39 Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty The Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty, also known as the Met Council, is one of New York’s largest human services agencies, providing 100,000 New Yorkers with critical services in their fight against poverty every year. Since 1972, Met Council has been a defender and advocate for New Yorkers in need and has raised awareness around the growing problem of Jewish poverty. Met Council provides services ranging from domestic violence counseling to kosher food pantries to career training. This past year, Mintz Levin attorneys Jeff Moerdler, Mark Nemes, and Amy Williams assisted the Met Council by closing a complicated set of transactions that concluded a 10-year effort by Mintz Levin to begin the development of an assisted living facility on Staten Island. Jeff, with the assistance of attorneys Amy Lu and Mike Solet, also advised on tax and bond financing issues related to the use of a portion of that facility. National Domestic Workers Alliance Founded in 2007, the National Domestic Workers Alliance is the nation’s leading voice for millions of domestic workers in the United States, most of whom are women.The organization is powered by 39 local, membership-based affiliate organizations of more than 10,000 nannies, housekeepers, and caregivers for the elderly, located in 14 states plus the District of Columbia. Attorneys Richard Block and David Katz provided employment advice by reviewing and drafting employment policies and independent contractor agreements, and conducting a wage and hour audit. New York City Family Court Volunteer Attorney Program Through the New York City Family Court Volunteer Attorney Program, Mintz Levin attorneys use their skills and experience to help unrepresented litigants address family law issues, including child support, visitation, and custody. The program began in Brooklyn Family Court and has since expanded to Manhattan, Queens, Bronx, and Richmond Counties, with over 200 participating attorneys from more than 35 major law firms and companies. Since its inception, the program has helped more than 1,200 families. Each month, the attorneys involved with the program meet with litigants for one-time sessions that typically last about 30 minutes each. Attorney Kimberly Gold has coordinated the program for Mintz Levin since 2012. Attorneys Kelly Graf, Bethany Hickey, Elizabeth Kurpis, and Todd Rosenbaum, along with former Mintz Levin attorney Rob Rosen, also participated in the New York City Family Court Volunteer Attorney Program in 2013. Pacific Arts Movement The Pacific Arts Movement is a media arts organization that focuses on using American and Asian international cinema as a catalyst for positive social change. Born in the San Diego area, the Pacific Arts Movement promotes artistic excellence, innovation, and an independent voice by partnering with schools and presenting culturally enriching programs that are otherwise inaccessible to the public. Mintz Levin has been assisting the Pacific Arts Movement since 2011. In addition to helping the organization with day-to-day corporate work, over the course of the past six months, attorneys Eddie Rodriguez and Brandon Willenberg have assisted the Pacific Arts Movement with complicated employment and tax matters.