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Veterans Legal Corps Fellow Directory 2013-2014

A listing of the attorneys serving in the Veterans Legal Corps, their

projects, and the geographic areas in which they serve.

Prepared for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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About Equal Justice Works Veteran Legal Corps

Equal Justice Works Veterans Legal Corps is a cadre of 43 talented and committed lawyers

helping veterans in ten states and 25 cities; some of the lawyers are veterans themselves.

They are supported by AmeriCorps and by private law firm and corporate sponsors. All

Equal Justice Works Veterans Legal Corps members are available for consultation for

eligible clients on general legal issues including income maintenance, VA benefits, housing,

family matters, tickets and warrants.

This directory includes:

Whether the Veterans Legal Corps member is a veteran himself or herself and if so,

from which branch of service;

Host organization, service address, phone number and email;

Project Focus, if any;

Veterans Integrated Service Network Number (VISN) of service location;

Whether the host organization has an active partnership with the U.S. Department of

Veterans Affairs;

The Veterans Legal Corps members source of financial support.

This directory is valid until July 31, 2014.

For more information about the Veterans Legal Corps and partnering with Equal Justice Works, the nations leader in helping lawyers help community, please contact Jamie Odle, Senior Manager for Strategic Initiatives at [email protected] or 202-466-3686 x 203, or Kerry OBrien, Director of Federal Programs and Strategic Initiatives at [email protected] or 202-466-3686 x132.

Equal Justice Works is the national leader in creating public interest opportunities for law students

and lawyers. Collaborating with the nations leading law schools, law firms, corporate legal

departments and nonprofit organizations, Equal Justice Works offers a continuum of opportunities

that provide the training and skills that enable attorneys to provide effective representation to

underserved communities and causes. Equal Justice Works is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. For

additional information about Equal Justice Works, please visit www.equaljusticeworks.org.

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Table of Contents

CALIFORNIA ............................................................................................................... 1 Los Angeles ......................................................................................................................................................... 1

San Francisco....................................................................................................................................................... 5

Santa Ana (Orange County) ................................................................................................................................ 6

DELAWARE ................................................................................................................ 7 Wilmington ......................................................................................................................................................... 7

FLORIDA..................................................................................................................... 8 Miami .................................................................................................................................................................. 8

ILLINOIS ..................................................................................................................... 9 Champaign .......................................................................................................................................................... 9

Chicago ................................................................................................................................................................ 9

KENTUCKY ............................................................................................................... 10 Louisville ............................................................................................................................................................ 10

NEW YORK ............................................................................................................... 11 Bath ................................................................................................................................................................... 11

Geneva .............................................................................................................................................................. 11

Jamestown ........................................................................................................................................................ 12

Rochester .......................................................................................................................................................... 12

OHIO ........................................................................................................................ 13 Akron ................................................................................................................................................................. 13

Canton ............................................................................................................................................................... 13

Cincinnati .......................................................................................................................................................... 14

Marion ............................................................................................................................................................... 14

Cleveland ........................................................................................................................................................... 15

Newark (Southeastern Ohio) ............................................................................................................................ 15

Toledo ............................................................................................................................................................... 16

VIRGINIA .................................................................................................................. 17 Williamsburg ..................................................................................................................................................... 17

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WASHINGTON .......................................................................................................... 18 Olympia ............................................................................................................................................................. 18

Seattle ............................................................................................................................................................... 18

Everett ............................................................................................................................................................... 19

Spokane ............................................................................................................................................................. 19

WEST VIRGINIA ........................................................................................................ 20 Morgantown & Clarksburg ................................................................................................................................ 20

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CALIFORNIA

Los Angeles

Cheryl Banares

Host Organization: OneJustice

3701 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 208, Los Angeles, CA 90010

Phone: 213-261-8931 Email: [email protected] Project Focus: Mobile Legal Services to Rural Veterans/Justice Bus Project VISN Number: 22 Supported by: AmeriCorps

Anequa Campbell

Host Organization: Inner City Law Center 1309 E. 7

th Street,

Los Angeles, CA 90021 Phone: 213-891-3204 Email: [email protected] Project Focus: Female Veterans VISN Number: 22

Active partnership with VA

Supported by: AmeriCorps

Christy Ferioli

Host Organization: Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles

1550 W. 8th Street

Los Angeles, CA 90017 Phone: 213-640-3855 Email: [email protected] Project Focus: Disability Benefits from VA & SSA VISN Number: 22 Active partnership with VA


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CALIFORNIA

Los Angeles

Annie Hudson-Price

Host Organization: Public Counsel

601 S. Ardmore Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90005

Phone: 213-385-2977 Email: [email protected] Project Focus: Veterans Treatment Courts VISN Number: 22 Active partnership with VA Supported by: Latham & Watkins LLP

Jonathan Killoran

Host Organization: Inner City Law Center

1309 East Seventh Street Los Angeles, CA 90021

Phone: 213-891-2880 Email: [email protected]

Project Focus: Homeless Veterans VISN Number: 22 Supported by: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Anna Levine-Gronningsater

Host Organization: Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles 1550 W. 8

th Street

Los Angeles, CA 90017 Phone: 213-640-3835 Email: [email protected] Project Focus: General Legal Services for Veterans VISN Number: 22 Active partnership with VA


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CALIFORNIA

Los Angeles

Kara Mahoney

Host Organization: Inner City Law Center 1309 East Seventh Street

Los Angeles, CA 90021 Phone: 213-891-3218 Email: [email protected] Project Focus: Chronically Homeless Veterans VISN Number: 22 Active partnership with VA Supported by: AmeriCorps

Rebecca Miller

Host Organization: Levitt & Quinn Family Law Center 1557 Beverly Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90026

Phone: 213-482-1800 ext. 312 Email: [email protected]

Project Focus: Family Law, Including Child Support VISN Number: 22


Tyler Press


1550 W. 8th Street

Los Angeles, CA 90017

Phone: 213-640-3822

Email: [email protected]

Project Focus: Removing Barriers to Employment VISN Number: 22

Active partnership with VA


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CALIFORNIA

Los Angeles

Jillian Sadler


1550 W. 8th Street

Los Angeles, CA 90017


Project Focus: VA Benefits VISN Number: 22 Active partnership with VA Supported by: AmeriCorps

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Waldo Tapia

U.S. Army Veteran

Host Organization: Inner City Law Center

1309 East 7th Street

Los Angeles, CA 90021 Phone: 213-891-3240 Email: [email protected] Project Focus: OIF/OEF Veterans VISN Number: 22 Active partnership with VA Supported by: AmeriCorps

Michelle Yashar Rodriguez

Host Organization: Los Angeles Superior Court Self-Help Resource Center 111 N. Hill Street, Room 426 Los Angeles, CA 90012

Phone: 562-807-7302 Email: [email protected] Project Focus: Veterans with Cases in L.A. Superior Court/Family Law VISN Number: 22


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CALIFORNIA

San Francisco

Renee Schomp

Host Organization: OneJustice 433 California Street, Suite 815 San Francisco, CA 94104

Phone: 415-834-0100 ext. 310 Email: [email protected] Project Focus: Mobile Legal Services for Rural Areas/Justice Bus Project VISN Number: 21 Supported by: AmeriCorps

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CALIFORNIA

Santa Ana (Orange County)

Megan Hopkins

Host Organization: Public Law Center 601 Civic Center Drive West Santa Ana, CA 92701

Phone: 714-541-1010 ext. 254 Email: [email protected] Project Focus: General Legal Services for Veterans VISN Number: 22


Daniel Triplett, Jr.

Texas Army National Guard and Air Force Reserve Veteran

Host Organization: Public Law Center

601 Civic Center Drive West Santa Ana, CA 92701

Phone: 714-541-1010 ext. 268 Email: [email protected] Project Focus: General Legal Services for Veterans VISN Number: 22 Supported by: AmeriCorps

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DELAWARE

Wilmington

Kerry Porter

Host Organization: Widener School of Law, Veterans Law Clinic 4601 Concord Pike Wilmington, DE 19803

Phone: 302-477-2082 Email: [email protected] Project Focus: General Legal Services for Veterans VISN Number: 4


Elizabeth Tarloski

Host Organization: Widener School of Law, Veterans Law Clinic 4601 Concord Pike Wilmington, DE 19803


Project Focus: General Legal Services for Veterans

VISN Number: 4


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FLORIDA

Miami

Ryan Foley

Host Organization: University of Miami School of Law, Health Rights Clinic 1311 Miller Drive, F303 Miami, FL 33146

Phone: 609-216-0818 Email: [email protected] Project Focus: Medical Legal Partnership VISN Number: 8 Active partnership with VA


Alissa Gold

Host Organization: University of Miami School of Law, Health Rights Clinic

1311 Miller Drive, F303 Miami, FL 33146

Phone: 305-284-3951 Email: [email protected] Project Focus: Medical Legal Partnership VISN Number: 8 Active partnership with VA Supported by: AmeriCorps

Fort Lauderdale

Amanda Sejba

U.S. Army Veteran

Host Organization: Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida, Inc. 491 N. State Road 7, 2

nd Floor

Plantation, FL 33317 Phone: 954-736-2456 Email: [email protected] Project Focus: Medical Legal Partnership and Veterans Benefits VISN Number: 8

Supported by: Florida Bar Foundation and Greenberg Traurig, LLP

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ILLINOIS

Champaign

Eric Bulman

Host Organization: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation, Inc. 302 N. First Street Champaign, IL 61820

Phone: 217-356-1351 ext. 122 Email: [email protected] Project Focus: General Legal Services for Veterans VISN Number: 11 Active Partnership with VA Supported by: AmeriCorps

Emily Vock

Host Organization: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation, Inc. 302 N. First Street Champaign, IL 61820

Phone: 217-356-1351 Email: [email protected] Project Focus: General Legal Services for Veterans VISN Number: 11 Active Partnership with VA Supported by: AmeriCorps

Chicago

Beth Karpiak

Host Organization: Equip for Equality 20 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 300 Chicago, IL 60602

Phone: 312-341-7345 Email: [email protected] Project Focus: Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injuries VISN Number: 12 Supported by: Walgreens Company and Greenberg Traurig, LLP

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KENTUCKY

Louisville

Roy Denny

Host Organization: The Legal Aid Society of Louisville 416 W. Muhammad Ali Boulevard, Suite 300 Louisville, KY 40202

Phone: 502-614-3132 Email: [email protected] Project Focus: Veterans Treatment Courts VISN Number: 9


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NEW YORK

Bath

Amelia Kohli

Host Organization: Legal Assistance of Western New York 104 East Steuben Street Bath, NY 14810


Project Focus: General Legal Services for Veterans VISN Number: 2


Geneva

Jennifer Aronson

Host Organization: Legal Assistance of Western New York, Inc. 361 South Main Street Geneva, NY 14456


Project Focus: Medical Legal Partnership VISN Number: 2


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NEW YORK

Jamestown

Nathaniel Koppel Host Organization: Legal Assistance of Western New York

106 West Third Street, Suite One Jamestown, NY 14701



Rochester

Vicki Belstadt

Host Organization: Legal Assistance of Western New York One W. Main Street, Suite 400 Rochester, NY 14614



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OHIO

Akron

Kimberly Adams

U.S. Air Force Veteran

Host Organization: Community Legal Aid Services. 50 South Main Street, Suite 800 Akron, OH 44308


Supported by: Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation

Canton

Kenneth Mirkin

Host Organization: Community Legal Aid Services The Renkert Building, Suite 730 306 Market Avenue North Canton, OH 44702



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OHIO

Cincinnati

Caitlin Milo

Host Organization: Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati 215 E. Ninth Street, Suite 200 Cincinnati, OH 45202

Phone: 513-362-2833 Email: [email protected] Project Focus: VA Benefits and Housing VISN Number: 10


Elizabeth Zak

Host Organization: Pro Seniors 7162 Reading Road, Suite 1150 Cincinnati, OH 45237

Phone: 513-458-5526 Email: [email protected] Project Focus: Veterans Aged 60 and Over VISN Number: 10


Marion

Michael McGuire Host Organization: Legal Aid Society of Columbus, Marion Branch

150 Oak Street Marion, OH 43302



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OHIO

Cleveland

Jami Altum-McNair

U.S. Army and Ohio National Guard Veteran

Host Organization: Legal Aid Society of Cleveland 1223 West Sixth Street Cleveland, OH 44113



Newark (Southeastern Ohio)

Robert Abdalla U.S. Army Veteran Host Organization: Southeastern Ohio Legal Services

15 W. Locust Street, Suite A Newark, OH 43055

Phone: 740-345-0850 Email: [email protected] Project Focus: General Legal Services for Veterans VISN Number: 10 Supported by: AmeriCorps

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OHIO

Toledo

Holly Hillyer

Host Organization: Advocates for Basic Legal Equality (ABLE) 525 Jefferson Avenue, Suite 300 Toledo, OH 43604



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VIRGINIA

Williamsburg

John Paul Cimino

U.S. Army Veteran

Host Organization: William & Mary School of Law, Veterans Benefits Clinic P.O. Box 8795 Williamsburg, VA 23187

Phone: 757-221-3758 Email: [email protected] Project Focus: Medical and Disability Issues, Reemployment and Reintegration VISN Number: 6

Supported by: Northrop Grumman Corporation and Covington & Burling LLP

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WASHINGTON

Olympia

Samantha Adams

Host Organization: Northwest Justice Project 711 Capitol Way S., Suite 704 Olympia, WA 98501


Project Focus: General Legal Services for Veterans VISN Number: 20


Seattle

Adam Chromy

Host Organization: Northwest Justice Project 401 Second Avenue South, Suite 407 Seattle, WA 98104



Leo Flor

U.S. Army Veteran

Host Organization: Northwest Justice Project 401 Second Avenue South, Suite 407 Seattle, WA 98104

Phone: 206-464-1519 ext. 861 Email: [email protected] Project Focus: Civil Representation of Criminal Justice-Involved Veterans VISN Number: 20

Supported by: Fenwick & West LLP and Microsoft Corporation

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WASHINGTON

Everett

Michelle Miller

U.S. Air Force Veteran

Host Organization: Northwest Justice Project 2731 Wetmore Avenue Everett, WA 40202

Phone: 425-252-8515 ext. 25 Email: [email protected] Project Focus: Female Veterans; Veterans Treatment Courts VISN Number: 20


Spokane

Nadel Barrett

U.S. Navy Veteran

Host Organization: Northwest Justice Project 1702 W. Broadway Spokane, WA 99201



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WEST VIRGINIA

Morgantown & Clarksburg

L.G. Corder

U.S. Army Veteran

Host Organization: Legal Aid of West Virginia

165 Scott Avenue, Suite 209

Morgantown, WV 26508

Secondary location: Legal Aid of West Virginia

110 S. Third Street

Clarksburg, WV 26301


Project Focus: General Legal Services for Veterans VISN Number: 4 Active partnership with VA


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