[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 16 (Wednesday, February 23, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E]
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[Congressional Record: February 23, 1994]
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                       TRIBUTE TO HELEN L. WELLS

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 23, 1994

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, it is gratifying to introduce my colleagues 
to Helen L. Wells. Helen Wells is a native of Clayton, LA. She obtained 
her bachelor of arts degree from Long Island University. She 
subsequently acquired a master's of arts and a law degree from the 
State University of New York at Buffalo.
  During the 1960's, Helen played an active role in the Civil Rights 
Movement in Natchez, MS. After receiving her law degree, she served as 
a community legal service community volunteer for the National 
Association for the Advancement of Colored People [NAACP]. As a 
volunteer, Ms. Wells offered free legal advice to members of the 
Concord Baptist Church, as well as members of the Rosetta Gaston 
Democratic Club.
  Helen also should be recognized for her active participation with the 
Concord Baptist Church, the Association Board of Regents at Long Island 
College Hospital, the Kings County Bar Association, the New York State 
Bar Association, and the New York State Association of Criminal Defense 
Lawyers. She has also held the positions of administrative law judge 
for the Department of Social Service for the State of New York, and the 
Environmental Control Board of the city of New York.
  Since 1982, Helen Wells has practiced law at her Brooklyn office 
where she handles cases in Federal, State, and city court.

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