Regina Campbell
Managing Attorney, Income/Work/Health Practice Group
Education:
B.A., Purdue University; J.D., University of Cincinnati College of Law
Bar and Court admission:
Ohio, 1996
United States District Court Southern District of Ohio
Federal Bar
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Practice areas:
Income Work & Health
· Medicaid, Medicare
· TANF/OWF
· Food Stamps
· Unemployment
· Social Security
Community and Professional Affiliation:
United Way of Greater Cincinnati, Financial Stability Council
Clermont County JFS Human Services Planning Committee
Cincinnati Works Legal Advisory Committee
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Anne Lucas
Managing Attorney, Volunteer Lawyers Project
Education:
B.A., Women’s Studies and English, Hope College 1996; M.A., Women’s Studies, University of Cincinnati 2002; J.D., University of Cincinnati College of Law 2002
Bar and Court admission:
Ohio, 2002
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Practice areas:
Volunteer Lawyers Project
Family/Immigration
Community and Professional Affiliation:
End Slavery Cincinnati, executive committee member
Cincinnati Bar Association
Butler County Bar association
Honors/Awards:
2012 Caracole Living Award
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Kelly Malone
Managing Attorney, Family and Immigration Practice Group
Education:
B.A., University of Dayton; J.D., University of Cincinnati College of Law
Bar and Court admission:
Ohio, 1987
United States District Court Southern District of Ohio
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Practice areas:
Family/Immigration
Community and Professional Affiliation:
Cincinnati Bar Association, Committee on Regional Training Board of Trustees, Bethany House Services’ Social Services Advisory Committee
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Donita Parrish
Senior Attorney, Child HeLP Project Manager
Education:
B.A., Sarah Lawrence College; J.D., University of Cincinnati College of Law
Bar and Court admission:
Ohio, 2001
United States District Court Southern District of Ohio
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Practice areas:
Family/Immigration
Income/Work/Health
Children & Education
Community and Professional Affiliation:
Cincinnati Bar Association
Black Lawyers Association of Cincinnati
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Ashley E. Butler
Staff Attorney
Education:
B.A., Hampton University; J.D., University of Michigan School of Law
Bar and Court admission:
Ohio, 2014
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Practice areas:
Housing/Consumer
Children & Education
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Rebecca Salley
Staff Attorney
Education:
B.A., cum laude, Columbia University; J.D., cum laude, University of Michigan Law School
Bar and Court admission:
District of Columbia, 2017
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Practice areas:
Housing/Consumer
Income/Work/Health
Honors/Awards:
Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Sara Darrow of the Central District of Illinois
National Association of Women Lawyers Award, 2015-2016
Managing Editor, Michigan Journal of Race & Law
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Terry Willacker
Staff Attorney
Education:
B.A., University of Dayton; J.D., Salmon P. Chase Law School, Northern Kentucky University
Bar and Court admission:
Ohio, 1976
Federal Bar
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Practice areas:
Housing/Consumer
· Bankruptcy
Family/Immigration
Community and Professional Affiliation:
Cincinnati Bar Association
Clermont County Domestic Violence Task Force
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Kaeanna Wood
Staff Attorney
Education:
B.A., summa cum laude, Rockhurst University; J.D., University of Missouri School of Law
Bar and Court admission:
Missouri, 2015
Iowa, 2017
Ohio, 2017
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Practice areas:
Family/Immigration
Children & Education
Community and Professional Affiliation:
Cincinnati Bar Association
Honors/Awards:
Order of Barristers; Edward H. Hunvald Student Prize in Criminal Justice; National Moot Court Prize; Dean’s List; Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Jalilah Otto of the 16th Circuit Court of Jackson County; Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable David Wiggins of the Iowa Supreme Court
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Gerry Greene
Volunteer Attorney
Education:
B.S., University of Detroit M.S., Purdue University; J.D., University of Dayton
Bar and Court admission:
Ohio, 2002
United States District Court Southern District of Ohio
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Practice areas:
Family/Immigration
Community and Professional Affiliation:
Taft Museum of Art – Chair, Board of Directors
ArtsWave – Board of Directors
Cincinnati Bar Association
National Academy of Construction
Honors/Awards:
Cincinnati Bar Association Warrington Community Service Award
Legal Aid Equal Justice Leadership Award
Construction Industry Institute Leadership Award
Membership in the National Academy of Construction – honorary organization for leaders of the construction industry
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Kristin Riebsomer
Staff Attorney, Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation Justice For All Fellow
Education:
B.A., with honors, Indiana University; J.D., Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Cum Laude
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Practice areas:
Family/Immigration
Income/Work/Health
Kristin is also a part of our maternal health law partnership ("M-HeLP") team.
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Nick DiNardo
Managing Attorney, Housing Practice Group
Education:
B.A., University of Cincinnati; J.D., University of Cincinnati College of Law
Bar and Court admission:
Ohio, 1998
Federal Bar
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Practice areas:
Housing/Consumer
· Unemployment Compensation
Community and Professional Affiliation:
Board member, Over the Rhine Community Housing; Vice President, Cincinnati Ultimate Players Association, Cincinnati Bar Association; National Low Income Housing Coalition member; COHHIO member; CALL (Cincinnati Academy of Leadership for Lawyers)
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Lori K. Elliott
Managing Attorney, Hamilton, OH Office
Education:
B.A., University of Pittsburgh; J.D., University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Bar and Court admission:
Pennsylvania, 1984
Ohio, 1985
United States District Court Southern District of Ohio, 1987
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Practice areas:
Housing/Consumer
· Rental Housing
· Unemployment Compensation
Income/Work/Health
· Veterans Benefits
Community and Professional Affiliation:
Butler County Bar Association; Board Member – Supports to Encourage Low Income Families (SELF)
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Elaine Fink
Managing Attorney, Children and Education Practice Group
Education:
B.A., University of Michigan; J.D., New York University School of Law
Bar and Court admission:
Ohio, 1985
United States District Court Southern District of Ohio, 1986
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Language Proficiency:
Fluent in French, conversant in Spanish
Practice areas:
Children & Education
· Special Education, School Discipline
· Child Protection System
· Medical Legal Partnership
· Juvenile Justice and Education
Community and Professional Affiliation:
Mayerson Academy, Board of Trustees
CPS Special Education WorkGroup, Chair
FreestoreFoodbank, Board of Trustees (1998 - 2013)
Honors/Awards:
Denis Murphy Award/Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation - 2016
Child HeLP: National Outstanding Medical Legal Partnership - 2016
CCTST (for Child HeLP) -- 2014
National Medical Legal Partnership Summit, co-keynote – 2012
Hamilton Choices Community Award, 2008
ProKids Special Friend of Children Award, 2004
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Mark Lawson
Managing Attorney, Consumer Law Group
Education:
B.S., Mathematics, Xavier University 1991; J.D., University of Cincinnati College of Law 1998
Bar and Court admission:
Ohio, 1998
United States District Court Southern District of Ohio, 1999
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, 2000
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2000
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Practice areas:
Housing/Consumer
Community and Professional Affiliation:
Cincinnati - Hamilton County Community Action Agency, Board of Trustees
Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber Leadership Cincinnati (Class 37, 2013)
Cincinnati Academy of Leadership for Lawyers (Class XII, 2008)
National Association of Consumer Advocates, Member
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Adolfo Olivas
Senior Attorney, Manager - Immigration Group
Education:
B.A., University of Cincinnati; J.D., University of Cincinnati College of Law
Bar and Court admission:
Ohio, 1981
United States District Court Southern District of Ohio, 1981
United States Supreme Court 1987
U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals 2008
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Language Proficiency:
Spanish
Practice areas:
Family/Immigration
Children & Education
Community and Professional Affiliation:
Butler County Bar Association Board of Directors, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Cincinnati Bar Association, Ohio State Bar Association, Adjunct Professor Miami University
Honors/Awards:
Former Mayor/Vice Mayor Hamilton, Ohio 1984-2002; Latinos En Accion University of Cincinnati Leadership Appreciation Award 2013
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Debra Rothstein
Senior Attorney, Manager - Guardian ad Litem Project
Education:
B.A., State University College of New York at Buffalo; M.A., State University College of New York at Buffalo; J.D., Salmon P. Chase Law School, Northern Kentucky University
Bar and Court admission:
Kentucky, 1976
Ohio, 1986
Federal Courts
Eastern District of Kentucky
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
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Practice areas:
Family/Immigration
Children & Education
· Guardian ad Litem
Community and Professional Affiliation:
Editorial Board Member, ABA Section of Litigation, Children’s Rights Litigation Committee, Children’s Rights Newsletter Committee,Ohio Supreme Court Juvenile Court Guardian ad Litem Work Group, Ohio Supreme Court CAND Youth Engagement in Court Proceedings Work Group, Ohio State Bar Association, Butler County Bar Association, Cincinnati Bar Association, Clermont County Bar Association, Kentucky Bar Association
Honors/Awards:
2012 Leadership Award, Butler County Domestic Violence Coordinating Council
2010 Outstanding Volunteer Award, YWCA of Greater Cincinnati
1991 Recognition Award, Chase College of Law of Northern Kentucky University
Lawyer of the Month, April 1987, Northern Kentucky Bar Association
Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities, 1976
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Maggie Fibbe
Senior Attorney
Education:
M.A., University of Cincinnati; J.D., University of Cincinnati College of Law
Bar and Court admission:
Ohio, 2007
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Practice areas:
Housing/Consumer
Family/Immigration
Community and Professional Affiliation:
Alliance for Immigrant Women
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Jonathan Ford
Senior Attorney
Education:
B.A., College of Mount St. Joseph; J.D., University of Cincinnati College of Law
Bar and Court admission:
Ohio, 2010
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Practice areas:
Housing/Consumer
· Rental Housing Advocacy
· Landlord/Tenant Law
Children & Education
· Guardian ad Litem Project
Community and Professional Affiliation:
Butler County Bar Association
Cincinnati Bar Association
Butler County Domestic Violence Coordinating Council
Foster Care/Education Collaboration
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Marcheta Gillam
Senior Attorney
Education:
B.A., UCLA; J.D., Southwestern University, Los Angeles, CA
Bar and Court admission:
1979 California, US District Court, Central District of California, and US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
1979 US District Court, Northern District Georgia, and US Fifth and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeals
United States District Court Southern District of Ohio, 1982
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Practice areas:
Housing/Consumer
Income/Work/Health
Community and Professional Affiliation:
Cincinnati Environmental Advisory Committee
Board Member and Chair, National Center for Healthy Housing
20 Year (and counting) volunteer, Tender Mercies
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Elizabeth Tull Laureano
Senior Attorney
Education:
B.A., Macalester College; J.D., University of Cincinnati College of Law
Bar and Court admission:
Ohio, 2007
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Practice areas:
Housing/Consumer
Children & Education
Community and Professional Affiliation:
Board Member, Community Development Corporations of Greater Cincinnati
National Association of Consumer Advocates
Equal Justice Works
Cincinnati Bar Association
Honors/Awards:
Cincinnati Academy of Leadership for Lawyers, Class XVIII
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Stephanie Moes
Senior Attorney
Education:
B.S., summa cum laude, Xavier University; M.S.W., Ohio State University; J.D., magna cum laude, University of Cincinnati College of Law
Bar and Court admission:
Ohio, 2003
Northern and Southern District Courts of Ohio
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Practice areas:
Housing/Consumer
Children & Education
· Special Education Law
· School Discipline Law
Community and Professional Affiliation:
Housing Opportunities Made Equal Board Member (currently serving as Board Vice President); Housing Assistance Legal Foundation, chair; Cincinnati Hamilton County Community Action Agency Board Member (currently serving as Board Secretary)
Honors/Awards:
Xavier University Service Fellow; Ohio State University Fellow; Order of the Coif University of Cincinnati School of Law; Glenn M. Weaver Fellow University of Cincinnati School of Law; Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Judge Gwin of the Northern District of Ohio
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Molly T. Russell
Senior Attorney
Education:
B.A., Ohio State University; J.D., University of Cincinnati College of Law
Bar and Court admission:
Ohio, 2011
United States District Court Southern District of Ohio
US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
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Language Proficiency:
Fluent in Spanish
Practice areas:
Housing/Consumer
· Rental Housing
Income/Work/Health
· Public Benefits
· Clearing Legal Hurdles (CLH)
Community and Professional Affiliation:
Cincinnati Bar Association
American Bar Association
National Association of Consumer Advocates
Honors/Awards:
Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps Legal Fellow 2011-2013
Human Rights Quarterly Managing Editor 2010-2011
Arthur Russell Morgan Human Rights Fellow 2008-2011
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Steve Sharpe
Senior Attorney
Education:
B.A., University of Michigan,W/High Distinction; J.D., Indiana University School of Law, Magna Cum Laude, Order of the Coif
Bar and Court admission:
Ohio, 2009
Illinois, 2007 (inactive)
United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
United States District Court Southern District of Ohio
Southern District of Indiana
United States Tax Court
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Practice areas:
Housing/Consumer
· Community Development/Tax Credit
Children & Education
· Guardian ad Litem
Community and Professional Affiliation:
National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA)
Ohio State Bar Association
Butler County Bar Association
Honors/Awards:
Skadden Fellowship, 2005-2007
Contributing Author, National Consumer Law Center, Foreclosures & Mortgage Servicing (5th Ed. 2014)
Contributing Author, Ohio Consumer Law (2014-2014 ed)
Frequent presenter on FHA-insured mortgages, foreclosure defense, and other consumer and litigation issues
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Amanda Toole
Senior Attorney
Education:
B.A., Ohio State University; J.D., Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University
Bar and Court admission:
Ohio, 2010
Illinois, 2011
United States District Court Southern District of Ohio, 2012
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Practice areas:
Housing/Consumer
Children's Law
Ombudsman for MSD Sewage Backup Program
Community and Professional Affiliation:
Cincinnati Bar Association
Home Health Advisory Board – Cincinnati Health Department
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Debora Wagner
Senior Attorney
Education:
B.A., Miami University, summa cum laude; J.D., University of Cincinnati College of Law
Bar and Court admission:
Ohio, 1996
Colorado Bar
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Tracy Washington
Senior Attorney
Education:
B.S., SUNY Binghamton; J.D., University of Cincinnati College of Law
Bar and Court admission:
Ohio, 1995
New York Bar
Federal Bar
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Practice areas:
Children & Education
Community and Professional Affiliation:
Butler County Bar Association
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Brian J. Davidson
Staff Attorney
Education:
B.A., Honors, Ohio State University; J.D., Case Western Reserve University
Bar and Court admission:
Ohio, 2000
Federal Bar
United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit
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Language Proficiency:
Swahili
Practice areas:
Family/Immigration
Children & Education
Community and Professional Affiliation:
Butler County Bar Association
Ohio State Bar Association
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Lindsey DiCesare
Staff Attorney
Education:
B.A., Miami University; J.D., Michigan State University College of Law
Bar and Court admission:
Ohio, 2015
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Practice areas:
Children & Education
Community and Professional Affiliation:
Butler County Bar Association
Cincinnati Bar Association
Board Member of ProKids Young Professionals
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Kyle Gallenstein
Staff Attorney
Education:
B.S., Ohio University; J.D., Capital University Law School
Bar and Court admission:
Ohio, 2013
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Practice areas:
Children & Education
Family/Immigration
Community and Professional Affiliation:
Cincinnati Bar Association
Honors/Awards:
Child Welfare & Adoption Law Moot Court, 2012-2013
Weatherspoon Scholarship for Employment Discrimination & Labor Law, 2012-2013
AmeriCorps VISTA, 2008-2009
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John Holschuh III
Staff Attorney
Education:
B.A., summa cum laude, Tulane University; J.D., magna cum laude, University of Cincinnati College of Law
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Practice areas:
Housing/Consumer
Honors/Awards:
Ernest Karam Award for Outstanding Academics
Gustavus Henry Wald Memorial Prize for Contracts
Judge William H. Lueders Prize for Wills, Trusts, and Future Interests
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Jamie Landvatter
Staff Attorney
Education:
B.S.S.W. & B.A., The Ohio State University; J.D., University of Cincinnati College of Law
Bar and Court admission:
Ohio, 2010
United States District Court Southern District of Ohio, 2015
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Language Proficiency:
Spanish
Practice areas:
Children & Education
· Guardian ad Litem
Family/Immigration
Community and Professional Affiliation:
Butler County Bar Association
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Melissa Salamon
Staff Attorney
Education:
B.A., Tulane University; M.A., Public Policy & Management, John Glenn School of Public Affairs at the Ohio State University; J.D., Moritz College of Law at the Ohio State University
Bar and Court admission:
Ohio, 2014
United States District Court Southern District of Ohio, 2015
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Language Proficiency:
Fluent in Spanish
Practice areas:
Family/Immigration
Children & Education
· Medical Legal Partnership
Community and Professional Affiliation:
Cincinnati Bar Association
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Sami Silverstein
Staff Attorney
Education:
B.A., Journalism and Political Science, Indiana University; J.D., DePaul University College of Law
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Practice areas:
Housing/Consumer
Children & Education
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Alpha Taylor
Staff Attorney
Education:
B.A., Political Science, cum laude, Virginia Commonwealth University; J.D., Case Western Reserve University
Bar and Court admission:
Ohio, 2017
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Practice areas:
Housing/Consumer
Honors/Awards:
Case Global Service Award, Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Fifth Best Brief & Semi Finalist, 2016 Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition
Best Oralist & Semi Finalist, 2015 International Criminal Court Moot Court Competition
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Alex Winters
Staff Attorney
Education:
B.A., Miami University; M.S.W., Ohio University; J.D., University of Dayton School of Law
Bar and Court admission:
Ohio, 2016
United States District Court Southern District of Ohio, 2017
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Practice areas:
Family/Immigration
Guardian ad Litem
Community and Professional Affiliation:
Warren County Bar Association
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Elizabeth A. Zak
Staff Attorney
Education:
B.A., Cum Laude, Denison University; J.D., University of Cincinnati College of Law
Bar and Court admission:
Ohio, 2013
Accredited by the Department of Veterans Affairs 2014
U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims 2014
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Practice areas:
Income/Work/Health
Housing/Consumer
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio-appointed Assistant Ombudsman
Community and Professional Affiliation:
Cincinnati Bar Association, Veterans and Military Law Committee, Secretary (2014)
Ohio State Legal Services Association, Veterans Law task force
Ohio State Bar Association
Ohio Department of Aging, Volunteer Long-term Care Ombudsman, August 2012 – Present
League of Women Voters, Member, March 2014 - Present
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Suzy Firestone
Staff Attorney, Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation Justice For All Fellow
Education:
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2007; J.D., University of Cincinnati College of Law 2014
Bar and Court admission:
Ohio, 2014
United States District Court Southern District of Ohio, 2014
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Language Proficiency:
Fluent in Spanish
Practice areas:
Family/Immigration
Children & Education
Honors/Awards:
Urban Morgan Institute for Human Rights Fellow
Law Review Associate Member
Henry A. Morrill Constitutional Law Prize
Lawrence Maxwell Memorial Prize for Advocacy
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