Bridget Kessler
Supervising Attorney, Immigration Unit, Brooklyn Defender Services Immigration Lawyer | Teacher | Mentor | Strategic Thinker
- Role
- Supervising Attorney at Brooklyn Defenders
- Location
- Brooklyn, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Bridget Kessler
I am an experienced immigration lawyer, manager, and teacher with a passion for promoting dignity and fairness for all. I enjoy working with others to find creative and systemic solutions to complex, multi-faceted problems. Known for finding light in dark places and building alternate paths others cannot see.
Experience
Supervising Attorney
Oct 2017 — Present
As a lawyer with the New York Immigrant Family United Project for 9 years, I have provided and supervised representation for hundreds of individuals in their immigration removal proceedings as part of the nation\'s first universal representation program for detained immigrants in New York City. Present since the project\'s inception, I have helped develop systems for practice management, as well as training, supervising, and supporting our staff. I am deeply committed to promoting efficiency, quality, sustainability, and wellness in our work
Education
American University Washington College of Law
J.D., magna cum laude
2006 — 2009
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Derecho
2008 — 2009
Stuyvesant High School
High School Diploma
1997 — 2001
Vassar College
Bachelor's degree cum laude, History, French, Spanish
2001 — 2005
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