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Jeffrey A. Been is an attorney and Executive Director of the Legal Aid Society. Jeff previously served as Project Director for the HIV/AIDS Legal Project. Prior to his work with Legal Aid, Jeff served as a prosecutor, judicial law clerk, staff attorney for the US Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, and on the faculty at the Indiana School of Law. He was also Director of the AIDS Legal Project for Indiana Legal Services. He currently serves as an adjunct faculty member for the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law. Jeff is an author of several articles on constitutional rights. He is a member of the Indiana and Kentucky Bar Associations and has served as a board member on various civic and professional organizations, including the Louisville Bar Association and the Louisville Metro Human Relations Commission. Jeff is the recipient of several awards for his professional service, including the Brandeis School of Law’s Dean Service Award and the Louisville Bar Association’s Justice Martin E. Johnstone Special Recognition Award. Email: jbeen@laslou.org Laura Brent is a staff attorney with the Housing Unit of the Legal Aid Society. Prior to joining Legal Aid in July 2008, Laura practiced law at Mapother & Mapother and Korn Law Firm. Laura is admitted to practice in Kentucky and South Carolina. Email: lbrent@laslou.org Jeff Brown is a staff attorney with the Rural Unit of the Legal Aid Society. He focuses his practice on civil litigation. Jeff is admitted to practice in Kentucky, New Mexico, and Alaska. Prior to joining Legal Aid in 2005, Jeff, a Jeffersonville, Indiana native, worked for DNA People’s Legal Services in New Mexico and Alaska Legal Services. He is also a former U.S. Navy submarine officer. Leslie Clemons concentrates her practice on government benefits. Leslie is admitted to practice in Kentucky and Maine. Prior to joining Legal Aid in 2006, Leslie, a Bath County, Kentucky native, practiced civil law in Bath County and served as an Assistant County Attorney there. She also served as an Assistant Attorney General in Maine's Office of the Attorney General and as a Law Clerk for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. In her spare time, Leslie serves as a volunteer for the Boy Scouts of America. Tracey Leo Darbro is the Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs Fellow in Legal Aid’s Family Law Unit. Prior to her admission to the Kentucky Bar in April of 2010, Tracey served as a paralegal in Legal Aid’s Intake Brief Services Unit. Tracey previously worked at Legal Aid as a Tenants’ Counselor law clerk. While in law school, she served as an IOLTA Fellow at the Jefferson County Public Defender’s Office. Email: tdarbro@laslou.org Roy Denny is our AmeriCorps Equal Justice Works Legal Fellow and focuses his practice on legal issues affecting low-income veterans. A native of Louisville, Roy is a recent graduate of the Brandeis School of Law. Roy previously served in Legal Aid's Intake/Limited Services and Consumer Divisions. Prior to coming to Legal Aid, Roy worked at the YMCA of Greater Louisville. Email: rdenny@laslou.org Lori Goodwin is an attorney with the Family Law Unit of the Legal Aid Society. Lori is admitted to practice in Kentucky and Wisconsin. Prior to joining Legal Aid in March 2008, Lori, a Louisville native, was a teacher at a small, private middle school. In addition to her work at the Legal Aid Society, Lori is a member of the Louisville Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. Email: ahunt@laslou.org
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Lisa Kilkelly is a staff attorney with the Community Development Unit of the Legal Aid Society. Lisa focuses her practice on non-profit organization law, including corporate, tax, and administrative matters. She is admitted to practice in Kentucky. Previously, Lisa served Legal Aid as staff attorney for the Housing and Rural Units. Lisa, a native of Louisville, joined the Legal Aid Society in 1988. Ronald Marstin is the Managing Attorney of the Urban Division at the Legal Aid Society. Ron concentrates his practice on domestic relations, government benefits, and general civil legal matters. He is admitted to practice in Kentucky. Before joining Legal Aid in 1991, Ron, a native of Australia, was a journalist in Eastern Kentucky. Eileen L. Ordover is a staff attorney in Legal Aid's Community Development Unit, where she represents nonprofit organizations in a variety of matters. She previously served as Project Director for the HIV/AIDS Legal Project. Prior to joining Legal Aid in 2004, Eileen, a native of New York, worked as an attorney at the Center for Law and Education in Boston, where she represented low-income students, parents, and community groups. She is the author of Education Rights of Children With Disabilities: A Primer for Advocates and is a Founding Director of the Center for Accessible Living. S. Stewart Pope is an attorney and Advocacy Director at the Legal Aid Society. He focuses his practice on housing and consumer law. Stewart is admitted to practice in Kentucky. Prior to joining Legal Aid in 2000, Stewart worked as an attorney at Thomas & Dodson. He also ran his own private practice. Stewart, a native of Louisville, has served on several foreclosure prevention task forces, and he teaches paralegal courses at Daymar College. Soha Saiyed is a staff attorney with the Housing Unit at the Legal Aid Society. Soha is admitted to practice in Kentucky. Prior to joining Legal Aid in July 2008, Soha served as a Compliance Officer at Expungement Assistance Services. Email: ssaiyed@laslou.org Email: jstaton@laslou.org Email: bsullivan@laslou.org |
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