Staff

Laura Abel

Laura Abel

Legal Director, label@lawyersalliance.org, (212) 219-1800 ext. 283

Laura Abel is the Legal Director at Lawyers Alliance for New York, where she leads the organization’s efforts to provide high quality legal and educational services that meet the evolving legal needs of nonprofits serving low-income and disadvantaged New Yorkers.  For most of her 13 years at Lawyers Alliance, Laura served as Senior Policy Counsel, providing legal assistance to advocacy organizations and leading Lawyers Alliance’s own advocacy on behalf of the nonprofit community.  Prior to joining Lawyers Alliance, she was Deputy Director of the National Center for Access to Justice at Cardozo Law School, Senior Counsel at the Brennan Center for Justice, and a fellow at Gibbons P.C. and the ACLU. She graduated from Yale Law School and Harvard College.  She has been recognized for her advocacy work by InterAction Forum, the White House’s Champion of Change initiative, and the New York County Lawyers Association.

Pronouns: she/her

Favorite New York City spot: Hammock grove on Governor’s Island