2025 Summer Associates and Volunteers Announced

Cleveland, OH -- The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland recruited top candidates for its 2025 Summer Associate and Volunteer Program.

Summer associates and volunteers will work on-site at Legal Aid offices and are mentored by Legal Aid attorneys on issues of poverty law. The structured 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. Other students gain experience in community outreach, social work, development and public relations.

The schools, students, volunteers, and placements include:

Case Western Reserve University School of Law 

Neil Agarwal – Summer Associate
Health & Opportunity Practice Group

Summer Husein – Summer Associate
Family Practice Group 

Emma Kahmann – Summer Associate
Housing Practice Group 

Daniel Leizerman – Summer Associate
Volunteer Lawyers Program & Intake Practice Group 

Lauren Ostrom – Summer Associate
Community Engagement Practice Group

Miami University

Ilana Miller – Volunteer
Family Practice Group 

The Ohio State University

Peyton Clark – Volunteer
Housing Practice Group

Cassandra Roisman – Volunteer
Health & Opportunity Practice Group

Southern University Law Center

Brett Horton – Summer Associate
Economic Justice Practice Group 

Tennessee State University

Alana Cain – Volunteer
Economic Justice Practice Group 

Wheaton College

Sophia Boukari – Porter Cleveland Fellow
Volunteer Lawyers Program & Intake Practice Group 

The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland's mission is to secure justice, equity, and access to opportunity for and with people who have low incomes through passionate legal representation and advocacy for systemic change. Founded in 1905, The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland is the fifth-oldest legal aid society in the world and serves five counties in Northeast Ohio - Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake and Lorain. Learn more by reviewing the highlights from Legal Aid's current Strategic Plan.

Updated April 30, 2025