About me
Beth Hofmeister is a Supervising Attorney in the Pro Bono Practice of The Legal Aid Society, the nation’s oldest and largest social justice law firm. Whether through individual representation, community-directed projects and clinics, or bringing significant civil rights litigation, each year the Pro Bono Practice provides over two thousand volunteers from New York City law firms and in-house corporate legal departments with training, supervision, and mentorship. These volunteers help Legal Aid staff deliver life-changing assistance to a multitude of clients each year.
Prior to her move into the Pro Bono Practice, Beth was an attorney in the Law Reform Unit of LAS’ Civil Practice where she provided individual and class representation to homeless New Yorkers for almost a decade with the Homeless Rights Project. In addition to notable pandemic-related litigation, Beth monitored and enforced right to shelter litigation in New York City, including a ground-breaking settlement on behalf of homeless youth. Beth began her legal career as an attorney in Legal Aid’s Juvenile Rights Practice where she represented children in both child welfare and juvenile justice proceedings, and on various class action cases in their Special Litigation and Law Reform Unit.
Beth is a current member of the City Bar’s Pro Bono and Legal Services Committee, the New York State Bar Association’s Committee on Legal Aid and Pro Bono Coordinators Network, and is a Co-Chair of the Public Interest Pro Bono Association (PIPBA). Beth serves on the board of the Coalition for Homeless Youth and previously Beth served as a union officer for the Association of Legal Aid Attorney, UAW Local 2325 for over twelve years. Beth graduated from Loyola University Chicago School of Law as a Civitas Child Law Fellow. As an undergraduate she received a B.A. in Child Development and a Certificate in Community Health from Tufts University.
