Michael Rothenberg, 47, the executive director of New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, died on Feb. 23. Mr. Rothenberg was suffering from depression and took his own life. His body was found on the fourth-floor terrace of a 33-story building at 100 Jay St. in Brooklyn and he was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the New York City Police Department.
During the decade since Mr. Rothenberg took over NYLPI in 2001, the organization’s annual budget had grown to $4 million from $1 million and its staffing increased from 14 to about 35.
