Contact Us


Main Phone Number: 216-687-1900
General e-mail: info@lasclev.org

Trying to get in touch with an attorney?

All Legal Aid offices are open Monday through Friday. Click here at offices for phone numbers of each of our four offices.

If you want to apply for our free legal services, phone the office nearest you.

When you call, you will not talk to an attorney initially. Instead, you will speak with an intake person who will ask you about your income, citizenship status and the nature of your legal problem to determine whether you are eligible for our services and whether we can help you. (Click here at eligibility to review our income guidelines.)

Once we determine you are eligible for our services, we will either schedule an appointment for you or refer you to a volunteer attorney or give you advice or educational materials to help you.

If you have a communications disability, contact us through the Ohio Relay Service at 711 or 1-800-750-0750. If you have some other handicap, call the office in your county for help. Interpretation services are available through Language Line for non-English speakers in all offices.

Ashtabula County
440-576-8120 (general intake)
866-873-9665 (toll free)
440-576-3021 (fax)

Cuyahoga County
216-687-1900 (general intake)
888-817-3777 (toll free)
216-687-1900 (senior helpline)
216-687-0779 (fax)
Lake and Geauga Counties
440-352-6200 (general intake)
888-808-2800 (toll free)
440-352-0015 (fax)

Lorain County
440-323-8240 (general intake)
800-444-7348 (toll free)
440-323-8526 (fax)

Grievance Procedure

For inquires related to the law practice and job opportunities for attorneys and law clerks, please contact:

David B. Dawson, Esq.
Deputy Director
216-861-5480
dbdawson@lasclev.org
 

For inquires related to technology and the website, please contact:

Garrick E. Lipscomb
Director of Information Technology
216-861-5019
garrick.lipscomb@lasclev.org
 

For inquires related to finance and administration, please contact:

Bettina Kaplan
Controller
216-861-5507
bettina.kaplan@lasclev.org
 

For inquiries related to media, marketing and development, please contact:
Melanie A. Shakarian, Esq.
Director of Development
216-861-5217
melanie.shakarian@lasclev.org
 

For inquires related to attorney volunteer service, please contact:

Ann McGowan Porath, Esq.
Director of Intake and Referral
216-861-5332
amporath@lasclev.org

Howard Strain, Esq.
Jones Day Pro Bono Fellow, Volunteer Lawyers Program
216-861-5198
howard.strain@lasclev.org

Alida Struze
Coordinator, Social Service and Referral
216-861-5350
ahstruze@lasclev.org


 

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