deborah N. Archer
New York University School of Law
Shireen Barday
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Mary Lu Bilek
City University of New York School of Law
Joel M. Cohen
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, LLP
Julie E. Cohen
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher
& Flom LLP
Paul M. Dodyk
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP (retired)
Andrew R. Dunlap
Selendy & Gay PLLC
Muhammad U. Faridi
Patterson Belknap Webb and Tyler LLP
Henry A. Freedman
Mary E. Gerisch
Vermont Workers Center
John DeWitt Gregory
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University (emeritus)
Stephen L. Kass
Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP
Edward P. Krugman
Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP (retired)
David S. Lesser
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
Rev. Michael E. Livingston
The Riverside Church, NYC
Ray Lopez
LSA Family Health Service, Inc.
James I. McClammy
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Bruce Rabb
Shannon Rose Selden
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Jennifer Selendy
Selendy & Gay PLLC
Angelique Shingler
Jill Shinn
Northeast Missouri Clients Council for Human Needs
Rev. Phil Tom
International Council of Community Churches
Alexandra Wald
Cohen & Gresser LLP
Lee Wolosky
Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP
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