Posted September 24, 20259:00 am
Stephanie Adams, Grace Goodluck, and Melissa Salamon have been selected as members of the 2025-2026 class of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (CMBA) Leadership Academy.
The CMBA Leadership Academy is a 10-month program that gives participants access to legal professionals that will help them develop leadership skills and grow professionally. Participants are chosen based on their desire to further develop their leadership skills and to meet other professionals in the legal field as well as those who are devoted to the legal profession and civic engagement.
Stephanie Adams, Senior Corporate Counsel for The Sherwin Williams Company, currently serves as a member of Legal Aid’s Board of Directors and volunteers at Legal Aid Brief Advice Clinics. She is a member of Legal Aid’s Community Commitment and Time Well Spent Honor Societies. Stephanie earned her J.D. from the University of Akron School of Law, a master’s degree from Youngstown State University, and her bachelor’s degree from Ohio University.
Grace Goodluck, Staff Attorney in Legal Aid’s Housing Practice Group, joined Cleveland Legal Aid in November of 2023. Her practice focuses on helping tenants facing eviction. Grace previously worked at Community Legal Aid Services and at Stark County Public Defender’s Office. While at Community Legal Aid, Grace worked on landlord-tenant law through the Tenant Assistance Project, custody and visitation cases through the Parenting Project, and community engagement through the Neighborhood Law Project. She earned her J.D. from the University of Akron School of Law and her bachelor’s degree in political science from Kent State University.
Melissa Salamon, Supervising Attorney in Legal Aid’s Intake and VLP Group, joined Cleveland Legal Aid in July 2023, initially working on the Economic Justice team. Her previous experience includes working with The Legal Aid Society of Southwest Ohio, first as an Equal Justice Fellow and eventually becoming the team lead for Health Law Partnerships. Prior to law school she served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Paraguay. Melissa earned a dual-degree J.D./M.A. from the Moritz College of Law and the John Glenn School of Public Affairs at The Ohio State University. She earned her bachelor’s degree in anthropology and sociology from Tulane University’s Newcomb College.
We are excited for Stephanie, Grace, and Melissa to grow professionally and deepen their relationships with other lawyers and leaders in Greater Cleveland through participation in this innovative program.
Click here to read more about the CMBA's Leadership Academy and see the full list of participants.