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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.
Email: jbeen@laslou.org
Phone: 502-614-3100
Fax: 502-614-3700
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
Phone: 502-614-3101
Fax: 502-614-3701
Jeff Brown is a staff attorney with the Rural Unit of the Legal Aid Society. He focuses his practice on family law. 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. In addition to his work at Legal Aid, Jeff serves on the Head Start Policy Council.
Email: jbrown@laslou.org
Phone: 502-614-3104
Fax: 502-614-3704
Sarah Caragianis is an attorney with the Rural Unit of the Legal Aid Society. She focuses her practice on family law. Sarah is admitted to practice in Kentucky. Before joining Legal Aid in March 2008, Sarah, a Lebanon, Kentucky native, worked as a staff attorney at Jefferson County Family Court.
Email: scaragianis@laslou.org
Phone: 502-614-3141
Fax: 502-614-3741
Ben Carter is an attorney with the Housing Unit of the Legal Aid Society. He focuses his practice on providing home-buyers representation at the closing table. Ben is admitted to practice in Kentucky and Palau. Prior to joining Legal Aid in September 2008, Ben worked in the Public Defender's Office in Palau and with the Franklin County (KY) Circuit Court. Ben was also a Fellow at The Watson Foundation.
Email: bcarter@laslou.org
Phone: 502-614-3134
Fax: 502-614-3734
Leslie Clemons is the Managing Attorney of the Volunteer Lawyer Program at the Legal Aid Society. She practices in the areas of family law, property and contract law, bankruptcy law, and Social Security/SSI. 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.
Email: lclemons@laslou.org
Phone: 502-614-3137
Fax: 502-614-3737
Lori Goodwin is an attorney and Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs Fellow at the Legal Aid Society. She focuses her practice on family law.
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: lgoodwin@laslou.org
Phone: 502-614-3140
Fax: 502-614-3740
Lea D. Hardwick is a staff attorney with the Consumer Unit of the Legal Aid Society. Lea focuses her practice on bankruptcy and consumer law. She is admitted to practice in Arkansas and Kentucky. Before joining Legal Aid in 2001, Lea worked as a Public Defender in Jefferson County. In addition to her work at Legal Aid, she serves on the Board of Directors at Winter Help.
Email: lhardwick@laslou.org
Phone: 502-614-3112
Fax: 502-614-3712
Gwendolyn Horton is a senior attorney with the Housing Unit of the Legal Aid Society. Gwen concentrates her practice on housing law, civil rights law, and financial transactions. She is admitted to practice in Kentucky. Prior to joining Legal Aid in 2005, Gwen served as Assistant Public Defender in the Louisville Metro Public Defender's Office, Principal Assistant to the Executive Director at the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights, Adjunct Professor of Law at Kentucky State University, FBI Special Agent, and staff attorney for the Administrative Office of the Courts. She is also the recipient of the Black Achievers Award and the Outstanding Women of America Award. In addition to her work at Legal Aid, Gwen serves on the Board of Directors of the Louisville Central Community Center and Women in Transition.
Email: ghorton@laslou.org
Phone: 502-614-3113
Fax: 502-614-3713
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.
Email: lkilkelly@laslou.org
Phone: 502-614-3116
Fax: 502-614-3716
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.
Email: rmarstin@laslou.org
Phone: 502-614-3117
Fax: 502-614-3717
Nellie McCall is an IOLTA attorney with the Consumer Unit of the Legal Aid Society. Nellie focuses her practice on health law, family law, consumer law, and employment discrimination. A Louisville native, she is admitted to practice in Kentucky. Prior to joining Legal Aid in 2006, Nellie was an Equal Employment Opportunity Specialist at the US Army Corps of Engineers. She has written several articles for law journals and has served as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA).
Email: nmccall@laslou.org
Phone: 502-614-3139
Fax: 502-614-3739
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Eileen L. Ordover is a staff attorney in Legal Aid's Community Development Unit. Eileen focuses her practice on education and environmental law. She previously served as Project Director for the HIV/AIDS Legal Project. She is admitted to practice in Kentucky and Massachusetts. Prior to joining Legal Aid in 2004, Eileen, a native of New York, worked as an attorney at the Center for Law and Education, where she represented low-income students, families, and community groups on education issues. She has trained attorneys around the country on education law issues and is the author of Education Rights of Children With Disabilities: A Primer for Advocates. She is also a Founding Director of the Center for Accessible Living and served as a Law Clerk for Hon. A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr. (US Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit).
Email: eordover@laslou.org
Phone: 502-574-8199
Fax: 502-574-5244
Neva-Marie Polley is a staff attorney with the Family Law Unit of the Legal Aid Society. Neva concentrates her practice on family law. She is admitted to practice in Kentucky. Prior to joining the Legal Aid Society in 2005, Neva worked as Deputy Juvenile Division Chief at the Louisville Metro Public Defender's Office, where she twice received the Excellence in Advocacy award. Neva serves on the Board of the Women Lawyers Association of Jefferson County and is currently completing the Louisville Bar Association’s Leadership Academy.
Email: npolley@laslou.org
Phone: 502-614-3121
Fax: 502-614-3721
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.
Email: spope@laslou.org
Phone: 502-614-3122
Fax: 502-614-3722
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
Phone: 502-614-3119
Fax: 502-614-3719
Shawna Scheidel is a staff attorney with the Family Law Unit of the Legal Aid Society and manager of Legal Aid's Grandparent Caregiver Program. She concentrates her practice on family law and is admitted to practice in Kentucky and Illinois. Before joining the Legal Aid Society in 2006 as a Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs Fellow, Shawna worked in Chicago for the Public Guardian's Office. In addition to her work at Legal Aid, Shawa serves as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA).
Email: sscheidel@laslou.org
Phone: 502-614-3124
Fax: 502-614-3724
Robert Frederick Smith is the Managing Attorney of the Rural Unit at the Legal Aid Society. He focuses his practice on housing, consumer, and family law. Robert is admitted to practice in Kentucky. A native of New Jersey, Robert joined the Legal Aid Society in 1974 immediately following law school. He has previously served Legal Aid as staff attorney for the Rural and Urban Units and was Senior Staff Attorney in the Government Benefits and Consumer Units. In addition to his work at Legal Aid, Robert has taught various clinics at the University of Louisville.
Email: rsmith@laslou.org
Phone: 502-614-3127
Fax: 502-614-3727
Barbara Sullivan is a senior attorney with the Family Law Unit of the Legal Aid Society. Barbara concentrates her practice on family law, domestic violence, housing, government benefits, and bankruptcy/consumer law. She is admitted to practice in Kentucky. Before joining Legal Aid in 1997, Barbara, a native of the Boston, Massachusetts-area, worked for the Appalachian Research and Defense Fund.
Email: bsullivan@laslou.org
Phone: 502-614-3128
Fax: 502-614-3728
Marc Theriault is the Law and Technology Projects Manager at the Legal Aid Society. Marc's areas of expertise include law and technology and issues affecting self-represented litigation. Before joining Legal Aid in 2007, Marc was a Fellow at the Leon Panetta Institute for Public Policy. In his spare time, Marc volunteers for Habitat for Humanity.
Email: mtheriault@laslou.org
Phone: 502-614-3165
Fax: 502-614-3765
Rita Ward is a staff attorney with the TeamChild Project at the Legal Aid Society. Rita focuses her practice on juvenile law, disability law, and Medicaid. She is admitted to practice in Kentucky. Before joining Legal Aid in 2000, Rita was a school teacher and a Jefferson County Public Defender. She also worked 11 years for Kentucky Protection and Advocacy. Rita, a native of Southern Indiana, is the author of several legal articles and has conducted numerous trainings to community and professional groups about the rights of disabled children.
Email: rward@laslou.org
Phone: 502-614-3131
Fax: 502-614-3731
Stephanie Willis is a staff attorney with the Rural Unit of the Legal Aid Society. She concentrates her practice on civil litigation. Stephanie is admitted to practice in Kentucky. Prior to joining Legal Aid in 2004, Stephanie, a Louisville native, worked as a staff attorney at the Louisville Metro Public Defender's Office.
Email: swillis@laslou.org
Phone: 502-614-3135
Fax: 502-614-3735
John Young is a staff attorney with the Consumer Unit of the Legal Aid Society. He concentrates his practice on consumer law, family law, tax law, and general civil legal matters. John is admitted to practice in Kentucky. Prior to joining Legal Aid in 2001, John , a native of Ohio, worked for the Rural Legal Aid Society in Xenia, Ohio, and the Department of Public Advocacy in Somerset, Kentucky. In addition to his work at Legal Aid, John participates in the Louisville Bar Association’s Latino Legal Clinic.
Email: jyoung@laslou.org
Phone: 502-614-3136
Fax: 502-614-3736
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