Our staff

We have a small staff of about 20 people which include lawyers, community legal workers, an executive director, an officer manager, intake workers, support staff, and articling and summer law students. All of the full-time and part-time staff work mainly from our Belleville office, and travel to our satellite locations as needed.

Our Lawyers

• Michele Leering, Executive Director/Lawyer
• Gina Cockburn, Co-Director Legal Services
• Deirdre McDade, Co-Director Legal Services
• Samantha Hayward
• Danielle Holbrough
• Lisa Turik
• Rachel Law
• Prabhjot Singh
• Karen McClellan

Our Community Legal Workers/Licensed Paralegals

• Marieanne Langer
• Sharon Powell

Our Office Manager and Administrative Staff

• Lynda Morgan, Office Manager
• Carolyn Hamilton, Executive Assistant
• Allison Bird, Legal and Administrative Assistant
• Keith Villanueva, Legal and Administrative Assistant