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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

Position Available: Director, DC Office of Disability Rights
The application deadline is December 8. Qualified deaf and hard of hearing attorneys who reside in DC or are willing to move there are strongly encouraged to apply! Director, DC Office of Disability Rights (pdf)
Position Announcement: Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Council on Disability
PLEASE NOTE: This job announcement closes on August 14, so if you’re interested, don’t delay! Click Here For Link To Position Announcement Agency: National Council on Disability Job Announcement Number: NCD-PROG-0801 Legislative Affairs Specialist Salary…
Deaf lawyers are everywhere.
In a post filed about two and a half years ago, we noted that we knew of 146 deaf and hard of hearing attorneys and law students who were studying at, or had graduated from,…
Deaf Attorneys Gather in New Orleans at NAD Conference.
First row, L-R: Michael Stein (Washington, DC), Len Hall (Olathe, KS), Malicia Hitch (Louisville, KY) Second row, L-R: Tawny Holmes (Philadelphia, PA), Christian Wojnar (Washington, DC), Faye Kuo (Austin, TX), Alexis Kashar (New York, NY),…
DeafAttorneys.com members spotlighted by ABA Commission.
Two longtime DeafAttorneys.com members, Josh Mendelsohn and Michael Schwartz, have been featured as part of the ABA Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law’s “Lawyer Spotlight” series. To read about Josh, click here. To read…
Job Opportunity: Managing Attorney, Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago
MANAGING ATTORNEY COMMUNITY INTEGRATION/DISABILITY RIGHTS Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago, a nationally recognized advocacy organization for persons with disabilities, is searching for a Managing Attorney to oversee the development, implementation, and growth of Access Living’s…
National Association of Law Students with Disabilities announces upcoming conference.
Save the date! NALSWD announces its 2nd annual conference in conjunction with the IMPACT Career Fair for Law Students and Lawyers with Disabilities. When: Friday, August 15 - Sunday, August 17, 2008. Where: Crystal City,…
DeafAttorneys.com members gather in DC.
Tonight five members of DeafAttorneys.com had an impromptu gathering at a Washington, DC restaurant; they were kind enough to have a picture taken and forward it to us for posting. From left to right: Earnest…
“Deaf attorneys succeed in a hearing world.”
Lawyers USA Online today published an article featuring five DeafAttorneys.com members — Scott Harrison, Albert Lin, Spencer Phillips, Brian Sheridan and Scott Simser. Some excerpts: Brian D. Sheridan, a 58-year-old trial lawyer in Ishpeming, Mich.,…
California Center for Law and the Deaf offers summer fellowship for law students.
The California Center for Law and the Deaf in San Leandro, which counts several DeafAttorneys.com members among its alumni, will provide a fellowship to a current law student this summer. The announcement can be accessed…