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2009-2010 AmeriCorps Legal Fellows
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| Member | Host Organization | Location | Law School |
| Gregory Abler* | Legal Aid and Defender Association, Inc. | Detroit, MI | Thomas M. Cooley School of Law, 1996 |
| Banafsheh Amirzadeh* | Public Counsel | Los Angeles, CA | Columbia University School of Law, 2003 |
| Allison Anderman* | Volunteer Legal Services Program | San Francisco, CA | University of San Francisco, 2007 |
| Patricia Antonucci | Three Rivers Legal Services | Gainesville, FL | University of Florida College of Law, 2008 |
| Whitney Barkley* | Mississippi Center for Justice | Jackson, MS | University of Michigan Law School, 2009 |
| Sarah Borak | Miami-Dade Public Defender | Miami, FL | University of Miami School of Law, 2005 |
| Carla Bulford* | Community Legal Aid Services (CLAS) | Akron, OH | The Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law, 2008 |
| John Busby | Legal Assistance of Western New York | Rochester, NY | Cornell Law School, 2009 |
| Rebeca Canales | Public Law Center | Santa Ana, CA | University of California at Davis School of Law, 2008 |
| Christian Canas* | Public Counsel | Los Angeles, CA | University of California Los Angeles, 2007 |
| Deanna Coates | Three Rivers Legal Services | Jacksonville, FL | Florida Coastal School of Law, 2007 |
| Kasetta Coleman* | Community Legal Services of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | Temple University Beasley School of Law, 2008 |
| Maureen Contreni | U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) | Arlington, VA | University of Maryland School of Law, 2009 |
| Ann Cook | Legal Aid and Defender Association, Inc. | Detroit, MI | Duquesne University School of Law, 2008 |
| Claudia Cubas | Central American Resource Center (CARECEN) | Washington, DC | University of Maryland School of Law, 2008 |
| Margaret Enfinger | Mississippi Center for Justice | Jackson, MS | University of Alabama School of Law, 2009 |
| Leigh Ferrin* | Public Law Center | Santa Ana, CA | Loyola Law School, 2008 |
| Amanda Furst* | Southeast Louisiana Legal Services | New Orleans, LA | University of Iowa College of Law, 2008 |
| Amanda Golob* | Southeast Louisiana Legal Services | New Orleans, LA | St. Johns University School of Law, 2008 |
| Summer Griggs | Three Rivers Legal Services | Jacksonville, FL | Florida State University College of Law, 2002 |
| Anneliese Gryta | Advocates for Basic Legal Equality | Toledo, OH | University of Akron, C. Blake McDowell Law Center, 2008 |
| Bethany Hamilton | Legal Assistance of Western New York | Geneva, NY | University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 2007 |
| Beth Hayes | Montana Legal Services Association | Missoula, MT | University of Montana School of Law, 2009 |
| Tonya Herring* | Montana Legal Services Association | Helena, MT | Vermont Law School, 2006 |
| Katherine Higgins | Legal Assistance of Western New York | Ithaca, NY | Cornell Law School, 2009 |
| Frank Hill* | Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology, 2007 |
| Sarah Hoskinson | Volunteer Legal Services Program | San Francisco, CA | University of California, Berkeley School of Law, 2007 |
| Joshua Houy | Access to Justice | Rapid City, SD | University of South Dakota School of Law, 2006 |
| Tammy Howze* | Legal Aid and Defender Association, Inc. | Detroit, MI | Detroit College of Law at MSU, 1998 |
| Julie Mercer Ingram | Public Interest Clearinghouse | San Francisco, CA | Golden Gate University School of Law, 2008 |
| Laurie Izutsu-Keener* | South Brooklyn Legal Services | Brooklyn, NY | Brooklyn Law School, 2005 |
| Stacy Jones | U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) | Arlington, VA | American Univeristy, Washington College of Law, 2008 |
| Christine Khalili-Borna* | Public Counsel | Los Angeles, CA | University of Michigan Law School, 2008 |
| Susanna Kim | Asian Pacific American Legal Center | Los Angeles, CA | University of Southern California Law School, 2008 |
| Leroy LaPlante, Jr. | Access to Justice | Vermillion, SD | University of South Dakota School of Law, 2009 |
| Vanessa Leonardo* | Public Law Center | Santa Ana, CA | City University of NewYork School of Law at Queens College, 2008 |
| Elizabeth Lockett* | Lone Star Legal Aid | Houston, TX | Univeristy of Texas School of Law, 2008 |
| Benjamin Long* | Appalachian Research and Defense Fund of KY, Inc. | Richmond, KY | University of Kentucky College of Law, 2007 |
| Anna-Elisa Mackowiak * | Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc. | Atlanta, GA | University of Georgia School of Law, 2007 |
| Julia Martin | Advocates for Basic Legal Equality | Dayton, OH | University of Dayton School of Law, 2008 |
| Andrew Neuhauser* | Advocates for Basic Legal Equality | Toledo, OH | University of Toledo College of Law, 2007 |
| Jennifer Ngai* | Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia | Washington, DC | George Washington University School of Law, 2006 |
| Doan Nguyen | Public Interest Clearinghouse | San Francisco, CA | University of California Berkeley School of Law, 2007 |
| Mary Novrocki | Legal Aid and Defender Association, Inc. | Detroit, MI | Wayne State University Law School, 2006 |
| Rory O'Sullivan* | Northwest Justice Project | Seattle, WA | Georgetown University Law Center, 2006 |
| Ariadna Renteria-Torres | Public Interest Clearinghouse | Watsonville, CA | New York Law School, 1993 |
| Esther Ro | Asian Pacific American Legal Center | Los Angeles, CA | University of California - Los Angeles, 2007 |
| Chio Saephanh | Public Interest Clearinghouse | Sacramento, CA | University of California Davis School of Law, 2004 |
| Anthony Sartorio | Louisiana Bar Foundation | New Orleans, LA | Tulane University Law School, 2009 |
| Jeffrey Schoenberger* | Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | University of Virginia School of Law, 2008 |
| Rosemary Scollard* | Pro Seniors, Inc. | Cincinnati, OH | University of Dayton, 1988 |
| Seth Shannon | Mississippi Center for Justice | Jackson, MS | University of Iowa College of Law, 2009 |
| Deyanira Silva | Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program, Inc. | Houston, TX | St. Mary's University of San Antonio School of Law, 2007 |
| Emily Smith* | Legal Aid Society of Columbus | Columbus, OH | University of Cincinnati College of Law, 2008 |
| Gregory Smith* | Public Counsel | Los Angeles, CA | Whitter Law School, 2005 |
| Munmeeth Soni | Public Law Center | Santa Ana, CA | American University Washington College of Law, 2007 |
| Jill Spayer* | Legal Assistance of Western New York | Jamestown, NY | University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 2003 |
| Nicolas Toman* | Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | Marquette University Law School |
| Jorge Tormes | Three Rivers Legal Services | Gainesville, FL | University of Florida College of Law, 2007 |
| Nathan Treadwell | Legal Assistance of Western New York | New York, NY | City University of NewYork School of Law at Queens College, 2009 |
| Debra Weinberg | Louisiana Bar Foundation | New Orleans, LA | UCLA School of Law, 2009 |
| Florence Yu | Asian Pacific American Legal Center | Los Angeles, CA | University of California, Hastings College of Law, 2008 |
| Stacy Zimmerman | Public Counsel | Los Angeles, CA | George Washington School of Law, 2004 |
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