D.C. Elder Rights Lawyer Receives Prestigious MacArthur Foundation Fellowship
By Kristen Pavón
D.C. attorney Marie-Therese Connolly received a MacArthur Foundation fellowship for her exceptional work as Appleseed’s Life Long Justice Initiative founder and director.
The MacArthur Foundation, one of the nation’s largest independent foundations, supports national and international people and institutions committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world.
Connolly’s Life Long Justice Initiative with Appleseed, a nonprofit network of public interest justice centers in the U.S. and Mexico, will focus on “creating an integrated national advocacy effort to prevent, detect, and intervene in the mistreatment of the elderly and secure reauthorization of key federal legislation.”
The MacArthur Foundation fellow has devoted her career to fighting elder abuse. She has served as the Department of Justice’s Elder Justice and Nursing Home Initiative director, where she developed legal theories and litigation strategies to prosecute elder abuse and neglect cases.
Connolly is a leading voice in the elder rights arena and with the MacArthur Foundation’s five-year award, she will be able to continue her meritorious efforts.
Learn more about Life Long Justice here.
