Community Commitment Honor Society
Legal Aid’s Volunteer Lawyers Program is proud to honor private attorneys as they reach milestones in their work as pro bono colleagues at neighborhood legal clinics.
Brief Advice Clinics are a way for Legal Aid to be out in neighborhoods, delivering service to community members where and when they need it: at libraries, community centers and area places of worship.
The Community Commitment Honor Society was inaugurated in 2024 – during the 20th anniversary year of Legal Aid’s modern Volunteer Lawyers Program. Created by Legal Aid’s Pro Bono Advisory Committee, this honor society recognizes volunteers as they reach these milestones, volunteering cumulatively at:
- 50+ clinics (50 or more clinics attended)
- 40 clinics (40-49 clinics attended)
- 30 clinics (30-39 clinics attended)
- 20 clinics (20-29 clinics attended)
- 10 clinics (10-19 clinics attended)
- 5 clinics (5-9 clinics attended)
Honor society recognition is identified in January of each year, once the prior year closes. The below lists are perpetual lists – and as active volunteers do more, they rise in the honor recognition. This honor society recognizes only private volunteers (not those volunteering in-house). Lists current as of January 2025 (based on data through 2024). Volunteers who are deceased are indicated with an asterisk (*).
Fredric Bolotin
Kendra Davitt
R. Scott Heasley
Robin Kunikis
David Kutik
John Mulligan
Sandra Walker
A
Anthony Alto
C
Lisa Carey
F
William Ferry
Christopher Fisher
Katherine Friedell
G
Leslie A. Gentile
Richard Gurbst
K
Darya Klammer
Lisa Klammer
L
Jamielle Lamson-Buscho
James Levin
M
David Magee
Mary Meaker
P
Jo Ann Pesuit
SaraJean Petite
R
Barbara Roman
S
Sandra Seballos
John Shryock
Corey Sparks
W
Thomas C. Wagner
Steven Wolkin
Y
James Young
A
David Alden
Luke Antonczak
B
Frank Brancatelli
Don Brown *
Donna Busser
Kevin Butler
C
Leah Caplan
Maria Carr
Rebecca Castell
Magistrate Tiffany Catherman
Elaine Chimo
Monica Christofferson
Corey Clay
Deborah Coleman
Linda Cooper
Dennis Coyne
Stacy Cozart Martin
Laura Creed
Jason Csehi
Andrej Cuturic
D
Stacy Dame
David Dawson
C. Lynne Day
Charles Deeb
Maeve Dineen
Joyce Dodrill Krieger
E
Ryan Ellis
Bryan Evans
F
Stephen Fazio
Nancy Fioritto
Eric Foster
Barry Freeman
G
Zachariah Germaniuk
Robert Glaser
Abigail Greiner
H
Patrick Haggerty
Victoria Hamilton
Paul Harris
Makela A. Hayford
Christa Heckman
John Heer II
Morgan Helgreen
Shannon Henry
Kevin Hinkel
Russell Horn
Allen Hufford
Lee Hutton
J
Joseph Javorsky
Ronald Johnson
K
Jacob Kelly
William Kelly
Lisa Khoury Leszynski
Dena Kobasic
James Koerner *
Magistrate Laurie Koerner
Susan Kornatowski
L
Amelia Larsen
Melissa Laubenthal
Pearce Leary III
Judith Lipton
Magistrate Joanna Lopez Inman
Deborah Loughner
David Lowe *
M
Barbara Martincic
Jonathan McDonald
Jean McQuillan
Ellen Meehan
Grace Miclot
Sharece Miller-Curry
Katie Morgan
Kelly Morgan
Lidia Mowad
Norma Mudry
Patrica Murphy
N
Brittany Newman
Kathleen Nitschke
Margaret Nowak
O
Claire O’Connor
P
Anna Parise
Isaiah Pinckney
Lori Pinjuh
Michael Platt
Q
Michael Quinlan
R
Krithika Rajkumar
Judge Matthew Rambo
James Reddy, Jr.
Lawrence Roach
Rita Rochford
Joseph Rodgers
Jan Roller
John Ruiz-Bueno
S
Thomas Scanlon *
Carmen Scott
Taurean Shattuck
Clarissa Smith
Sherry Spenzer
Jonathan Stender
Lisa Summers
Kevin Susman
Richard Sweebe
Representative Eric Synenberg
T
Elaine Tassi
Margaret Terry
Mitchell Thompson
Judge Mary Jane Trapp *
Franklin Triozzi
U
Michael Ungar
V
Kathleen Valdez
Rinda Vas
Daniel Verkhlin
Elizabeth Vitale
Katerina Voronova
W
Keith Weiner
Sara Wilson
Magistrate Jessica Wright
Y
Dylan Yepez
Z
Ariana Zimcosky
A
Lawrence Acton
Stephanie Adams
Harlin Adelman
Catherine Adinaro
Mira Aftim
Patrick Alcox
John Alten
Neelraj Arjune
Joan Arrington
B
Brian Bardwell
James Barilla
Josephine Begin
J. Timothy Bender
Rebecca Bennett
Scott Bennett
William Berglund
Lon’Cherie Billingsley
Cynthia Binns
Abigail Blanks
Brian Bly
Edgar Boles II
Daniel Bollinger
Jasmine Boutros
Matthew Brady
Andy Bramante
Susan Brooks
Carolyn Brown
Duncan Brown
Larissa Bungo
B. Nicole Bush
Christina Bushnell
C
Robert Cahill
Hannah Caldwell
Terrence Carl
Christopher Caryl
Jillian Charles
Michael Charlillo
Erin Chelune
Mary Clair
Sarah Clay
Howard Coburn
Katherine Collin
Brandon Cox
D
Pamela Daiker-Middaugh
Jason Dawicke
Amy DeLuca
Patrice Denman
Bradley Dennis
Nicole Dertouzos
Frank DeSantis
Nathalie Dibo
Carl DiFranco
Paul DiPadua
Catherine Donnelly
William Doyle, Jr.
John Duffy
Lauryn Durham
Michael R. Durnwald
E
Mary Edquist
Anastasia Elder
Ayden Ergun
Susan Evans
F
Robert Farinacci
Kathleen Fenner
Ronald Frederick
Francis Fungsang
G
Lisa Gates
Sarah Gatti
Jessica Gentile
Vito Giannola
Karen Giffen
Camille Gill
Lisa Gold-Scott
Alicia Graves
Stacey Greenwell
Lydia Gross
David Gunning II
Tamara Gurchik
H
Katheryn Hach
Eleanor Hagan
Elizabeth Hammack
Robert Harms
Richard Hartman
Susan Hastings
Carla Hatoum
Russell Hauser
Jane Hawn-Jackson
Edward Heindel
Vanessa Hemminger
Paul Herdeg
Shelly Hillyer
Cory Hinton
Allison Hite
James Hofelich
Lauren Holler
Ryan Hooper
David Hopkins, Jr.
Brittney Howard
George Huang
Liz Huber
Justin Hughes
Kimberlyn Hughes
Karen Hummel
Nora Hurley
Magistrate Michael Hurst
Bruce Hutton
I
Jessica Ice
J
Jacqueline Jacobs
Kara Jakubec
James Jaworski
Magistrate Leslie Johns
Aqueelah Jordan
Suzanne Jucaitis
K
Andrew Kane
Amy Keating
Judge Kevin Kelley
Timothy Kibler
William Killmeyer
Adrienne Kirshner
J. Randy Klammer
Michael Klamo
Lenore Kleinman
Magistrate Brooke Kocab
Andrew Kohn
Paul Kostyack
Arun Kottha
Kristen Kraus
Matthew Kurz
L
Joseph Lanter
DeAngelo LaVette
James Lawniczak
Karen Lee
Jonathan Leiken
Dennis Levin
Luke Lindberg
Patrick Lipaj
DeAngelo Little
Adam Lubow
Heather Lutz
M
Stephen Macek
Grant MacKay
Rita Maimbourg
Councilperson Sean Malone
Hakmat Manaa
Dante Marinucci
Haley Martinelli
John Marvar
Mary Mason
Todd Masuda
Mary Beth McConville
Dawn McFadden
Cole McKee
Ronald McMillan
Eben McNair
Kirsty McNamara
Michael McNamee
Michael Meehan
Deborah Michelson
Bradley Miller
Linda Miller
Sharon Miller
Anonymous
David Moore
Joseph Muska
Anita Myerson
N
Judge Andrea Nelson-Moore
Ryan Neumeyer
James Nichols
Judge Antonio Nicholson
Christina Novotny
O
Aaron O’Brien
Jordan O’Connell
Obie Okuh
Bryan O’Malley
P
Eunice Park
Jacqueline Pasek
Andreas Petropouleas
Jim Petropouleas
Gabriella Phillips
Libert Pinto
Christina Pochemsaniy
Daniel Powell
John Powers
Q
Thomas Quail, Jr.
R
Lisa Rankin
Helen Rapp
Alexander Reich
Tina Rhodes
Michael Riley
Magistrate Thomas Robinson
Kelly Rochotte
Magistrate Marianne Rogalski
Susan Ruben *
Scott Ruebensaal
S
Shaka Sadler
C. Ashley Saferight
Samantha Salamon
Bobbi Saltzman
Geoffrey Saxe
John Sayers
James J. Scherer
Elissa Schooler
Tina Scibona *
Kevin Senich *
Michael Shanker
Michael Sharon
Bill Shaughnessy
Peter Shenyey
Matthew Simpson
Nancy Sin
Claire Skupski
Jocelyn Smith
Kelsey Smith
Robert Smith III
David Sporar
Natalia Steele
Judge Terri Stupica
Matthew Svancara
Roger Synenberg
Alexander Szaruga
Carol Szczepanik
T
Jo Tatarko
Michael Telep
Sofia Teren
Jennifer Tharp
Christine Tibaldi
Margaret Toohey
Salvatore Totino
Mary Jo Toumert
Alexis Triozzi
David Truman
Tracey Turnbull
V
Jaclyn Vary
Jennifer Villyard
Kevin Vogel
W
David Walters
Lauren Wazevich
D.K. Rudy Wehner
Paul Weick II
David Welty
Darlene White
Brendan Whitted
Yubia Wilkinson
Christopher Williams
Andrea Wilson
Nicole Wilson
Tyler Winterich
Brandon Wojtasik
Seth Wolf
Stephen Wolf
Lindsay Wrubel
X
Mengxue Xie
Y
Elin Young
Matthew Yourkvitch
Z
Councilperson Kelly Zacharias
Nicholas Zalany
Viktorija Zdraveva
Amichai Zukowsky