Kristin Brown Lilley

Director of Legislative Advocacy

Kristin is Empire Justice Center's Director of Legislative Advocacy. She works out of the Albany office and is a member of the Management Team.

She is responsible for overseeing and providing strategic leadership on all legislative issues and working with staff attorneys, paralegals and advocates to develop and implement a comprehensive anti-poverty agenda that seeks to improve the law for all New Yorkers.

After graduating cum laude from Hartwick College with honors in Anthropology and History in 1994, Kristin worked in non profit direct service and small business management before returning to school in 1999 to attain a Master's Degree in Social Policy from Empire State College.  A 2000 Center for Women in Government Fellow, part of the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, she worked as Upstate Public Policy Coordinator for the Hunger Action Network of New York State before joining Empire Justice Center.

Practice Area(s):
Civil Legal Services