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DeafAttorneys.com is a community of more than 125 attorneys and law students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Our chief objective is to mentor and provide guidance to new lawyers and law students who are deaf and hard of hearing, so that they will be better equipped to deal with access, accommodation and practice issues that have confronted those who have gone before them. Our secondary objective is to provide a safe haven for all deaf and hard of hearing attorneys and law students to discuss important personal and professional issues and receive support and encouragement from their peers.

Author: Bernard Hurwitz is coordinator of labor relations for the Genesee Valley Board of Cooperative Educational Services, which covers 22 school districts across his native western New York state.

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Recent Posts from DeafAttorneys.com


  • Deaf attorney explains how the ADA applies to postsecondary students who are deaf or hard of hearing.

    Chicago attorney Howard Rosenblum stars in this two-part video produced by PEPNet, explaining the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and how it applies to postsecondary education for students who are deaf or hard of hearing.…

  • NAD Seeks Staff Attorney for Law and Advocacy Center.

    We strongly encourage deaf and hard of hearing attorneys to explore this opportunity! From the NAD comes this job announcement: The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) seeks a dynamic individual to join its Law…

  • Happy belated birthday…

    …to DeafAttorneys.com and its predecessor sites, who turned 10 years old on August 16, 2009. During that time the founders have built careers, raised families, and located, recruited and helped to mentor scores of young…

  • Social networking for lawyers: a familiar story.

    Fascinating article and subsequent discussion on the current state of social networking for lawyers. Many of the issues discussed — should it be an open or closed community? what kind of verification should be required?…

  • North Carolina Legislators Oppose Deaf Jurors

    Thanks to NAD for this well-written-and-reported story about the reluctance of many North Carolina legislators to support a bill that would permit deaf people to serve on a jury and require the provision of qualified…

  • J.D.s and the Deaf.

    Here’s a recent blog post on “Juris Doctorates and the Deaf”.

  • Deaf lawyers elected to European legislatures

    Kudos to deaf lawyers Helga Stevens and Dr. Ádám Kósa on their recent victories: Stevens was re-elected to a seat in the Flemish Parliament, and Kósa was elected to a seat in the European Parliament,…

  • Free online CLEs!

    For all our attorneys: point your browser to this link to register for two free online CLEs, including an hour of ethics credit, courtesy of Lawline.com. The videos are not captioned, but come with complete…

  • Top Ten iPhone Apps for Lawyers.

    With a hat tip to the much-read Above The Law, we present the Top Ten iPhone Apps for Lawyers. The BlackBerry and the Palm Treo have long been favorites among deaf and hard of hearing…

  • Register now for the 2nd National Conference on Employment of Lawyers with Disabilities.

    Registration is now open for the 2nd National Conference on Employment of Lawyers with Disabilities, to be held June 15-16, 2009 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC. As in 2006, the conference…