Rezwanul Islam

• Directly supervise the Disability Advocacy Project (DAP), Nassau County Re-Entry Project and Nassau County Mental Health Law Project (Nassau County MHLP).
• Organize and serve as Chair of the COVID-19 Reopening Committee. Developed NSLS’s reopening plan and remote work policy.
• Actively participate in the technology committee that evaluated the use of new methods to enhance both office and remote work.
• Assist in development and adoption of Justice Server, NSLS’s new case… Show more

• Directly supervise the Disability Advocacy Project (DAP), Nassau County Re-Entry Project and Nassau County Mental Health Law Project (Nassau County MHLP).
• Organize and serve as Chair of the COVID-19 Reopening Committee. Developed NSLS’s reopening plan and remote work policy.
• Actively participate in the technology committee that evaluated the use of new methods to enhance both office and remote work.
• Assist in development and adoption of Justice Server, NSLS’s new case management program.
• Founding member of a Diversity and Inclusion Affinity Group. Show less

• Supervised 9 attorneys in three units: DAP; Nassau County Re-Entry Project and Nassau County MHLP.
• Managed the DAP contract, communicated with the contract manager and reported case data on a monthly basis.
• Drafted DAP grant request.
• Coordinated the DAP referral program with Nassau and Suffolk County Department of Social Services.
• Chaired the Professional Development Committee which brought numerous trainings to NSLS, including two National Institute of Trial Advocacy… Show more

• Supervised 9 attorneys in three units: DAP; Nassau County Re-Entry Project and Nassau County MHLP.
• Managed the DAP contract, communicated with the contract manager and reported case data on a monthly basis.
• Drafted DAP grant request.
• Coordinated the DAP referral program with Nassau and Suffolk County Department of Social Services.
• Chaired the Professional Development Committee which brought numerous trainings to NSLS, including two National Institute of Trial Advocacy programs, a Cross Cultural Lawyering Program and a Vicarious Trauma Program.
• Updated and optimized the organization’s Continuity of Operations Plan for use during emergencies.
• Actively participated on behalf of NSLS management during the two most recent collective bargaining periods by successfully negotiating contracts between the NSLS staff association and attorney association.
• Represented NSLS on Nassau County’s Access to Justice Committee, as part of NYS Permanent Commission on Access to Justice.
• Presented CLE on social security related topics. Show less

Medical Health Unit (January 2013-Present)
• Provide civil legal services to Long Island’s HIV/AIDS infected population.
• Research federal social security in order to obtain benefits for disabled clients.
• Create a series of claims, file applications to appropriate federal government agencies and keep track of application process.
• File social security appeals in federal court after administrative remedies have been exhausted.
• Perform research on housing and consumer laws… Show more

Medical Health Unit (January 2013-Present)
• Provide civil legal services to Long Island’s HIV/AIDS infected population.
• Research federal social security in order to obtain benefits for disabled clients.
• Create a series of claims, file applications to appropriate federal government agencies and keep track of application process.
• File social security appeals in federal court after administrative remedies have been exhausted.
• Perform research on housing and consumer laws and represent all parties throughout entirety of court proceedings.
• Draft briefs, complaints, pretrial motions, memoranda and discovery requests.
• Negotiate settlement agreements in county, state and federal court.
• Represent disabled clients in order to maintain government benefit programs.
• Manage risk by negotiating settlements and monitoring compliance.
• Draft wills and execute power of attorney, healthcare proxy and stand-by guardianship applications.
• Provide advice and counsel to individuals seeking bankruptcy.
• Conduct community outreach at local hospitals, organizations and community centers.

Protection and Advocacy for Individual Rights Unit (September 2012-January 2013)
• Assisted in federal district court litigation over the installation of accessible pedestrian signals for visually impaired individuals at various pedestrian crosswalks on Long Island.
• Assisted two developmentally disabled client that were living in adult group homes who were denied the right to marry.
• Restored benefits to a disabled individual who was unnecessarily institutionalized.
• Represented a man with a traumatic brain injury in landlord tenant court. Show less

• Interned in Protection and Advocacy for Individual Rights Unit.
• Prepared exhibits.
• Drafted summary judgment motion in complex civil matter.
• Researched and thoroughly analyzed American's with Disabilities Act and Rehabilitation Act of 1973.