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Aisha Richard

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Aisha has dedicated her life to social equality, advocacy and promotion of the public voice. Born in New York City to immigrant parents and raised in Haiti and Morocco, Aisha now calls Harlem her home. Currently a trial attorney at the Legal Aid Society in the Criminal Defense Division, Aisha was drawn to indigent representation from her background in public interest, fighting for the dispossessed and disenfranchised through various means. Most influential among her past activities were her experiences teaching criminal law and youth advocacy in a Baltimore City charter school, conducting advocacy training for educators, and performing curriculum development for a non-profit working with the Baltimore City Board of Education. Aisha was also active in raising awareness against human rights violations by coordinating letter writing campaigns, fundraisers and other outreach.

Aisha serves on the directors of Media Make Change, is a union representative in UAW --" ALAA, and a committee member of the Domestic Violence committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Aisha has a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Morgan State University and earned her Juris Doctor from University of Maryland. Aisha is admitted to practice law in New York State.

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SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, February 18, 2010
Excuse Me While I Produce More Convicts When you see someone being abused by the police, as a good citizen, you should act as a witness! Take the officer's information down! But keep in mind... this may result in you being falsely arrested for "Obstruction of Governmental Administration" in New York City

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