Posted March 27, 201511:40 am
Cleveland, OH -- The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland recruited top law students for its 2015 Summer Associate Program.
Legal Aid attorneys mentor the summer associates on issues of poverty law. The structured 11-week program includes trainings on substantive law, public interest work, and basics of legal practice. Students learn how to interview clients, draft court pleadings, research relevant legal issues and observe hearings and trials.
Many summer associates are funded through their law school’s public interest law program, alumni associations, or through national foundations such as Equal Justice Works Summer Corp Program and Equal Justice America. The schools, students and placements include:
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Brittney Brown
Health, Education, Work, Income and Immigration Practice Group with focus on Public Benefits Law
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
Vanessa Anne Hemminger
Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps Veterans JD Program
Community Engagement Practice Group
Chelsea Mullarkey
Health, Education, Work, Income and Immigration Practice Group with focus on Immigration Law
Claire O'Connor
Health, Education, Work, Income and Immigration Practice Group with focus on Public Benefits Law
Lukas Padegimas
Housing Practice Group
John Sayers
Health, Education, Work, Income and Immigration Practice Group with focus on Tax Law
Elizabeth Vitale
Family Practice Group
Cornell University Law School
Omar Khan
Harold Oaklander Public Interest Fellow
Health, Education, Work, Income and Immigration Practice Group with focus on Unemployment Compensation Law
George Washington University Law School
Michael Arison
Health, Education, Work, Income and Immigration Practice Group with focus on Wage Law
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Adam Kornya
Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps Veterans JD Program
Community Engagement Practice Group
Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School
D'Erra Jackson
Health, Education, Work, Income and Immigration Practice Group with focus on Legal Aid's Community Advocacy Program with The MetroHealth System
The University of Akron School of Law
Kelsey Gilroy
Volunteer Lawyers Program and Intake Practice Group
Sarah Mahan
Consumer Practice Group
Haley Martinelli
Family Practice Group
The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland provides high-quality free legal assistance to low income clients in Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain and Geauga counties. Legal Aid’s mission is to secure justice and resolve fundamental problems for those who are low income and vulnerable by providing high quality legal services and working for systemic solutions. Founded in 1905, it is the fifth oldest organization of its kind in the US. For information, visit www.lasclev.org.