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 […]
STAFF FEATURE FRIDAY: MEET CHRISTIANE WINSLOW
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 […]
STAFF FEATURE FRIDAY: MEET WILLIAM MOLCHEN
Meet CLASI attorney, Bill Molchen! Except for a brief stint in the Delaware Attorney General’s Office and the Delaware Department of Insurance, my entire career of over 40 years has been in public interest law. After obtaining my law degree from Villanova University and passing the Pennsylvania bar, I began working for a legal aid […]
New CLASI partnership with Partners for Justice program
On October 1, CLASI’s Dan Atkins, Laura Graham, and John Whitelaw trained Partners for Justice (PFJ) Advocates on the civil justice landscape in Delaware. PFJ is a brand new program launching this fall in Oakland, California and Wilmington, Delaware, placing recent college graduates in Public Defender’s Offices to help PD clients with civil legal issues. […]
STAFF FEATURE FRIDAY: MEET DAN ATKINS
Meet CLASI Executive Director, Dan Atkins! What motivated you to become a legal aid attorney? In college I first learned about how the law could be used to improve the lives of marginalized populations. It really sparked a passion in me to pursue social justice and making our society more just. I doubled majored in […]
