Deputy Director
J.D. (cum laude), Boston College (1985)
M.A., Spanish, Middlebury College (1979)
B.A., Spanish & Political Science (cum laude), Brandeis University (1978)

Faye Rachlin worked at Legal Assistance Corporation of Central Massachusetts for over 10 years, and Western Massachusetts Legal Services for 15 years before that, before both programs joined to form Community Legal Aid in 2011. Faye's areas of specialization include eviction defense, protection of rent subsidies, and access to shelter. Faye has extensive litigation experience, including winning several appeals in the Massachusetts Appeals Court and arguing two cases before the Supreme Judicial Court. In 2002, Faye received the Boston College Law School Judge David Nelson Public Interest Award in honor of her work in public service. In 2008, Faye was honored with the Massachusetts Bar Association's Legal Services Award, which is given each year to a lawyer who has made a particularly significant or meaningful contribution to the provision of low-income legal services.  Faye is the co-chair of the Worcester Housing Court Bench-Bar Committee.

Faye has conducted numerous trainings on landlord-tenant law. For seven years, she taught civil rights litigation as an adjunct professor at Western New England College of Law. She has published several articles on tenants' rights, civil actions for damages and other relief, and the effects of criminal conduct in the housing context. Faye is fluent in Spanish and English. She is licensed to practice in Massachusetts and the U.S. District of Massachusetts.