The CHAMPs program addresses the legal, social, and environmental conditions that negatively impact children's health. If resolved through holistic legal services, children's health improves. CHAMPs provides holistic legal services in the following ways:
The bulk of the public health legal services, which amounts to nearly 300 cases since the inception of CHAMPS, are provided by the CHAMPS staff attorney. The staff attorney manages a full caseload throughout the year.
The CHAMPS Clinic students handle a small number of cases, typically taken from the CHAMPS staff attorney’s caseload, each spring. The cases are selected for their pedagogical value. In Spring 2019, CHAMPS Clinic students spent over 1400 hours working on clinic and client-related matters.
Meet Our Team
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Carol Adams
Paralegal
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Lacie Brown
Social Worker
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Johnna Menke
Staff Attorney
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Macaulay Morrison
Assistant Director
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Matthew Shearer
Assistant Director – CHAMPS Beatty Center
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Emily Suski
Director
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Shannon Wood
Staff Attorney