Iris Bromberg

Iris Bromberg serves as Senior Public Interest Counsel of the Justice Gary S. Stein Public Interest Center at Pashman Stein Walder Hayden, where she advances the Center’s mission and expands the reach of its public interest impact.

Prior to joining the firm, Iris was Deputy Associate Director of the Affirmative Enforcement Unit at the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights, where she led director-initiated systemic civil rights investigations and enforcement matters, including matters involving fair housing, equal educational access, and LGBTQ+ equity. During her tenure, she served on several interagency task forces and strike forces, including the Attorney General’s Reproductive Strike Force and the Governor’s Wealth Disparity Task Force. She also served in leadership roles on special initiatives, including the Division’s Voter Protection Initiative and the Home Appraisal Task Force.

Previously, Iris was a senior staff attorney and open government specialist within Manhattan Legal Services’ (MLS) LGBTQ+ and HIV Advocacy Unit, where she provided free direct representation in a wide range of civil areas, including discrimination, immigration, housing law, name changes, and public benefits. She also represented tenants facing eviction within a right-to-counsel framework in MLS’s Housing Unit.

Iris began her legal career at the American Civil Liberties of New Jersey (ACLU-NJ), where she rose from a fellow to a staff attorney, focusing on impact litigation, policy development, and promoting government accountability and civic engagement through open government laws.

She has received several recognitions throughout her career, including being named as one of the National LGBTQ+ Bar Association’s Best LGBTQ+ Lawyers Under 40 for her demonstrated and profound dedication to LGBTQ+ equality and excellence in her fields. In addition, Iris was selected as a 2024 Democracy Fellow and a 2022 Affirmative Leaders Fellow by the Public Rights Project, and a 2023 Avodah Justice Fellow.

She is a proud graduate of Rutgers Law School, where she was a Marsha Wenk Public Interest Fellow with the ACLU-NJ, co-chair of the LGBTQIA+ Caucus, and student advocate in both the Immigrant Rights Clinic and the Child Advocacy Clinic.

Honors & Recognitions

• Insider NJ’s 2024 “Insider Out 100: LGBT Power List”
• 2003 Attorney General’s Award for Excellence in Multi-Agency Investigation or Coordination
• 2024 Attorney General’s Award for Excellence in Multi-Agency Investigation or Coordination
• 2020 LGBT Bar’s 2020 Best LGBTQ+ Lawyer Under 40 Award

Community & Professional

• Department of Law & Public Safety
  • Alliance Executive Committee Member, 2024
• Avodah 2026 NYC Advisory Committee