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

  1. Supervising Attorney

    Brooklyn Defenders

    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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