I have been passionate about social justice from a young age. I took some law classes in college, and decided that the best way to make my interest in social justice into a career was to go to law school to become a public interest lawyer. I became a legal aid advocate so I can be a part of making…
Meet CLASI volunteer attorney, Sheila Hochhauser! I worked for Legal Aid and the Legal Services Corporation of North Carolina when I was a law student at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. I have just always felt that corporations and wealthy individuals would be able to find and easily pay for quality legal representation. I believed my mission…
Meet CLASI supervising attorney, Olga Beskrone! I have worked as a Legal Aid advocate for my entire career, starting while I was still in law school at Rutgers University. I worked for Camden Regional Legal Services as a 3rd year law student helping senior citizens. After law school, I didn’t want to do any other kind of work. In 1985,…
Meet CLASI Managing Attorney, Jayce Lesniewski! I am the Managing Attorney for the Kent and Sussex County offices and I am the Poverty Program Attorney in Sussex County. I represent survivors of domestic violence, primarily in helping them obtain Protection from Abuse Orders in Family Court, and I represent tenants in Federally subsidized housing, primarily in defending against eviction actions….
Meet CLASI Elder Law Paralegal, Antionette Johnson! I was motivated to become a legal aid advocate after working in the private sector as a legal assistant/paralegal. While I knew I wanted to be a paralegal, the private sector was not for me. When I started as a paralegal with Community Legal Aid Society, I knew I had found my passion….
Meet CLASI paralegal, Chris Winslow! I’ve been a paralegal at CLASI since 2001, mostly helping people who have problems concerning Social Security Disability benefits. I’ve found this to be the most rewarding work I’ve ever done, even though things are sometimes frustrating. Often, people who come here for help are confused about what their rights are, and are upset and…