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VLJ May 2025 Volunteer of the Month: Kerdesha Desir

Kerdesha Desir has built her legal career on the principle that knowledge is meant to be shared—and for her, that means showing up for clients who might otherwise face the court system alone.

A family law associate at Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC, Kerdesha focuses her practice on matrimonial and non-dissolution matters, domestic violence cases, and adoption and guardianship issues.

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The Power of Pro Bono – Paying Justice Forward (Lamar)

For many VLJ clients, their case represents a pivotal moment in their story, a new fork in the road leading to a better tomorrow, and for Lamar, his experience with VLJ was far more than a fork in the road, it was a circle, seeing a client come back years later to volunteer as an attorney.

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VLJ April 2025 Defender of Justice: Jessica Kitson

When Jessica Kitson joined Volunteer Lawyers for Justice (VLJ) in 2014 as a Managing Attorney, her early work focused on launching the New Jersey Trafficking Victims Legal Assistance Program (now New Jersey Survivors Justice Project). Fast forward to today, and Jessica has become a national expert on legal services for survivors of human trafficking and now serves as VLJ’s Director of Legal Advocacy—overseeing all of the organization’s legal and policy work with the same passion, energy, and heart that’s made her a cornerstone of the VLJ team for over a decade.

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