Leslie Tayne, Esq. of Tayne Law Group, P.C. Elected Member to Guide Dog Foundation and America's VetDogs Boards of Directors

MELVILLE, NY; JULY 25, 2017 – Financial attorney Leslie H. Tayne of Melville-headquartered Tayne Law Group, P.C. was recently elected as a new board member to the Boards of Directors of Guide Dog Foundation and America’s VetDogs where she will serve a three-year term on each board. While serving on both boards, Tayne will attend one joint meeting to discuss business matters pertaining to both organizations on a quarterly basis. As board member of the Guide Dog Foundation and America’s VetDogs Boards of Directors, she will play an integral role in reviewing key issues relating to both organizations while making important recommendations and decisions.

Since beginning her work with both organizations in 2010, Tayne has been a dedicated volunteer puppy raiser who has raised puppies to become guide or service dogs for people with disabilities. “I love everything about this cause,” explains Tayne. “It is so gratifying to be able to love and take care of the puppies and then see that love transferred to the person who they will eventually help when they become service dogs. The entire pay-it-forward process you get from it is so rewarding on so many levels.”

Tayne’s dedication and passion for these organizations, their causes, their puppies and the individuals they serve has transcended beyond puppy raising at her home. She brings the puppies she raises to her firm so the puppies and her employees are given a unique opportunity to socialize and enjoy time with one another. Her employees are encouraged to take part in loving, feeding and walking them, which provides a sense of home that has made her workplace a pleasant and enjoyable atmosphere for her staff. Having puppies in her office has created a positive outlet for unconditional comfort and love during employees’ long, stressful workdays. In turn, the puppies Tayne raises are provided a consistent loving and nurturing environment while she is at work as well.

Wells Jones, CEO of the Guide Dog Foundation and America’s VetDogs, says Tayne has been a great asset for both organizations. “We’re pleased Leslie is joining the Guide Dog Foundation and America’s VetDogs as a member of our Boards of Directors,” he explains. “She has already shown her support of our mission by providing homes for our puppies, both as a puppy raiser and temporary puppy sitter. She has also sponsored several of our fundraising events. We look forward to her enthusiasm and expertise while our organizations continue to expand and grow to serve people with disabilities.”
Always ready to donate her time when and where needed, beyond serving as a member of the Guide Dog Foundation’s and America’s Vet Dogs’ Boards of Directors, Tayne is also Chair for the Nassau County Bar Association’s Attorney Accountant Committee, Treasurer with the Jewish Lawyers Association of Nassau County, and Chair for Nassau Suffolk Law Services, Inc. Additionally, she is frequently invited to participate in speaking engagements and is often a volunteer guest presenter at colleges, bar associations and not-for-profits.

For more than 70 years, the Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc. (www.GuideDog.org), has trained and placed guide and service dogs to provide independence, enhanced mobility, and companionship to people who are blind, have low vision, or who have other special needs. The Guide Dog Foundation is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that relies on contributions from generous individuals, corporations, service clubs, and foundations to fund its mission to serve people with disabilities. It costs over $50,000 to breed, raise, train, and place one assistance dog, but the Guide Dog Foundation provides its services completely free of charge to the individual. The Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind was the first assistance dog school in the United States to be accredited by both the International Guide Dog Federation and Assistance Dogs International.

Since 2003, America’s VetDogs (www.VetDogs.org) has trained and placed guide and service dogs to provide independence, enhanced mobility and companionship to veterans with disabilities from all eras. In 2015, VetDogs opened its programs to first responders, inclusive of fire, police, and emergency medical personnel. America's VetDogs is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization founded by the Guide Dog Foundation and relies on contributions from generous individuals, corporations, service clubs, and foundations to fund its mission to help those who have served our country live with dignity and independence. It costs over $50,000 to breed, raise, train, and place one assistance dog, but America’s VetDogs provides its services completely free of charge to the individual. America’s VetDogs is accredited by both the International Guide Dog Federation and Assistance Dogs International.

Led by Financial Attorney and Life & Debt Author Leslie H. Tayne, Esq., Tayne Law Group, P.C., headquartered in Melville, NY, is one of the few New York State practices offering a sole concentration in debt resolution and bankruptcy alternatives. Since its establishment in 2001 under its original name, “Law Offices of Leslie H. Tayne P.C.,” the firm has expanded with offices now in Manhattan, NY as well as Westchester County’s White Plains and Mount Kisco and is now offering franchises in select markets within the United States. Tayne Law Group, P.C. is dedicated to regularly assisting thousands of individuals and businesses with the management and resolution of their unsecured debts. For more information on Tayne Law Group Franchise Opportunities, please visit www.TayneLawGroup.com/Franchise or call 1-855-JOIN-TLG. For more information about Tayne Law Group, P.C. please call 631-470-8204 or visit www.TayneLaw.com.
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PHOTO CAPTION: Leslie H. Tayne, Esq. of Melville and Melville-Headquartered Tayne Law Group, P.C., who was recently elected new board member for the Guide Dog Foundation and America’s VetDogs Boards of Directors, has been raising puppies for both organizations for seven years. Pictured is Tayne with two puppies she had been raising from the Guide Dog Foundation.