Melville, NY - June 24, 2015 - Financial attorney Leslie Tayne of Melville-based Tayne Law Group, P.C. has been elected Vice Chair of Nassau/Suffolk Law Services (NSLS) Committee’s Advisory Council. A member of NSLS’ Advisory Council over the last year, Tayne assumed her Vice Chair position June 17, 2015, the same date as her election.
As new Vice Chair, Tayne is continuing to support the organization’s commitment to provide free civil legal services for people in need and free legal support to churches, agencies and grassroots organizations that work directly with those financially less fortunate. “As Vice Chair of Nassau/Suffolk Law Services’ Committee’s Advisory Council, I am delighted to have the opportunity to play an even larger role in assisting with the organization’s mission to make accessible free legal advocacy, support and representation for those in financial need, along with the organizations that support them,” says Tayne.
Beyond serving as Vice Chair with NSLS’ Advisory Council, Tayne, who released her first book, Life & Debt, in February 2015, is currently Chair of Nassau County Bar Association’s Attorneys and Accountants Committee as well as Treasurer of Jewish Lawyers Association of Nassau County. A recently designated 2015 Super Lawyer, she is also a regular volunteer with Nassau County Bar Association’s Mortgage Foreclosure Clinic and a routine volunteer puppy raiser for the Guide Dog Foundation of Smithtown, which trains puppies that eventually become service dogs for people in need.
Established in 1966, NSLS was among New York State’s first Legal Services Corporation programs and is currently one of the state’s largest providers of free civil legal assistance. NSLS is dedicated to providing equal access to basic human rights and services through provision of high quality legal representation, public information and community advocacy training to ensure that low income, disabled and disadvantaged individuals have equal access to the civil justice system on Long Island. Its staff is comprised of attorneys, paralegals, social workers and support personnel. For more information about NSLS, click here.
Led by Financial Attorney and Life & Debt Author Leslie H. Tayne, Esq., Tayne Law Group, P.C., headquartered in Melville, NY, is one of the few New York State practices offering a sole concentration in debt resolution and bankruptcy alternatives. Since its establishment in 2001 under its original name, “Law Offices of Leslie H. Tayne P.C.,” the firm has expanded with offices now in Manhattan, NY as well as Westchester County’s White Plains and Mount Kisco. Tayne Law Group, P.C. is dedicated to regularly assisting thousands of individuals and businesses with the management and resolution of their unsecured debts. For more information, please call 631-470-8204 or click here.
