About LatinoJustice PRLDEF
LatinoJustice PRLDEF is a nonprofit civil rights organization headquartered in New York City. It pursues change through litigation, advocacy and education, aiming to challenge discriminatory laws and systems that affect Latinos. The group was founded in 1972 as the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund and adopted its current name in 2008 to reflect demographic change in the Latino population. It is privately funded, nonpartisan, and part of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights coalition.
Its work is organized around pillars that include immigrant rights, economic justice, voting rights, criminal legal reform, and leadership development. It takes on impact litigation and generally does not represent individual clients unless a case affects a broader population; it typically does not handle individual deportation defense. Its pipeline programs, such as a Law Day recruitment fair and the LAWBound program, target pre-law students. Its headquarters is in New York City, with a listed location in Central Islip, New York, and satellite offices in Orlando, Florida, and Austin, Texas.
| Type | Nonprofit legal services |
|---|---|
| New York offices | New York City (headquarters, 475 Riverside Drive), Central Islip |
| Phone | 212-219-3360 |
| Website | latinojustice.org/en |
| Registered NY attorneys | 10 |
Practice areas
Areas of work that LatinoJustice PRLDEF describes on its own website. They describe the organization as a whole, not the practice of any individual attorney listed below.
Organization profile based on its official website and public sources (reviewed October 29, 2026). Attorney list from the New York State Unified Court System registration data. Not affiliated with LatinoJustice PRLDEF.
Registered attorneys
Jose Perez Currently registered Rex Chen Currently registered Lisa Baltazar Currently registered Anita Teekah Currently registered Stephanie Cordero Currently registered Lourdes Rosado Currently registered Francisca Fajana Currently registered Cesar Ruiz Currently registered Meena Oberdick Currently registered Rafaela Uribe Currently registeredRegistration status can change at any time. Confirm any attorney's current status through the official New York Attorney Search.