ANGELO PINTO

ADVOCATING FOR JUVENILE JUSTICE

Angelo Pinto’s (’08) career choice expands on his passion to create change in New York’s correctional system. Read more about how Pinto is making a difference for incarcerated youth.

PAULA SEGAL

AT THE HELM OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

Paula Segal (’11) is flipping the script on residents gaining access to unused city land to create unifying community gardens. Learn more about her impact on environmental justice and equality.

WELCOME TO PUBLIC SQUARE

MAKING THE CASE FOR EQUALITY

This issue of Public Square magazine examines the fight for equality along numerous fronts. Our students and alumni work daily to create a more just and equal world. Read about the important work they are doing in this Winter 2016 issue.

OWEN DANIEL-McCARTER & AVI RUDNICK

MOBILIZING CHANGE FOR THE TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY.

Owen Daniel-McCarter (’07) cofounded the Transformative Justice Law Project of Illinois (TJLP) in 2008 and works with fellow CUNY Law alum Avi Rudnick (’08) to provide legal services for low-income trans and gender-nonconforming people. Read about how they and a host of alumni are working for equal rights for transgender individuals.

SHARONE MIODOVSKY

SERVING THE PUBLIC INTEREST IN NEW YORK’S HOUSING

Ignacio Jaureguilorda (’02) is leading Sharone Miodovsky and other recent alumni and new lawyers in the Poverty Justice Solutions project to help low-income New Yorkers access justice in housing court.

it's all in the public square

Welcome to the Public Square. This is the online home for alumni, faculty, staff, students...and everyone who believes in public interest, public service and social justice. From this site, you can find the latest news from CUNY Law and read about the extraordinary impact our graduates are having in the world. You can sign up for events and support our work through your philanthropic gifts.