Board of Directors

  • Catherine Creighton

    PRESIDENT

  • Marshall Betram

    VICE-PRESIDENT

  • Valerie Malia-Martin

    SECRETARY

  • Melissa Wood

    TREASURER

  • Melinda Saran

    BOARD MEMBER

  • Mark Talley

    BOARD MEMBER

  • Sharon Nosenchuk

    BOARD MEMBER

  • Sarah Wooton

    BOARD MEMBER

  • James Harrington

    BOARD MEMBER

  • Ian D'Andre Artis, JR.

    BOARD MEMBER

  • Cat McCulle

    BOARD MEMBER

Staff

  • Alexis Vullo

    STAFF PARALEGAL, CLARO

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  • Alivia Enos

    STAFF PARALEGAL, SCHOOL DISCIPLINE PROJECT

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  • Allie Knapp

    STAFF PARALEGAL, ZOMBIE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

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  • Arianna Gabriel

    STAFF ATTORNEY, CLARO

    716.828.8419

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  • Arthur Musarra

    STAFF ATTORNEY, SBLC

    716.828.8427

    AMUSARRA@WNYLC.NET

  • Brittany Wilson

    STAFF PARALEGAL, HOUSING UNIT

    716.828.8455

    BPAUL@WNYLC.NET

  • Carrie Rutland

    BOOKKEEPER, GRANT MANAGER

    716.828.8442

    CRUTLAND@WNYLC.NET

  • Christopher Ruhland

    CONTROLLER

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  • Colleen Morth

    STAFF PARALEGAL, BANKRUPTCY & CLARO

    716.828.8451

    CMORTH@WNYLC.NET

  • Danielle Conie

    OUTREACH PARALEGAL, SCHOOL DISCIPLINE PROJECT

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    DCONIE@WNYLC.NET

  • Elizabeth Cattarin

    HOUSING COUNSLER

    716.828.8424

    ECATTARIN@WNYLC.NET

  • Gabe Phillips

    STAFF ATTORNEY, SMALL BUSINESS LEGAL CLINIC

    716.919.2647

    GPHILLIPS@WNYLC.NET

  • Ian Grogan

    STAFF PARALEGAL, HOUSING UNIT

    716.828.8417

    IGROGAN@WNYLC.NET

  • James Remmes

    STAFF ATTORNEY, HOUSING UNIT

    716.828.8448

    JREMMES@WNYLC.NET

  • Jean Blizzard

    SENIOR STAFF PARALEGAL, HOUSING UNIT

    716.828.8447

    JBLIZZARD@WNYLC.NET

  • Jordan Modrzynski

    MANAGING ATTORNEY, HOUSING UNIT

    716.828.8438

    JMODRZYNSKI@WNYLC.NET

  • Joseph Kelemen

    STAFF ATTORNEY, VACANT & ABANDONED PROPERTIES & LITIGATION

    716.828.8411

    JAK@WNYLC.NET

  • Karen Welch

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    716.828.8459

    KWELCH@WNYLC.NET

  • Lauren Davis

    STAFF PARALEGAL, HOUSING UNIT

    716.828.8459

    LDAVIS@WNYLC.NET

  • Lauren Haas

    OPERATIONS MANAGER

    716.828.8434

    LHAAS@WNYLC.NET

  • Lyndsay Michael

    STAFF PARALEGAL, SBLC

    716.828.8457

    LMICHAEL@WNYLC.NET

  • Matthew Clabeaux

    STAFF ATTORNEY, HOUSING UNIT

    716.828.8413

    MCLABEAUX@WNYLC.NET

  • Matthew Mitchell

    STAFF ATTORNEY, HOUSING UNIT

    716.828.8437

    MMITCHELL@WNYLC.NET

  • Matthew Parham

    DIRECTOR OF LITIGATION & ADVOCACY

    716.828.8422

    MPARHAM@WNYLC.NET

  • Neha Karambelkar

    MANAGING ATTORNEY, CIVIL UNIT

    716.828.8445

    NKARAMBELKAR@WNYLC.NET

  • Nicholas Ramirez

    STAFF ATTORNEY, CLARO

    716.828.8415

    NRAMIREZ@WNYLC.NET

  • Nico Soria

    SUPERVISING ATTORNEY, HOUSING UNIT

    716.828.8450

    NSORIA@WNYLC.NET

  • Patricia Cipriani

    STAFF ATTORNEY, BANKRUPTCY

    716.828.8412

    PCIPRIANI@WNYLC.NET

  • Samantha Axberg

    STAFF ATTORNEY, HOUSING UNIT

    716.828.8401

    SAXBERG@WNYLC.NET

  • Samantha White

    SUPERVISING ATTORNEY, SCHOOL DISCIPLINE PROJECT

    716.828.8441

    SWHITE@WNYLC.NET

  • Shabhia Aktar

    STAFF ATTORNEY, HOUSING UNIT

    716.828.8430

    SAKTAR@WNYLC.NET

  • Yanis Martinez

    STAFF PARALEGAL, HOUSING UNIT

    716.828.8426

    YMARTINEZ@WNYLC.NET