Nadine Cohen

Managing Attorney of the Consumer Rights Unit at Greater Boston Legal Services

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Nadine Cohen is the Managing Attorney of the Consumer Rights Unit at Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS). A major focus of her work has involved foreclosure prevention and predatory Lending.  The Consumer Rights Unit provides legal representation to low-income homeowners facing foreclosure, particularly those who have been victimized by predatory and abusive lending practices. The Consumer Rights Unit, under Ms. Cohen’s direction also represents clients in Debt Collection cases in a Lawyer for the Day Program in several District Courts, handles cases under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, works on credit reporting issues, consumer scams, student loan issues and other consumer cases. Additionally, Ms. Cohen engages in impact litigation, community education, legislative advocacy and works in coalition with community and government organizations to develop systemic approaches to address foreclosure and consumer issues.  Prior to joining GBLS Ms. Cohen was senior staff counsel at the Boston Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, where she developed and directed the Committee’s Fair Housing Project and handled numerous individual and class action housing discrimination cases, employment, voting rights, school desegregation, and other civil rights cases, in federal and state courts, and administrative agencies.  She has conducted numerous trainings on housing discrimination law, including predatory lending, and has presented at many national conferences. She was recently appointed to the Consumer Advisory Board of the Consumer Protection Financial Bureau (CFPB).