Thursday, October 20th, 2011 

Judson Memorial Church
55 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012

6:30pm – Dinner and drinks
8:00pm – Presentation and remarks
Cash bar / Silent auction / Music

$50 General admission (at door) // $40 Advance purchase*
$25 Low-income / Students (at door)

*To purchase advance tickets, please click here.

Click here to read about Common Law’s client Charmaine Davis and her struggle to avoid foreclosure with a lender that refuses to negotiate in good faith.

Common Law’s vendors’ rights program continues to win victories for low-income food vendors throughout New York City!  Between July and August alone, Common Law won 9 administrative hearings to contest harsh fines against food vendors.  This resulted in thousands of dollars in fines against vendors being dismissed!

Ode to Mama was produced by Rachel Falcone and Michael Premo of Housing is a Human Right (www.housingisahumanright.org).

On August 19th, Common Law joined over 200 people in an eviction blockade to successfully fight off the marshal!  The eviction blockade by Organizing for Occupation (O4O) helped Ms. Mary Lee Ward, an 82 year-old great-grandmother in Bed-Stuy, remain in her home.  Common Law is currently in settlement negotiations with the landlord to fight for Ms. Ward’s right to her home!

Click here to watch a video about a campaign led by the Chinatown Tenants Union of CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities against the intimidating eviction tactics used by Madison Capital.

SAVE THE DATE! 
Common Law’s Third Annual Benefit will be held on Thursday, October 20th, 2011 at Judson Memorial Church.

Common Law represents several CAAAV members who are currently being evicted by Madison Capital.  Click here to read this NY Times article that profiles the aggressive tactics by Madison Capital to evict current tenants in order to gentrify the neighborhood.

In Deutsche Bank v. Davis, Common Law successfully fought for sanctions against Deutsche Bank’s attorney and a finding of bad faith – one of only a handful of decisions in NYC to do so.