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Staff Bios

Staff Bios

CVLS staff is dedicated to providing high quality legal representation to thousands of low-income Chicagoans every year.

Margaret Benson
Executive Director
Phillip J. Mohr
Deputy Director
Peter M. Ashmore
Managing Attorney
Patricia M. Nelson
Director, Chancery Court Access to Justice Program
Rebekah Azar Rashidfarokhi
Director, Guardian ad Litem for Minors Program
Allegra Cira Fischer
Staff Attorney
Ashley L. Griffith
Staff Attorney
Avani V. Patel
Staff Attorney
Eric A. Sutton
Staff Attorney
Keri Lindsay Dickinson
Staff Attorney
Susan DeCostanza
Staff Attorney
Eric S. Donahue
Business Manager
Matthew Pollock
Marketing and Development Coordinator
Michael B. Edelberg
Clinic Coordinator
Terri Hooker
Panel Referral Program Coordinator
Daniel P. Santrella
Administrative Assistant
Jessica R. Engle
Administrative Assistant
Kristen Harrison
Intake and Receptionist