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Stephen H. Oleskey ’64

Stephen H. Oleskey '64 has been elected the chair of the board of directors of the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation, the largest single provider of funds for civil legal aid in that state. Oleskey, a senior partner with Hale and Dorr, is also general counsel to the NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund as well as president of the Massachusetts Equal Justice Coalition. He received his law degree from the New York University School of Law and has served as Massachusetts Deputy Attorney General, president of Greater Boston Legal Services, and chair of the Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar Association. In addition, he has just completed a term as an alumni-elected member of Wesleyan's Board of Trustees.
Stephen H. Oleskey ’64 has been elected the chair of the board of directors of the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation, the largest single provider of funds for civil legal aid in that state. Oleskey, a senior partner with Hale and Dorr, is also general counsel to the NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund as well as president of the Massachusetts Equal Justice Coalition. He received his law degree from the New York University School of Law and has served as Massachusetts Deputy Attorney General, president of Greater Boston Legal Services, and chair of the Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar Association. In addition, he has just completed a term as an alumni-elected member of Wesleyan’s Board of Trustees.