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VOLUNTEER LAWYERS FOR JUSTICE IN

EIN: 30-0528128Newark, NJZIP: 07102
I80 - Crime & Legal-Related501(c)(3)

Mission

Volunteer Lawyers for Justice, Inc. ("VLJ"/ the Organization), a non-profit organization incorporated in the State of New Jersey, is a comprehensive, statewide legal services program based in Newark. VLJ's mission is to ensure access to justice for people experiencing poverty. VLJ fulfills its mission by mobilizing volunteers to work alongside staff to address critical legal needs across New Jersey, advancing racial, social, and economic justice for the most vulnerable members of our community. Created in 2001 by a small group of advocates concerned about the scarcity of free legal services for people experiencing poverty, VLJ has grown significantly from one to twenty-one staff people and a handful of volunteers to a volunteer panel with more than 1,500 volunteers.

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2024$3.8M$0$3.7M
2023$2.4M$0$2.4M

Compensation

2024

CATHERINE KEENAN Esq
$180,703
$0
$0
$180,703
JESSICA KITSON
unclassified
$121,893
$0
$0
$121,893
DIANA L ONUSCHAK
unclassified
$110,000
$0
$0
$110,000
KAREN ROBINSON
unclassified
$103,950
$0
$0
$103,950
ALLISON R NOLAN
unclassified
$101,862
$0
$0
$101,862
TRACY NELSON
unclassified
$97,880
$0
$0
$97,880
KELLY LLOYD LANKFORD Esq
$0
$0
$0
$0
MICHAEL GOLDEN ESQ
$0
$0
$0
$0
AMY WOLTMAN Esq
$0
$0
$0
$0
DAVID BERSHAD
$0
$0
$0
$0
ERIC L SCHWIMMER Esq
$0
$0
$0
$0
STACEY SLATER Esq
$0
$0
$0
$0
CATHERINE FITCH ESQ
$0
$0
$0
$0
JEFFREY M SHAPIRO Esq
$0
$0
$0
$0
DANIEL D'ALESSANDRO Esq
$0
$0
$0
$0
JUDITH N MCCARTHY Esq
$0
$0
$0
$0
MALA HARKER Esq
$0
$0
$0
$0
MATTHEW CLEMENTS
$0
$0
$0
$0
SNEHA DESAI ESQ
$0
$0
$0
$0
JESSICA HODKINSON Esq
$0
$0
$0
$0
NICHOLAS M INSUA Esq
$0
$0
$0
$0
KEVIN WEBER Esq
$0
$0
$0
$0
JOSEPH R GIOVANNOLI
$0
$0
$0
$0
HOWARD J MENAKER ESQ
$0
$0
$0
$0
JENNIFER PRIOLEAU ESQ
$0
$0
$0
$0
TRACEY SALMON-SMITH ESQ
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARITZA RODRIGUEZ ESQ
$0
$0
$0
$0
MICHAEL HYUN Esq
$0
$0
$0
$0
MELISSA WERNICK ESQ
$0
$0
$0
$0
KAITLYN S STONE Esq
$0
$0
$0
$0
WENDY FELDMAN Esq
$0
$0
$0
$0
CATHERINE TRINKLE ESQ
$0
$0
$0
$0
TRICIA O'REILLY ESQ
$0
$0
$0
$0
MICHAEL R GRIFFINGER Esq
$0
$0
$0
$0

2023

CATHERINE KEENAN Esq
$174,153
$0
$0
$174,153
JESSICA KITSON
unclassified
$133,840
$0
$0
$133,840
JACLYN KRAMER
unclassified
$127,475
$0
$0
$127,475
KAREN ROBINSON
unclassified
$107,250
$0
$0
$107,250
DIANA L ONUSCHAK
unclassified
$103,100
$0
$0
$103,100
TRACY NELSON
unclassified
$100,467
$0
$0
$100,467
HOWARD J MENAKER ESQ
$0
$0
$0
$0
JENNIFER PRIOLEAU ESQ
$0
$0
$0
$0
MICHAEL GOLDEN ESQ
$0
$0
$0
$0
CATHERINE TRINKLE ESQ
$0
$0
$0
$0
MELISSA WERNICK ESQ
$0
$0
$0
$0
SNEHA DESAI ESQ
$0
$0
$0
$0
TRICIA O'REILLY ESQ
$0
$0
$0
$0
TRACEY SALMON-SMITH ESQ
$0
$0
$0
$0
KAITLYN S STONE Esq
$0
$0
$0
$0
PETER C HARVEY Esq
$0
$0
$0
$0
JESSICA HODKINSON Esq
$0
$0
$0
$0
NICHOLAS M INSUA Esq
$0
$0
$0
$0
JUDITH N MCCARTHY Esq
$0
$0
$0
$0
JEFFREY M SHAPIRO Esq
$0
$0
$0
$0
KEVIN WEBER Esq
$0
$0
$0
$0
ERIC L SCHWIMMER Esq
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARITZA RODRIGUEZ ESQ
$0
$0
$0
$0
DONALD CUSSEN
$0
$0
$0
$0
WENDY FELDMAN Esq
$0
$0
$0
$0
JOSEPH R GIOVANNOLI
$0
$0
$0
$0
MATTHEW CLEMENTS
$0
$0
$0
$0
MALA HARKER Esq
$0
$0
$0
$0
GEOFFREY ROSAMOND ESQ
$0
$0
$0
$0
MICHAEL HYUN Esq
$0
$0
$0
$0
CATHERINE FITCH ESQ
$0
$0
$0
$0
KELLY LLOYD LANKFORD Esq
$0
$0
$0
$0

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