Central American Legal Assistance
Lisa Reiner is an accomplished legal professional with extensive experience in immigration law and community engagement. Currently serving as the Associate Director of Alumni Engagement & Initiatives at the City University of New York School of Law since January 2007, Lisa designs and manages innovative legal access programs for alumni and oversees a collaborative network of over 300 solo and small-firm attorneys dedicated to enhancing access to justice. As President of the Board of Directors for Central American Legal Assistance since 2016, Lisa continues to advocate for the rights of immigrants. Previously, Lisa owned a solo immigration law practice focused on family law, asylum, and deportation defense from 1999 to 2006. Lisa's career also includes roles as a Supervising Attorney in an Immigrant and Refugee Rights Clinic and as a Staff Attorney representing indigent refugees in deportation proceedings. Lisa earned a JD from the City University of New York School of Law and a BA in Anthropology from Reed College.
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Central American Legal Assistance
Central American Legal Assistance (CALA) provides free or low-cost legal services to New York’s immigrant community. Our mission is to protect and defend Central and South American asylum-seekers and to expand the civil rights of all immigrants. CALA has had an open door to newly-arrived immigrants since 1985. CALA’s staff are all bi-lingual. Based in a Brooklyn church, CALA offers immigrants a home base for advice or counseling as well as legal representation. We have put thousands of Latino immigrants on the road to citizenship