In her role as a Staff Attorney, Leora represents clients in a variety of legal issues and oversees the Social Security disability initial applications clinic. Prior to joining Legal Services, she was a Legal Fellow at the Children’s Law Center here in Washington, DC. She received her law degree from Columbia University in May 2012 and her B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania in May 2007. During law school, Leora worked with medical legal partnerships in New York through the LegalHealth division of the New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG). She also assisted victims of domestic violence with family law and immigration matters as a law clerk with the Matrimonial and Family Law Group at NYLAG. Leora is a member of the New York and Massachusetts Bars, and is in the process of becoming a member of the DC Bar.