September 17, 2024

Leading Children’s Rights Attorney Howard Talenfeld Rejoins Youth Law Center Board

Fort Lauderdale, FL— The Youth Law Center (YLC), a national child advocacy organization, has invited children’s rights attorney Howard M. Talenfeld to join its Board of Directors. Talenfeld, a Business Unit Leader of the Justice for Kids Division of Kelley Kronenberg, previously served on the YLC Board for five years and has dedicated his career to the advocacy and protection of at-risk youth.

“The Youth Law Center is one of our country’s most respected national advocacy groups, and I’m honored to join them in their mission to transform our childcare systems,” Talenfeld shared.

For the past four decades, the YLC has been a thought leader in advocacy for children and youth in the nation’s child welfare and juvenile justice systems. The organization has advocated for positive systems change across the U.S., touching 37 states plus the District of Columbia.

Throughout his career, Talenfeld has been a forceful advocate for change to improve human service systems. He has argued for systemic reform litigation before many state and national groups, including twice before the U.S. Congress, the National Association of State Mental Health Lawyers, the American Public Welfare Association and many Florida legislative committees. Since 2002, Talenfeld has been zealously committed to helping youth in foster care through his role as founding Board President of the award-winning nonprofit organization Florida’s Children First (FCF). He has also chaired The Florida Bar Legal Needs of Children Committee three times, more times than any other advocate.

In 2024, Talenfeld was honored for his work to protect children as the recipient of the American Association for Justice (AAJ) Trial Lawyers Care Award and on Forbes’ inaugural list of America’s Top 200 Lawyers as one of only six lawyers nationally selected for his work in Civil Rights Law. He has consistently been selected by Florida Trend magazine for its annual Florida 500 list acknowledging his influential impact in Florida as a voice for children.

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