Full Name
Conor Kirchner
Position Title
Staff Attorney
Organization/Affiliation (full name)
CNY Fair Housing, Inc.
Speaker Bio
Conor Kirchner has worked at CNY Fair Housing in a variety of roles since 2011. He began as a part-time undercover tester, documenting the rental and lending practices of housing providers and banks, before being hired full time to conduct intakes, fair housing investigations, and then testing coordination. Conor took over his current role as Staff Attorney at CNY Fair Housing in 2013 and has litigated a wide variety of fair housing cases before administrative agencies and in federal and state courts. Prior to his time at CNY Fair Housing, he worked as a Constituent Services Representative for Congressman Daniel Maffei, assisting constituents with navigating the Federal departments and agencies and by advocating on their behalf. Conor received his law degree at Syracuse University College of Law and obtained his bachelor's degree at Syracuse University as well; he is barred in New York. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for Hiscock Legal Aid Society in Syracuse. Conor resides in his hometown of Liverpool, New York with his wife, JoBeth, and is perhaps best known by others as the most dedicated SU basketball fanatic in their lives.
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