Raymond Burke

Secretary

Ray is an attorney at New Hampshire Legal Assistance (NHLA), where he directs the Energy and Utility Justice Project and co-directs the Benefits Project.

In this work, he represents clients in administrative proceedings before the NH Public Utilities Commission and the NH Department of Health and Human Services regarding issues that impact low-income Granite Staters. Ray represents clients facing barriers to accessing critical safety net programs such as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. His work also includes policy advocacy before the legislature and state agencies and litigation in state and federal court to ensure low-income households have access to benefit programs that provide crucial economic support to help meet their basic needs.

Ray started working on benefits issues as a paralegal in 2009 for Legal Aid of Western Missouri and has continued to work in legal services since graduating from Boston College Law School in 2014.