Jim Braude
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Jim Braude | |
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 Braude at a live radio broadcast event in Brookline, Massachusetts in May 2010 | |
| Born | May 7, 1949 |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania (B.A.) New York University School of Law (J.D.) |
| Occupations | lawyer, radio, and television host |
| Spouse | Kristine Rondeau [2][3] |
| Website | jimbraude |
James Spencer Braude (born May 7, 1949) is a lawyer, former union official,[2] and Boston radio and television personality.[4]
Braude, an only child, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1949 and raised in the Center City area.[3]
He graduated from Central High School in Philadelphia in 1966. He went to the University of Pennsylvania for his bachelor's degree and to New York University School of Law for his Juris Doctor degree.[5]
Personal life
Braude has two children adopted from China.[5]
Legal career
He began his legal career as a legal services lawyer in the South Bronx neighborhood of New York City with housing and prisoner's rights cases. He was the founder and first president of the National Organization of Legal Services Workers (NOLSW), a UAW affiliated union which represented staff in civil legal offices for the poor in various states.[4]
He subsequently served as the executive director of the Tax Equity Alliance for Massachusetts (TEAM), a tax reform coalition. He published the magazine Otherwise, on American politics.[4]
Braude later served as a Cambridge, Massachusetts City Councilor.[4]
