Christine M. Fecko has been the General Counsel of the IOLA Fund of the State of New York since 2011. Currently, she is also serving as the President of the National Association of IOLTA Programs and as a member of the New York State Bar Association’s (“NYSBA”) President’s Committee on Access to Justice, the NYSBA Committee on Legal Aid, the New York City Bar Association’s Pro Bono and Legal Services Committee, the New York City Bar Association’s Ethics Committee, and the Technology Working Group of the New York State Permanent Commission on Access to Justice. Ms. Fecko is a former Chair of the New York City Bar Association’s Committee on Legal Services for Persons of Moderate Means.
Prior to joining the IOLA Fund, Ms. Fecko spent nearly five years as the General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer of My Sisters’ Place, a non-profit organization providing social and legal services to domestic violence victims in Westchester County, New York. Previously, she practiced commercial litigation in New York City for over ten years at McGuireWoods LLP and Kelley Drye & Warren LLP.
After her graduation from the New York University School of Law, Ms. Fecko clerked for Chief Judge F.A. Little, Jr. of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. She earned a B.A. from SUNY Binghamton in History and Women’s Studies.