罗伯特-M-海斯 律师和人权领袖

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Robert M. Hayes
Lawyer and Human Rights Leader | Class of 1985
Title
Lawyer and Human Rights Leader
Location
Washington, District of Columbia
Age
33 at time of award
Area of Focus
Low-Income Individuals/Families and the Disadvantaged, Human Rights and Human Security
Published July 1, 1985
ABOUT ROBERT'S WORK
Robert Hayes is a lawyer who defends the rights of disabled, homeless, and impoverished persons.

In 1979, Hayes, a practicing attorney, sued the State of New York in a landmark decision (Callahan v. Carey) that established the state’s responsibility to shelter the homeless.  Hayes formed the Coalition for the Homeless in 1982, an organization that has become a major political voice in determining New York City’s public policies toward the poor.  Hayes left his law firm to become full-time counsel for the Coalition, where he directed a number of class action suits seeking to increase services for the mentally-disabled homeless and, later, for needy children in New York City.  Hayes also founded and led the National Coalition for the Homeless (1979-89), an organization that focuses on the responsibility of the federal government to America’s homeless.

BIOGRAPHY
Hayes is president of the Medicare Rights Center, an independent provider of information and counseling on Medicare for older and disabled Americans.  In 1989, he joined the firm of O’Melveny & Myers in New York City and, in 1992, moved to the firm of Moon, Moss, McGill & Bachelder in Portland, Maine.

Hayes received a B.A. (1973) from Georgetown University and a J.D. (1977) from New York University’s Law School.

Last updated January 1, 2005.



罗伯特-M-海斯
律师和人权领袖 | 1985级
职称
律师和人权领袖
工作地点
华盛顿，哥伦比亚特区
年龄
获奖时为33岁
关注领域
低收入个人/家庭和处境不利者, 人权和人类安全
发表于1985年7月1日
关于罗伯特的工作
罗伯特-海斯是一位为残疾人、无家可归者和贫困者维权的律师。

1979年，身为执业律师的海斯在一项具有里程碑意义的裁决（卡拉汉诉凯里案）中起诉纽约州，该裁决确定了州政府有责任为无家可归者提供庇护。 海斯于1982年成立了无家可归者联盟，该组织已成为决定纽约市对穷人的公共政策的一个主要政治声音。 海斯离开他的律师事务所，成为该联盟的全职律师，在那里他指导了一些集体诉讼，寻求增加对精神残疾的无家可归者的服务，后来还为纽约市的贫困儿童提供服务。 海斯还创建并领导了全国无家可归者联盟（1979-89），该组织专注于联邦政府对美国无家可归者的责任。

个人简历
海斯是医疗保险权利中心的主席，这是一个为美国老年人和残疾人提供医疗保险信息和咨询的独立机构。 1989年，他加入了纽约市的O'Melveny & Myers事务所，1992年，他转到缅因州波特兰的Moon, Moss, McGill & Bachelder事务所。

海斯在乔治敦大学获得学士学位（1973年），在纽约大学法学院获得法学博士学位（1977年）。

最后更新于2005年1月1日。