In that role he provides legal information and referrals in response to questions from domestic violence survivors around the country who write in to the WomensLaw email hotline. He also assists in maintaining and updating the content found on WomensLaw.org. Before joining NNEDV, Alan worked as a staff attorney for Legal Assistance of Western NY where he represented survivors in a variety of court proceedings. Prior to his time with legal services, he worked as a general practice attorney, which included representation of family court litigants and work as a court appointed attorney for children.