New York City Bar Association
Callie Catacosinos currently serves as the Secretary for the Criminal Courts Committee at the New York City Bar Association and as a Student Attorney at Legal Services NYC, where efforts focus on assisting clients with evictions and housing crises in New York City. Previous experience includes a Summer Legal Internship with the Committee for Public Counsel Services, a Legal Intern position at Lennox Hill Neighborhood House, and another Summer Legal Internship at the Mental Hygiene Legal Service. Earlier in the career, Callie worked as Shelter Staff at Bethesda Project. Callie holds a Doctor of Law (JD) from New York Law School and a Bachelor's degree in Communications Arts and Sciences from Penn State University.
New York City Bar Association
The New York City Bar Association (www.nycbar.org) is a voluntary organization with 24,000 members. Since its founding in 1870, the City Bar has been dedicated to maintaining the high ethical standards of the legal profession, promoting reform of the law and providing service to the profession and the public. The City Bar's 150 Committees issue hundreds of reports and present hundreds of events annually. The Legal Referral Service matches vetted lawyers with clients. The City Bar Center for CLE provides continuing legal education for lawyers. The City Bar Justice Center provides pro bono legal services to the disadvantaged. Protecting the public’s welfare remains one of the Association’s highest priorities.