John Briggs

John Briggs is a seasoned attorney specializing in housing advocacy, currently serving as a Senior Staff Attorney at Legal Services NYC since July 2016, where responsibilities include representing individuals and tenant associations facing eviction and neglect. Prior to this role, John worked as a Staff Attorney at Legal Services of the Hudson Valley from November 2014 to June 2016, focusing on public benefits cases. Additional experience includes a LaunchPad for Justice Fellowship, legal internships that involved client representation and legal research, and significant editorial leadership at Yahoo! from 1997 to 2008. John holds a Juris Doctor from CUNY School of Law and a BA in East Asian Area Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, complemented by educational experiences in Japan and at Stanford University.