“Touro Law Center is grateful to the David Berg Foundation for their continued support of critically important public interest and career development work by our students in the summer months.  The David Berg Fellowships are awarded on a highly competitive basis and are among the most prestigious student summer opportunities,” stated Dean Salkin. “The Berg Foundation has funded nearly 100 fellows at Touro Law Center over the last eight years, enabling students to hone their lawyering skills while providing legal assistance to those in need - yet another example of how our students do well when they do good.”

Students selected for the prestigious Berg Fellowships fulfill their pro bono requirements through Touro Law’s Public Advocacy Center and receive special opportunities throughout the academic year, allowing them to participate in certain conferences and seminars, providing unique opportunities for interaction with practitioners and academics.

Berg Fellows have worked in numerous government and public interest agencies, working with prosecutors and legislative offices and in the public interest sector. They have engaged a variety of legal work including helping to take clients out of homelessness, women and children from domestic violence, stop foreclosures, ensure children get an appropriate education, help seniors and the disabled get benefits, assist immigrants, advocate on behalf of people needing health care and assist citizens fighting for civil rights.

The David Berg Foundation was established in New York by David Berg in 1994. Mr. Berg was a lawyer and real estate investor. He graduated from Harvard Law School. The David Berg Foundation funds community legal services, public interest law projects, human rights anti-Semitism issues, law schools, museums and Jewish history projects in Israel and in the U.S.