About me
A native New Yorker, product of public housing, and a long-time rent-regulated tenant, Lauren Springer is a volunteer tenant leader with Catholic Migration Services (CMS), a non-profit legal services provider in Queens providing legal assistance and know-your-rights education in the areas of housing, immigration, and labor. Through CMS, she is member of the steering committee of the Right to Counsel NYC Coalition—a coalition comprised of advocates, tenants, academics and legal services providers who fought for and won the right to counsel for income-eligible tenants in housing court eviction proceedings in New York City. By profession, Lauren is a practicing criminal defense attorney.
