Rachel Geballe is a Supervising Attorney with the Neighborhood Economic Justice Project of Brooklyn Legal Services, where she has worked for 14 years representing homeowners in or at risk for foreclosure, fighting back against discriminatory lending, deed theft, and other racially-targeted predatory practices. A recognized leader in the use of anti-discrimination litigation tools, Rachel specializes in mobilizing creative strategies incorporating foreclosure prevention advocacy, anti-discrimination law, and consumer protection statutes to create home- and equity-saving solutions for New York City homeowners.
In addition to resolving dozens of fair housing and fair lending administrative complaints, Rachel developed, filed, litigated, and tried Saint-Jean et al. v. Emigrant Mortgage Company, a lawsuit in the Eastern District of New York that resulted in the first-ever jury verdict holding a lender accountable for reverse redlining and awarding damages. Rachel also litigated and tried the successful group case Barkley v. Olympia Mortgage Co. in federal district court to a jury verdict holding accountable, for fraud and deceptive practices, co-conspirators that operated a high-volume "One Stop Shop" targeting first-time homebuyers of color in Brooklyn and Queens.