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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
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 jodle@equaljusticeworks.org or 202-466-3686 x
203, or Kerry OBrien, Director of Federal Programs and Strategic Initiatives at
kobrien@equaljusticeworks.org 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.
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
2
WASHINGTON.......................................................................................................... 18
Olympia .............................................................................................................................................................18
Seattle ...............................................................................................................................................................18
Everett...............................................................................................................................................................19
Spokane.............................................................................................................................................................19
WEST VIRGINIA ........................................................................................................ 20

Morgantown & Clarksburg................................................................................................................................20
CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles
Cheryl Banares
Host Organization: OneJustice
3701 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 208,
Los Angeles, CA 90010
Phone: 213-261-8931
Email: cbanares@one-justice.org
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
th
1309 E. 7 Street,
Phone: 213-891-3204
Email: ACampbell@innercitylaw.org
Project Focus: Female Veterans
VISN Number: 22
Active partnership with VA
Christy Ferioli
Host Organization: Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
th
1550 W. 8 Street
Phone: 213-640-3855
Email: CFerioli@lafla.org
Project Focus: Disability Benefits from VA & SSA
VISN Number: 22
CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles
Annie Hudson-Price
Host Organization: Public Counsel
601 S. Ardmore Avenue,
Phone: 213-385-2977
Email: aprice@publiccounsel.org
Project Focus: Veterans Treatment Courts
VISN Number: 22
Supported by: Latham & Watkins LLP
Jonathan Killoran
1309 East Seventh Street
Phone: 213-891-2880
Email: jkilloran@innercitylaw.org
Project Focus: Homeless Veterans
VISN Number: 22
Supported by: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Anna Levine-Gronningsater
th
1550 W. 8 Street
Phone: 213-640-3835
Email: alevine@lafla.org
Project Focus: General Legal Services for Veterans
VISN Number: 22
CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles
Kara Mahoney
1309 East Seventh Street
Phone: 213-891-3218
Email: kmahoney@innercitylaw.org
Project Focus: Chronically Homeless Veterans
VISN Number: 22
Rebecca Miller
Host Organization: Levitt & Quinn Family Law Center
1557 Beverly Boulevard
Phone: 213-482-1800 ext. 312
Email: lqfellow@levittquinn.org
Project Focus: Family Law, Including Child Support
VISN Number: 22
Tyler Press
th
1550 W. 8 Street
Phone: 213-640-3822
Email: tpress@lafla.org
Project Focus: Removing Barriers to Employment
VISN Number: 22
CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles
Jillian Sadler
th
1550 W. 8 Street
Phone: 213-640-3813
Email: jsadler@lafla.org
Project Focus: VA Benefits
VISN Number: 22
Waldo Tapia
U.S. Army Veteran
th
1309 East 7 Street
Phone: 213-891-3240
Email: WTapia@innercitylaw.org
Project Focus: OIF/OEF Veterans
VISN Number: 22
Michelle Yashar Rodriguez

Host Organization: Los Angeles Superior Court Self-Help Resource Center
111 N. Hill Street, Room 426
Phone: 562-807-7302
Email: myashar@lasuperiorcourt.org
Project Focus: Veterans with Cases in L.A. Superior Court/Family Law
VISN Number: 22
CALIFORNIA
San Francisco
Renee Schomp
Host Organization: OneJustice
433 California Street, Suite 815
San Francisco, CA 94104
Phone: 415-834-0100 ext. 310
Email: rschomp@one-justice.org
Project Focus: Mobile Legal Services for Rural Areas/Justice Bus Project
VISN Number: 21
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: mhopkins@publiclawcenter.org
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: dtriplett@publiclawcenter.org
VISN Number: 22
DELAWARE
Wilmington
Kerry Porter
Host Organization: Widener School of Law, Veterans Law Clinic
4601 Concord Pike
Wilmington, DE 19803
Phone: 302-477-2082
Email: kmporter@mail.widener.edu
VISN Number: 4
Elizabeth Tarloski
Host Organization: Widener School of Law, Veterans Law Clinic
4601 Concord Pike
Wilmington, DE 19803
Phone: 302-477-2090
Email: eatarloski@mail.widener.edu
VISN Number: 4
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: rfoley@law.miami.edu
Project Focus: Medical Legal Partnership
VISN Number: 8
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: agold@law.miami.edu
VISN Number: 8
Fort Lauderdale
Amanda Sejba
U.S. Army Veteran
Host Organization: Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida, Inc.
nd
491 N. State Road 7, 2 Floor
Plantation, FL 33317
Phone: 954-736-2456
Email: asejba@legalaid.org
Project Focus: Medical Legal Partnership and Veterans Benefits
VISN Number: 8
Supported by: Florida Bar Foundation and Greenberg Traurig, LLP
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: ebulman@lollaf.org
VISN Number: 11
Active Partnership with VA
Emily Vock
Host Organization: Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation, Inc.
302 N. First Street
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: 217-356-1351
Email: evock@lollaf.org
VISN Number: 11
Active Partnership with VA
Chicago
Beth Karpiak
Host Organization: Equip for Equality
20 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 300
Chicago, IL 60602
Phone: 312-341-7345
Email: bethk@equipforequality.org
Project Focus: Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injuries
VISN Number: 12
Supported by: Walgreens Company and Greenberg Traurig, LLP
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: RDenny@laslou.org
Project Focus: Veterans Treatment Courts
VISN Number: 9
10
NEW YORK
Bath
Amelia Kohli
Host Organization: Legal Assistance of Western New York
104 East Steuben Street
Bath, NY 14810
Phone: 607-776-4126
Email: akohli@lawny.org
VISN Number: 2
Geneva
Jennifer Aronson
Host Organization: Legal Assistance of Western New York, Inc.
361 South Main Street
Geneva, NY 14456
Phone: 315-781-1465
Email: jaronson@lawny.org

VISN Number: 2
11
NEW YORK
Jamestown
Nathaniel Koppel
106 West Third Street, Suite One
Jamestown, NY 14701
Phone: 716-664-4535 ext. 304
Email: nkoppel@lawny.org
VISN Number: 2
Rochester
Vicki Belstadt
One W. Main Street, Suite 400
Rochester, NY 14614
Phone: 585-295-5607
Email: vbelstadt@lawny.org
VISN Number: 2
12
OHIO
Akron
Kimberly Adams
U.S. Air Force Veteran
Host Organization: Community Legal Aid Services.
50 South Main Street, Suite 800
Akron, OH 44308
Phone: 330-983-2646
Email: KAdams@communitylegalaid.org
VISN Number: 10
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
Phone: 330-983-2513
Email: kmirkin@communitylegalaid.org
VISN Number: 10
13
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: cmilo@lascinti.org
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: ezak@proseniors.org
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
Phone: 740-383-2161 ext. 274
Email: mmcguire@columbuslegalaid.org
VISN Number: 10
14
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
Phone: 216-861-5835
Email: jaltummcnair@lasclev.org
VISN Number: 10
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: rabdalla@oslsa.org
VISN Number: 10
15
OHIO
Toledo
Holly Hillyer
Host Organization: Advocates for Basic Legal Equality (ABLE)
525 Jefferson Avenue, Suite 300
Toledo, OH 43604
Phone: 419-255-0814
Email: hhillyer@ablelaw.org
VISN Number: 10
16
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: jpcimino@wm.edu
Project Focus: Medical and Disability Issues, Reemployment and Reintegration
VISN Number: 6
Supported by: Northrop Grumman Corporation and Covington & Burling LLP
17
WASHINGTON
Olympia
Samantha Adams
Host Organization: Northwest Justice Project
711 Capitol Way S., Suite 704
Olympia, WA 98501
Phone: 360-753-3610 ext. 210
Email: sama@nwjustice.org
VISN Number: 20
Seattle
Adam Chromy
401 Second Avenue South, Suite 407
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: 206-464-1519 ext. 863
Email: achromy@nwjustice.org
VISN Number: 20
Leo Flor
U.S. Army Veteran
401 Second Avenue South, Suite 407
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: 206-464-1519 ext. 861
Email: leof@nwjustice.org
Project Focus: Civil Representation of Criminal Justice-Involved Veterans
VISN Number: 20
Supported by: Fenwick & West LLP and Microsoft Corporation
18
WASHINGTON
Everett
Michelle Miller
U.S. Air Force Veteran
2731 Wetmore Avenue
Everett, WA 40202
Phone: 425-252-8515 ext. 25
Email: mmiller@nwjustice.org
Project Focus: Female Veterans; Veterans Treatment Courts
VISN Number: 20
Spokane
Nadel Barrett
U.S. Navy Veteran
1702 W. Broadway
Spokane, WA 99201
Phone: 509-324-9128 ext. 224
Email: nadelb@nwjustice.org
VISN Number: 20
19
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
Phone: 304-296-0001 ext. 2311

Email: lgcorder@lawv.net
VISN Number: 4
20

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About Equal Justice Works Veteran Legal Corps

This directory is valid until July 31, 2014.

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

WEST VIRGINIA ........................................................................................................ 20

Michelle Yashar Rodriguez

Daniel Triplett, Jr.

Project Focus: Medical Legal Partnership

Newark (Southeastern Ohio)

John Paul Cimino

Secondary location: Legal Aid of West Virginia

Phone: 304-296-0001 ext. 2311

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