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Volunteer Lawyers Program Karen L. Giffen, Esq. Tom Mlakar, Esq.
Giffen & Kaminski LLC deputy director for advocacy
The Volunteer Lawyers Program at The Legal Aid
Society of cleveland offers a variety of pro bono Delores Gray Bettina Kaplan
opportunities to fit both the interests and availability Community Representative director of finance &
of volunteer attorneys. These opportunities range nominated by Promise Neighborhood Administrative Operations
from giving brief advice for a few hours at a clinic to
accepting a case for representation. Patrick Haggerty, Esq. Melanie A. Shakarian, Esq.
Frantz Ward
Director of Development & Communications
Brief Advice Clinics Vanetta Jamison Managing Attorneys
Community Representative
volunteer attorneys can give brief advice at clinics nominated by Beech Brook Jessica Baggett, Esq.
held at neighborhood sites. Low-income individuals Elyria Office
speak with an attorney on a one to one basis about Ronald V. Johnson, Esq.
a variety of civil legal issues. Attorneys provide Key Bank National Association Abigail Staudt, Esq.
general advice, guidance with next steps, help with Housing Law Practice Group
completing a pro se document, or recommend to Jonathan Leiken, Esq. Katie Feldman, Esq.
staff that a referral be made for further help. Brief diebold nixdorf Health-Education-Work-Income-Immigration
Advice Clinics are a limited commitment of time— Rita Maimbourg, Esq. Practice group
usually two to three hours—and a great introduction Tucker Ellis LLP
to pro bono work at Legal Aid. Ann McGowan Porath, Esq.
Hugh McKay, Esq. Intake and Volunteer Lawyers Program
Case Representation Porter Wright Morris & arthur LLP
Katherine Barr Hollingsworth, Esq.
volunteer attorneys accept an individual’s case for Edward W. Moore, Esq. Consumer Law Practice Group
representation. This representation helps serve clients RPM international
whose civil problems need more extended service. Ann Sweeney, Esq.
clients are prescreened for eligibility and type of legal Matthew Nakon, Esq. Community Engagement
issue such as landlord tenant, consumer, tort defense, Wickens, Herzer, Panza, Cook & Batista
contract, or family. Volunteer attorneys can say up- Aaron O’Brien, Esq. Tonya Whitsett, Esq.
front what type of cases they would like VLP to refer. Family Law Practice Group
Then the volunteer attorney agrees to meet with Gladys B. Reed Supervising Attorneys
the referred client, assess the case, and proceed with Community Representative
representation. nominated by Cleveland Tenants Organization Michael Attali, Esq.
Lauren Gilbride, Esq
Specialty Projects Barbara Roman, Esq. Joseph Lopez, Esq.
Meyers, Roman, Friedberg & Lewis
Legal Aid develops specialty projects that focus on Daniel Natalie, Esq.
specific legal issues. Each project is organized to Mary Jane Trapp, Esq. Karla Perry, Esq.
Hazel Remesch, Esq.
address the provision of legal assistance in a variety of Thrasher, Dinsmore & Dolan LPA Maria Smith, Esq.
ways: legal education, limited general advice, pro se
assistance or case representation. The projects change Michael N. Ungar, Esq. Senior Attorneys
Ulmer & Berne LLP
based on current legal needs—check out our website
for descriptions of the current specialty projects. Brenda Wells Kimberly Barnett-Mills, Esq.
Community Representative Robert Bonthius, Esq.
nominated by the Julie Cortes, Esq.
Pro bono volunteers who work with Legal Aid’s American Sickle Cell Anemia Association Deborah Dallmann, Esq.
Volunteer Lawyers Program are covered by Legal Dennis Dobos, Esq.
Aid’s malpractice insurance policy. To participate in Board Officers (2018) Davida Dodson, Esq.
the Volunteer Lawyers Program, e-mail probono@ Marley Eiger, Esq.
lasclev.org. Karen L. Giffen, Esq. Mary Beth McConville, Esq.
President Andrea Price, Esq.
Board of Directors (2018) Giffen & Kaminski LLC Anne Reese, Esq.
Leonard Castle Matthew Nakon, Esq. Alexandria Ruden, Esq.
Community Representative vice President Jennifer Sheehe, Esq.
nominated by the Malachi Center Wickens, Herzer, Panza, Cook & Batista Susan Stauffer, Esq.
Howard Strain, Esq.
Jillian Charles, Esq. Gladys Reed Eric Zell, Esq.
eaton corporation vice President
Steven Dettelbach, Esq. Community representative Staff Attorneys
BakerHostetler Michael N. Ungar, Esq. Philip Althouse, Jr. Esq.
vice President Jessica Baaklini, Esq.
Andre Dowdy Sara Bird, Esq.
Community Representative Ulmer & Berne LLP Callie Dendrinos, Esq.
nominated by the VA Medical Center Corrylee Drozda, Esq.
Philip S. Fastenau, Ph. D. Danielle Gadomski Littleton, Esq.
Philip S. Fastenau, Ph.D. Secretary/Treasurer
University hospitals University hospitals J. Gardner Hensill, Esq.
Jennifer Kingsley, Esq.
Stephen M. Fazio, Esq. Kathleen Laskey Donovan, Esq.
Sqiure Patton Boggs Administration Mason Pesek, Esq.
Agustin Ponce de Leon, Esq.
Colleen M. Cotter, Esq. Michael Russell, Esq.
Nathan Genovese, Esq. executive director
Community Representative Lisa Splawinski, Esq.
nominated by the Arc of Greater Cleveland Joseph Tomino, Esq.
Arcola Whatley, Esq.
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