Rachel Niegelberg

Rachel Niegelberg is an Equal Justice Works Fellow. She is helping to expand the Healthy Together medical-legal partnership by providing direct legal representation and support to students with disabilities and their families who are experiencing health-harming education needs.  Prior to her legal career, Rachel worked as a special education teacher in New York public schools.  During law school, she interned at Massachusetts Advocates for Children and the Children’s Law Center of Massachusetts. She also served as a Youth Advocacy and Policy Lab Fellow and provided direct representation in housing cases through the Tenant Advocacy Project.  Rachel speaks Spanish.

Education:
Harvard Law School, JD
State University of New York at Cortland, MSEd, Teaching Students with Disabilities
State University of New York at Fredonia, MusB, Music Education