2014 Summer Associates Announced

Cleveland, OH -- The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland recruited top law students for its 2014 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

Maral Arjomandi
Health, Education, Work, Income and Immigration Practice Group with focus on Language Access
Dingding Ma
Health, Education, Work, Income and Immigration Practice Group with focus on Immigration Law
Jennifer Spencer
Health, Education, Work, Income and Immigration Practice Group with focus on Wage Law
Joseph Tomino
Consumer Practice Group

Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

Marilyn Eble
Family Practice Group
Kyle Hutnick
Family Practice Group
Iva Jeras, Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps Veterans JD Program
Community Engagement Practice Group
Ankur Thakkar
Housing Practice Group
Bobbi Wilson
Volunteer Lawyers Program and Intake Practice Group
Leah Winsberg
Health, Education, Work, Income and Immigration Practice Group with focus on Legal Aid's Community Advocacy Program with The MetroHealth System

Cornell Law School

Margaret Toohey, Harold Oaklander Public Interest Fellow
Health, Education, Work, Income and Immigration Practice Group with focus on Unemployment Compensation Law

Duke University School of Law

Jacob Whiten, Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps Veterans JD Program
Community Engagement Practice Group

Fordham University School of Law

Benjamin Egel
Health, Education, Work, Income and Immigration Practice Group with focus on Education and Tax Law

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.