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Nina Loewenstein

Disability Advocates, Inc.
Senior Staff Attorney
Albany, NY, USA


Nina Loewenstein graduated from New York University School of Law in 1992. She then clerked for Justice Alan Handler of the New Jersey Supreme Court, where she reviewed death penalty cases for the Court. Since 2001 she has been a Staff Attorney at Disability Advocates, Inc., a public interest law firm in Albany, N.Y. which provides representation to individuals with disabilities and conducts impact litigation as part of New York's protection and advocacy system. She was the primary attorney at Disability Advocates on Disability Advocates Inc. v. NYS Office of Mental Health et al. (DAI v. OMH), a lawsuit challenging inadequate mental health treatment in New York state prisons.  Disability Advocates was one of three advocacy offices monitoring the settlement of DAI v. OMH from 2007 through its conclusion in 2011. 

 

Nina Loewenstein is associated with the following items:
CHB Chapters  CHB Chapters Litigation & Legislative Efforts to End Isolated Confinement for Prisoners with Serious Mental Illness in New York: Disability Advocates, Inc. v. New York State Office of Mental Health, et al. & the "SHU Exclusion Law" - Prison Law 2012 , Friday, August 03, 2012
Disability Advocates, Inc. v. NYS Office of Mental Health - Prison Law 2012 , Friday, August 03, 2012
DOCS Superintendent's Hearing: Method of Determination - Prison Law 2012 , Friday, August 03, 2012
SHU Exclusion Law Provisions - Prison Law 2012 , Friday, August 03, 2012
DAI. v. OMH--Private Settlement Agreement - Prison Law 2012 , Friday, August 03, 2012
Web Segment  Web Segment Segregation - Prison Law 2012 , Wednesday, August 08, 2012
Ethical Issues in Prison Actions - Prison Law 2012 , Wednesday, August 08, 2012
MP3 Audio  MP3 Audio Prison Law 2012: Ethical Issues in Prison Actions - Ethical Issues in Prison Actions , Wednesday, August 08, 2012
Prison Law 2012: Segregation - Segregation , Wednesday, August 08, 2012
MP4 - Mobile Video Seg  MP4 - Mobile Video Seg Prison Law 2012: Ethical Issues in Prison Actions - Ethical Issues in Prison Actions , Wednesday, August 08, 2012
Prison Law 2012: Segregation - Segregation , Wednesday, August 08, 2012
On-Demand Web Programs  On-Demand Web Programs Prison Law 2012 , Friday, August 17, 2012 , New York, NY
Audio CD  Audio CD Prison Law 2012 , Friday, August 31, 2012 , New York, NY
DVD Video  DVD Video Prison Law 2012 , Friday, September 14, 2012 , New York, NY
LiveSeminar  Pro Bono Prison Law 2012 , Friday, August 03, 2012 , New York, NY
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