As a Staff Attorney, she represents people with disabilities in fair housing cases, conducts education and outreach about disability rights laws, and is involved in public policy advocacy. Prior to joining Access Living, Mary was a Staff Attorney at Prairie State Legal Services in Rockford, Illinois, where she represented homeowners in foreclosure as part of Prairie Stateâ€™s Legal Help for Homeowners Project. She graduated from John Marshall Law School, where she was in the top 3% of her class. Before attending law school, Mary taught middle school and high school special education in New York City through the New York City Teaching Fellows Program. She has a Masterâ€™s degree in Special Education from Pace University. She received her undergraduate degree from Loyola University Chicago.