Executive Director Christina Storm reflects on the path she took from seasoned trial lawyer and law firm partner to founder of one of the world's largest international pro bono service organizations. Searching for a way to use her legal skills to advance human rights, Ms. Storm discovered that there was no organization to connect lawyers with international pro bono work. She filled this gap by founding Lawyers Without Borders in 2000. Progressing from a home office to a staff of lawyers, interns, and numerous in-house volunteers, Ms. Storm and her colleagues have constructed an organization that has managed, framed, and met the legal profession's need to give back. In 2006, Ms. Storm was recognized as one of Connecticut's "Super Lawyers" in International Law and was also awarded the Otto Walter Alumni Award in International Law from New York Law School.

Lawyers Without Borders is a not-for-profit organization founded in 2000, whose mission is to protect the integrity of the legal process, serve the under-served, strengthen the rule of law, and promote the culture of pro bono service in the legal profession. it fulfills its mission through advocacy training, neutral observation, and engagement in programs that assist with capacity-building in developing and post-conflict regions. The group aims to link grassroots organizations in locations that are in need of legal assistance with pro bono counsel, while also acting as a vehicle for addressing human rights issues through sometimes traditional and, more often, innovative channels. The organization relies heavily on volunteer lawyers to offer legal services and operates in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Israel, the Palestinian Territories, and throughout Africa.

Assistant Dean Toni M. Fine coordinates Fordham's international and non-JD programs and was involved in Lawyers Without Borders from its inception. She received her law degree from Duke University and previously served as Director of Graduate and International Programs at the Benjamin M. Cardozo School of Law and Assistant Director of the Global Law School Program at NYU School of Law. She frequently teaches and lectures abroad.

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