Legal Services of the Hudson Valley
Lara Kasper-Buckareff has extensive experience in the legal field. Lara started their career as an Attorney at MidPenn Legal Services in 2005 and worked there until 2007. Lara then joined Farmworker Legal Services of New York as an Attorney for a brief period. In 2007, Lara became an Attorney at Workers' Rights Law Center of New York and worked there until 2008. Lara then joined Legal Services of the Hudson Valley and held various positions including Staff Attorney, Supervising Attorney, Attorney-in-Charge, Director of Foreclosure Prevention, Program Director, and Chief Operating Officer. Lara is currently serving as the Chief Operating Officer at Legal Services of the Hudson Valley.
Lara Kasper-Buckareff completed their education in a chronological manner. From 2001 to 2005, they attended the University at Buffalo School of Law where they earned their Doctor of Law (J.D.) degree. Following this, they pursued further education at the University at Buffalo from 2002 to 2005, obtaining a Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) degree with a concentration in Health, Mental Health, and Disability.
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Legal Services of the Hudson Valley
The mission of Legal Services of the Hudson Valley is to provide free, high quality counsel in civil matters for poor and low-income individuals and families who cannot afford to pay an attorney where basic human needs are at stake. Legal Services of the Hudson Valley was founded in 1967, and is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing free, high-quality legal counsel in civil matters where basic human needs are at stake for poor and low-income families and individuals who cannot afford an attorney. With the gap separating those who can and cannot afford legal representation widening each day, we work to ensure that everyone has access to justice, regardless of their ability to pay. As the only provider of comprehensive civil legal services to all seven counties of the lower and mid-Hudson Valley (Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Rockland, Orange, Ulster and Sullivan), LSHV is proud to impact tens of thousands of people each year. We are the recipient of Legal Services Corporation funding for the region and provide a full array of services to low-income individuals and families to meet their legal needs for the “essentials of life.". The work we do each day provides justice to tens of thousands of our neighbors who have nowhere else to turn. Our funding empowers us to: •Save children from neglect; •Protect survivors of domestic violence; •Defend seniors against abuse; •Serve veterans on the home front; •Support the rights of the disabled; •Keep families in their homes. In 1967, Legal Services of the Hudson Valley originally incorporated as Westchester Legal Services. In 1995 we added Putnam and Dutchess Counties, and in 2004, Rockland, Orange, Ulster and Sullivan Counties. Our name has evolved to reflect the geographic expansion of our service area. We serve these seven counties from ten offices including White Plains (corporate office), Yonkers, Mount Vernon, Peekskill, Spring Valley, Kingston, Newburgh, Monticello, Goshen, and Poughkeepsie.