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DC
Law Students in
Court (LSIC)
announced today
that it has
appointed Moses
Cook as Interim
Executive
Director,
starting May 13,
2013. Moses has
been with LSIC
since 2005 as a
supervisor and
then chief of
LSIC's
criminal division,
teaching our
students
critical trial
skills and
defending the
constitutional
rights of
indigent
individuals.
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Moses
Cook
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Moses
will succeed
Richard Goemann,
who has been the
executive
director for the
past three years
and whose
contract is
expiring. The
board of
directors and
staff of Law
Students in
Court are deeply
grateful to
Rich's
leadership for
the past 3
years. "We
wish him
all the best in
his next project
fighting for
justice," said
Adam Strochak,
president of
LSIC's board of
directors.
Moses
will
lead LSIC on
an interim
basis while
the board of
directors
conducts a
search for a
permanent
executive
director who
will implement
a long-term
strategic plan
for the
organization.
"We are
pleased to
have a capable
and energetic
attorney on
staff who can
step into this
role
seamlessly,"
said Adam
Strochak,
president of
LSIC's board
of directors
in a press
release issued
today.
LSIC
recently has
conducted an
internal
evaluation of
strategic
opportunities
to ensure that
our clinical
education
program can
meet the
challenges
facing our law
school
partners and
the DC legal
community.
LSIC has
already
announced a
pro bono
partnership
program with
DC law firms,
the first of
several
initiatives
designed to
expand the
reach of
LSIC's
services to
low-income
clients in
landlord-tenant
disputes.
We
thank you for
your
investment in
our
organization
for the past
45 years and
for believing
in the work
that we do.
Your support
has made all
our progress
possible to
help more than
250,000
low-income individuals.
We hope that
you share our
excitement as
we move
forward into
the future.
Click
Here to
see the full
press release.
For
more
information,
please contact
Joan Wood at 202-270-6709 or
jwood
(at)
dclawstudents.org.
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