Lenny Abramowicz is the executive director of the Association of Community Legal Clinics of Ontario. He has held this position since 2000. Before that Lenny was the executive director and a staff lawyer at Neighbourhood Legal Services in downtown Toronto. In addition, Lenny has worked at, and been on the board of directors of, other community legal clinics in Ontario.
Lenny is the Chair of the Alliance for Sustainable Legal Aid, the group that represents Ontario’s front line legal aid service providers.
Lenny has been on the board of, and worked with numerous community based non-profit groups.
Lenny has written articles on legal issues, on community clinics, and on the topic of non-profit governance.
In 2012 Lenny was given the Legal Aid Leader Award by the Canadian Bar Association.
In 2018 Lenny was awarded the Law Society Medal by the Law Society of Ontario.
Lenny graduated from McGill University with an LL.B. and a B.C.L. in 1985.