Tashi Lhewa

Tashi Lhewa serves as the Attorney-in-Charge of Civil Citywide Units at The Legal Aid Society, where he leads a multi-unit team operating across all five boroughs of New York City. In this role, he oversees legal services spanning a wide range of civil practice areas, including the Economic Equities Project, Employment Law Unit, Family/Domestic Violence Unit, Government Benefits & Disability Advocacy Project, Health Law Unit, and the Education Law Project. Before assuming his current position, Tashi held several key roles within The Legal Aid Society, including Director of the Economic Equities Project and Supervising Attorney of the Consumer Law Project. Tashi also previously served as an Assistant Attorney General in the New York State Office of the Attorney General, Regional Affairs Division. Earlier in his career, he worked as a Family and Housing Attorney at Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services. He earned his B.A. from the University of Minnesota and his J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School, graduating in 2006.