“ A lot of women don't see the courts as a tool that can be used to empower them. ”
Susanna Saul is the supervising attorney at Her Justice, Inc. (formerly inMotion, Inc.), a nonprofit organization that provides free legal services in family, divorce, and immigration law to low-income women. As supervising attorney, she collaborates with a team of attorneys, pro bono coordinators, and volunteer attorneys to provide advice, legal advocacy services, and free legal representation to clients. Prior to joining Her Justice, she was the associate director of CCS where she consulted with various non-profit organizations to enhance organizational fundraising capacity. Previously, Susanna was a staff attorney at Staten Island Legal Services and a disability rights advocate for the New York Lawyers for the Public Interest.
Diane Feniello is a senior staff attorney at Her Justice, Inc. As senior staff attorney, she supervises in-house pro bono attorneys that represent clients in contested matrimonial and family court actions and provides director representation to clients. Prior to joining Her Justice, Diane was of counsel at Ruben & Rosenblum, PLLC and was an associate at law firms in New York where she represented clients in matrimonial and family law litigation. Diane is an active member of the Lawyer's Committee Against Domestic Violence.
Intimate partner violence is an issue that transcends all gender, racial, and socioeconomic lines, but indigent women are disproportionately likely to be victims of partner abuse. Expert attorneys for the nonprofit organization Her Justice discuss the importance of access to justice and how organizations like Her Justice are helping victims escape abuse.
Watch Part 1 of In Defense of Abused Women.
Intimate partner violence is an issue that transcends all gender, racial, and socioeconomic lines, but indigent women are disproportionately likely to be victims of partner abuse. Expert attorneys for the nonprofit organization Her Justice discuss the importance of access to justice and how organizations like Her Justice are helping victims escape abuse.
Watch Part 2 of In Defense of Abused Women.