Beth’s twenty-year legal career has focused exclusively on removing barriers caused by arrest and conviction through fierce legal representation, collaboration with strong partners, and systemic change efforts to transform laws and policies that result in far too many obstacles for individuals. Beth dedicated the first fifteen years of her legal career to Cabrini Green Legal Aid (CGLA), leading the newly established Criminal Records Program, then serving as Director of Legal Programs and Senior Policy Advisor.
Beth has represented thousands of clients across Illinois and trained, mentored, and supervised hundreds of attorneys and law students. She has traveled across the state, partnering with local legal service and nonprofit organizations to execute community summits and events for local residents, including Springfield, Rockford, Peoria, Alton, Champaign, Danville, Decatur, Bloomington and Kankakee.
In addition to direct legal representation and support, she has collaborated with individual advocates and coalition partners to help pass more than a dozen Illinois laws that reduce collateral consequences, mitigate the harm caused by incarceration, and expand record relief options. She finds the greatest fulfillment in providing technical and consultative support to advocates and organizations committed to advancing even stronger policies and practices.
Beth is a published author through the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal (IICLE): Expungement and Sealing: A Lawyer’s Guide (2016, 2021, 2024). She is a member of the Access to Justice Commission: Forms Committee – Adult Expungement Subcommittee. She was recently selected to serve on the Illinois Judicial Conference (IJC) Restorative Justice & Community Healing Task Force. Beth also serves on the Board of Directors for the Illinois Prison Project Action Fund.
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