About me
Molly Meltzer is the Director of Pro Bono at Brooklyn Defender Services ("BDS") which provides holistic defense and an interdisciplinary framework in the areas of criminal defense, family defense, immigration, and civil matters. In her role as Director of Pro Bono she develops and manages the organization's pro bono program across all practices with the goal of leveraging resources for the clients and communities BDS serves. Molly is also the Training Manager on the adolescent team at BDS representing adolescent offenders in criminal and family courts. Prior to working in the pro bono sphere, Molly worked as a juvenile defender at the Legal Aid Society and as an attorney in BDS' Family Defense Practice. Molly was one of the creators of Pando a national pro bono conference. She has spoken on the topics of the role of the attorney for the child; representing teen parents and best practices in pro bono. In 2018, Molly was Director of Pro Bono at Bet Tzedek Legal Services in Los Angeles, a large civil legal aid organization. Molly is a graduate of Tufts University and American University, Washington College of Law.
