Managing Attorney
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 joined LACCM in 2000, after working at Western Massachusetts Legal Services for 15 years. 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. 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.