The spotlight of the latest Legal Lens podcast is on Twyla Carter, Attorney‑in‑Chief and CEO of @LegalAidSociety of New York City, and the first Black woman and Asian American to lead the 150‑year‑old organization.
Before taking the helm at The Legal Aid Society, Twyla spent a decade as a public defender in Seattle and later served as a senior staff attorney at the ACLU and as National Director of Legal and Policy at The Bail Project, where she led efforts to challenge wealth‑based pretrial detention and money bail across the country.
In this part of our conversation, we explore what it means to say that no one should be denied justice because of poverty, and how The Legal Aid Society shows up as “first responders” for low‑income New Yorkers facing criminal cases, housing instability, family‑court challenges, and foster‑care involvement.
Her journey from representing individual clients to driving national legal and policy change makes her one of the most important voices on what true justice should look like for low‑income communities today.
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