2017 Summer Associates Announced

Cleveland, OH -- The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland recruited top students for its 2017 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.  Other students have experience in community outreach, development and public relations.

Many summer associates are funded through their 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

Luke Condon
Housing Practice Group

Sarah Lucey
Family Practice Group

Cory J. Stevenson
Health, Education, Work, Income and Immigration with a focus on immigration

Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

Isaac Tom Monah
Health, Education, Work, Income and Immigration with a focus on immigration

Duke University School of Law

Zachary H. Frye
Health, Education, Work, Income and Immigration with a focus on work

Michigan State University

Sarah St. George
Candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Criminal Justice
Family Practice Group

The University of Akron School of Law

(Sage) Xin Wen
Consumer Practice Group

Wheaton College

Ebony N. Kennedy
Porter Cleveland Fellowship
Development & Communications Department

Caitly Reynoso
Porter Cleveland Fellowship
Development & Communications Department - with focus on Community Outreach

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.