ATTORNEYS
Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati
Legal Aid Society of Southwest Ohio
MARY ASBURY
Executive Director
Education:
B.A., Trinity College; J.D., Boston University School of Law
Bar and Court admission:
Massachusetts, 1975 (Inactive)
Ohio, 1980
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Community and Professional Affiliation:
Supreme Court of Ohio Commission on Character and Fitness
Supreme Court of Ohio Task Force on Pro Se and Indigent Representation
American Bar Association Task Force to Revise Standards for the Provision of Civil Aid
Ohio State Bar Association Board of Governors
Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation, Board of Trustees (ex officio)
Vice President, Board of Trustees, Volunteer Lawyers for the Poor Foundation
Honors/Awards:
Ohio State Bar Association, Nettie Cronise Lutes Award 2007
YWCA of Greater Cincinnati – Career Woman of Achievement 2001
Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber /Leadership Cincinnati USA Class XVIII 1994 – 1995
REGINA CAMPBELL
Managing Attorney, Income, Work & Health Practice Group
Education:
B.A., Purdue University; J.D., University of Cincinnati College of Law
Bar and Court admission:
Ohio, 1996
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
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Practice areas:
Income Work & Health
· Medicaid, Medicare
· TANF/OWF
· Food Stamps
· Unemployment
· Social Security
Community and Professional Affiliation:
United Way of Greater Cincinnati, Financial Stability Council
Clermont County JFS Human Services Planning Committee
Cincinnati Works Legal Advisory Committee
NICK DINARDO
Managing Attorney, Housing Practice Group
Education:
B.A., University of Cincinnati; J.D., University of Cincinnati College of Law
Bar and Court admission:
Ohio, 1998
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
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Practice areas:
Housing/Consumer
· Unemployment Compensation
Community and Professional Affiliation:
Board member, Over the Rhine Community Housing; Vice President, Cincinnati Ultimate Players Association, Cincinnati Bar Association; National Low Income Housing Coalition member; COHHIO member; CALL (Cincinnati Academy of Leadership for Lawyers)
KELLY MALONE
Managing Attorney, Family & Immigration Practice Group
Education:
B.A., University of Dayton; J.D., University of Cincinnati College of Law
Bar and Court admission:
Ohio, 1987
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
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Practice areas:
Family/Immigration
Community and Professional Affiliation:
Cincinnati Bar Association, Committee on Regional Training Board of Trustees, Bethany House Services’ Social Services Advisory Committee
MOLLY T. RUSSELL
Managing Attorney of the Volunteer Lawyers Project; Team Lead Attorney
Education:
B.A., Ohio State University; J.D., University of Cincinnati College of Law
Bar and Court admission:
Ohio, 2011
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
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Language Proficiency:
Fluent in Spanish
Practice areas:
Housing/Consumer
· Rental Housing
Income/Work/Health
· Public Benefits
· Clearing Legal Hurdles (CLH)
Community and Professional Affiliation:
Cincinnati Bar Association
American Bar Association
National Association of Consumer Advocates
Honors/Awards:
Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps Legal Fellow 2011-2013
Human Rights Quarterly Managing Editor 2010-2011
Arthur Russell Morgan Human Rights Fellow 2008-2011
MATT FITZSIMMONS
Team Lead Attorney
Education:
B.A., University of Dayton; M.P.A., The John Glenn School of Public Affairs, The Ohio State University; J.D., University of Cincinnati College of Law.
Bar and Court admission:
Ohio, 2013
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, 2015
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Ohio, 2017
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Practice areas:
Housing & Consumer
Community and Professional Affiliations:
Ohio State Bar Association
Cincinnati Bar Association
Honors/Awards:
Ohio State Bar College, 2016
Ohio State Bar, Leadership Academy, 2017
JOHN ALTMAN
Senior Supervising Attorney
Education:
B.S., Ohio State University; J.D., University of Illinois
Bar and Court admission:
Ohio, 2020
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Practice areas:
Family & Immigration
Housing & Consumer
CAITLYN BYERS
Senior Supervising Attorney
Education:
B.A., Miami University; J.D.,Boston University
Bar and Court admission:
U.S. Southern District of Ohio, 2023
U.S. Northern District of Ohio, 2023
Ohio, 2021
U.S. District Court, for the District of Massachusetts, 2019
Massachusetts, 2015
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Practice areas:
Housing & Consumer
SARAH FLOHRE
Senior Supervising Attorney
Education:
B.A., Princeton University; J.D., UDC David A. Clark School of Law; M.P.H., Harvard School of Public Health
Bar and Court admission:
Ohio, 2021
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio (2021)
District of Columbia, 2008
U.S. District Court, District of Columbia (2010)
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Practice areas:
Children & Education
Income, Work & Health
Honors/Awards:
Olender Fellowship Earl H. Davis Scholarship for Clinical Legal Work (2006)
IVORY MCGUIRE
Senior Supervising Attorney
Education:
B.A., Centre College; J.D., University of Cincinnati College of Law
Bar and Court admission:
Ohio, 2020
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Practice areas:
Family & Immigration
Income, Work & Health
EMILY ROBERTS
Senior Supervising Attorney
Education:
B.A., International Studies, University of Iowa; J.D., University of Cincinnati College of Law
Bar and Court admission:
Ohio, 2018
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Language Proficiency:
Conversational Spanish
Practice areas:
Family/Immigration
Housing & Consumer
Community and Professional Affiliation:
Board Member, The Conscious Connect
Honors/Awards:
Arthur Russell Morgan Fellow at the Urban Morgan Institute for Human Rights at UC Law – 2015-2018.
HANNAH BOGAERT
Staff Attorney
Education:
B.S., The Ohio State University; J.D., University of Cincinnati
Bar and Court admission:
Ohio, 2023
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Practice areas:
Family & Immigration
Housing & Consumer
KATIE EATON
Staff Attorney
Education:
B.A., Ohio University; J.D., University of Cincinnati
Bar and Court admission:
Ohio
Sixth Circuit Bar
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Practice areas:
Family & Immigration
BROOKE HARDIN
Staff Attorney
Education:
B.A., Morehead State University; J.D., Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Bar and Court admission:
Ohio, 2025
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Practice areas:
Housing
Education
Honors/Awards:
Terry and Judy Albright Pro Bono and Public Interest Award 2025
2024 Equal Justice Works Rural Summer Legal Corps Fellow
JOSHUA HOLTZ
Staff Attorney
Education:
B.A., Magna Cum Laude, Boston College; J.D., Duke University School of Law
Bar and Court admission:
Ohio, 2023
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, 2024
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Practice areas:
Housing & Consumer
Children & Education
Community and Professional Affiliation:
Ohio State Bar Association
Cincinnati Bar Association
SARAH JANA
Staff Attorney
Education:
B.A. Ohio State University; M.A. Lesley University; J.D. University of Cincinnati College of Law
Bar and Court admission:
Ohio, 2024
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Practice Areas:
Children & Education
Income, Work & Health
COLIN KOLODZIEJ
Staff Attorney, Ohio Access to Justice Foundation Justice for All Fellow
Education:
B.A. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; J.D. University of Cincinnati College of Law
Bar and Court admission:
Ohio, 2024
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Practice Areas:
Housing & Consumer
Honors/Awards
University of Cincinnati College of Law Dean’s Public Service Award
CHRIS MEIER
Staff Attorney
Education:
B.A., University of Kentucky; J.D., University of Kentucky College of Law
Bar and Court admission:
Kentucky, 2017
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Practice areas:
Housing & Consumer
Children & Education
Community and Professional Affiliations
Kentucky Bar Association
Honors/Awards
University of Kentucky – Moot Court Executive Board
University of Kentucky – Magna Cum Laude
University of Kentucky – Carroll W. Morrow Memorial Scholarship
LIZA NEWMAN
Staff Attorney
Education:
B.A., Grinnell College; M.A., University of Pennsylvania; J.D., summa cum laude, University of Cincinnati College of Law
Bar and Court admission:
Ohio, 2017
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, 2017
U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 2020
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Practice areas:
Income, Work & Health
ALAYNA ROSS
Staff Attorney
Education:
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University; J.D., University of Cincinnati College of Law
Bar and Court admission:
Ohio, 2024
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Practice areas:
Children & Education
Family & Immigration
LAUREN SCHWAB
Staff Attorney
Education:
B.A., University of North Carolina Wilmington; J.D., University of Cincinnati College of Law
Bar and Court admission:
Ohio, 2025
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Practice areas:
Family
Income, Work & Health
Honors/Awards:
Spirit of Community Award 2025 – University of Cincinnati
Golden Gavel Society 2025 – University of Cincinnati
William S. Richardson Champions for Public Service Award 2025 – University of Cincinnati
BRANDON SHEPHERD
Staff Attorney
Education:
B.A., Western Illinois University; J.D., Penn State Dickinson Law
Bar and Court admission:
Kentucky, 2024
Ohio, 2024
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Practice areas:
Housing & Consumer
Family & Immigration
Honors/Awards
Dickinson Law Review, 2022-2024)
The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Eric D. Turner Award, 2024
The Montgomery and MacRae Award for Nontraditional Students, 2024
