Yisroel Schulman
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Yisroel Schulman, Esq. is the President & Attorney-in-Charge of the New York Legal Assistance Group
(NYLAG), a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization
that provides free civil legal services to low-income
New Yorkers. Mr. Schulman has been the President of NYLAG since its founding in 1990 and has spent his entire legal career in the realm of public interest
law.
Mr. Schulman holds a B.A. from Emory University
in Atlanta, Georgia
, and a J.D. from Benjamin Cardozo Law School. In 1999 he was the inaugural winner of Cardozo’s Alumni Achievement Award.
Prior to his inception of NYLAG, Mr. Schulman was a faculty member at the Benjamin N. Cardozo Law School of Yeshiva University
. Concurrently, Mr. Schulman served as the Supervising Attorney for Cardozo Bet Tzedek Legal Services. Earlier, as staff attorney for the JASA Legal Assistance
Program, Mr. Schulman represented senior citizens
on a broad variety of matters including Medicaid, home care
, public benefits, housing and guardianship. He continues to lecture regularly to groups of elderly individuals on the legal issues affecting them and sits on the Board of Directors
of several charitable agencies.
Yisroel Schulman has served as lead counsel for over one dozen federal and state court class actions and is a member of the American, New York State, New Jersey, District of Columbia, and New York City Bar
Associations. He also holds admittance to the Federal Courts Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the District Court of New Jersey, and the Second Circuit
Court of Appeals.
In August 2000, Yisroel Schulman received The New York State Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Public Service in the Legal Profession
. He was named a Fellow on Aging by the Brookdale Institute in 1995. He is the Founder and Honorary President of the Institute of American and Talmudic Law.
Mr. Schulman lectures regularly on legal issues affecting New Yorkers and his work appears in a number of publications. He is well published with articles on non-profit management and a study titled, “An Examination of the Origins and Strategies of Influence of Interest Groups.”
Mr. Schulman is the President of Congregation Tzemach Tzedek, a Lubavitch synagogue in Monsey, New York
. As a leader in this community, he serves as the President of three private, Jewish schools: Cheder Chabad of Monsey, Yeshiva Menachem Mendel Lubavitch, and Monsey Beis Chaya Mushka. Mr. Schulman is the founder of the MAYANOT Taglit-birthright Israel program that provides Jewish youth free trips to Israel. He sits on the Board of Directors of several charitable agencies including the Jewish Federation of Rockland, Hillel of Rockland, and the Jewish Opportunities Institute, among others.
New York Legal Assistance Group
The New York Legal Assistance Group is a non-profit law office that provides free civil legal services to low-income New Yorkers. Through direct representation, impact and class action litigation, consultation and community education, NYLAG serves individuals and families residing in the five...
(NYLAG), a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization
Non-profit organization
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that provides free civil legal services to low-income
Poverty
Poverty is the lack of a certain amount of material possessions or money. Absolute poverty or destitution is inability to afford basic human needs, which commonly includes clean and fresh water, nutrition, health care, education, clothing and shelter. About 1.7 billion people are estimated to live...
New Yorkers. Mr. Schulman has been the President of NYLAG since its founding in 1990 and has spent his entire legal career in the realm of public interest
Public interest
The public interest refers to the "common well-being" or "general welfare." The public interest is central to policy debates, politics, democracy and the nature of government itself...
law.
Mr. Schulman holds a B.A. from Emory University
Emory University
Emory University is a private research university in metropolitan Atlanta, located in the Druid Hills section of unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The university was founded as Emory College in 1836 in Oxford, Georgia by a small group of Methodists and was named in honor of...
in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
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, and a J.D. from Benjamin Cardozo Law School. In 1999 he was the inaugural winner of Cardozo’s Alumni Achievement Award.
Prior to his inception of NYLAG, Mr. Schulman was a faculty member at the Benjamin N. Cardozo Law School of Yeshiva University
Yeshiva University
Yeshiva University is a private university in New York City, with six campuses in New York and one in Israel. Founded in 1886, it is a research university ranked as 45th in the US among national universities by U.S. News & World Report in 2012...
. Concurrently, Mr. Schulman served as the Supervising Attorney for Cardozo Bet Tzedek Legal Services. Earlier, as staff attorney for the JASA Legal Assistance
Legal aid
Legal aid is the provision of assistance to people otherwise unable to afford legal representation and access to the court system. Legal aid is regarded as central in providing access to justice by ensuring equality before the law, the right to counsel and the right to a fair trial.A number of...
Program, Mr. Schulman represented senior citizens
Old age
Old age consists of ages nearing or surpassing the average life span of human beings, and thus the end of the human life cycle...
on a broad variety of matters including Medicaid, home care
Home care
Home Care, , is health care or supportive care provided in the patient's home by healthcare professionals Home Care, (also referred to as domiciliary care or social care), is health care or supportive care provided in the patient's home by healthcare professionals Home Care, (also referred to as...
, public benefits, housing and guardianship. He continues to lecture regularly to groups of elderly individuals on the legal issues affecting them and sits on the Board of Directors
Board of directors
A board of directors is a body of elected or appointed members who jointly oversee the activities of a company or organization. Other names include board of governors, board of managers, board of regents, board of trustees, and board of visitors...
of several charitable agencies.
Yisroel Schulman has served as lead counsel for over one dozen federal and state court class actions and is a member of the American, New York State, New Jersey, District of Columbia, and New York City Bar
Association of the Bar of the City of New York
The New York City Bar Association , founded in 1870, is a voluntary association of lawyers and law students. Since 1896, the organization, formally known as the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, has been headquartered in a landmark building on 44th Street, between Fifth and Sixth...
Associations. He also holds admittance to the Federal Courts Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the District Court of New Jersey, and the Second Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit is one of the thirteen United States Courts of Appeals...
Court of Appeals.
In August 2000, Yisroel Schulman received The New York State Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Public Service in the Legal Profession
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
. He was named a Fellow on Aging by the Brookdale Institute in 1995. He is the Founder and Honorary President of the Institute of American and Talmudic Law.
Mr. Schulman lectures regularly on legal issues affecting New Yorkers and his work appears in a number of publications. He is well published with articles on non-profit management and a study titled, “An Examination of the Origins and Strategies of Influence of Interest Groups.”
Mr. Schulman is the President of Congregation Tzemach Tzedek, a Lubavitch synagogue in Monsey, New York
Monsey, New York
Monsey is a hamlet , in the Town of Ramapo, Rockland County, New York, United States located north of the state of New Jersey; east of Suffern; south of Airmont and west of Nanuet...
. As a leader in this community, he serves as the President of three private, Jewish schools: Cheder Chabad of Monsey, Yeshiva Menachem Mendel Lubavitch, and Monsey Beis Chaya Mushka. Mr. Schulman is the founder of the MAYANOT Taglit-birthright Israel program that provides Jewish youth free trips to Israel. He sits on the Board of Directors of several charitable agencies including the Jewish Federation of Rockland, Hillel of Rockland, and the Jewish Opportunities Institute, among others.