National Housing Law Project Housing Law Bulletin

Catherine Bishop and Elaine Neale Join NHLP Staff

The National Housing Law Project is extremely pleased to announce the addition of two staff members to its Oakland Office. Catherine M. Bishop, rejoins NHLP as a staff attorney specializing in the public and HUD multi-family housing programs. As many of you know, Catherine worked for NHLP prior to 1995 and is considered an expert in the field of public and subsidized housing. She has extensive litigation experience in the housing field and has authored or co-authored several manuals, articles and guides, including the first and second editions of HUD HOUSING PROGRAMS: Tenants’ Rights. During the past five years, Catherine was a senior associate at Wartelle & Weaver, West Bay Law, in San Francisco, and, more recently, she served as a staff attorney at Community Legal Aid Society of Alameda County. We are delighted to have Catherine back with NHLP.

Elaine Beale joined NHLP as its Development Director in November of 1999. Elaine brings extensive nonprofit fundraising experience to our organization as well as a familiarity with legal services. Immediately prior to coming to NHLP, she was a fundraising consultant to a number of San Francisco Bay Area organizations. She was also the Institutional Gifts Director for the Volunteer Legal Services Program of the Bar Association of San Francisco. Prior to that, she was Director of Development for the San Francisco Women Against Rape. Elaine is an accomplished writer who had a first novel published in 1997. We welcome Elaine and look forward to working with her.