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Volunteer Lawyers Program
2343 E.
Broadway Blvd., Suite 200
Tucson,
Arizona 85719
Phone 520.623.9465
Toll-free
1.800.640.9465
Fax 520.623.0161
VLP
Staff at the 2009 VLP Awards Event
From left:
Michele Mirto, Kara Slack, Randi Burnett,
Socorro Diaz, Baude de
Ramirez, Wyatt Cox
Not pictured: Diane Wangelin
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Michele M. Mirto
Program Director &
Attorney at Law
mmirto@sazlegalaid.org
As the Director of the Volunteer Lawyers
Program for Southern
Arizona Legal
Aid, Michele spends a great deal of time recruiting, maintaining, and
recognizing volunteer attorneys and law students. As the VLP's managing
attorney, she also oversees
all client work and reviews every case the VLP
receives. With her innovative ideas and intense dedication to the program,
Michele has helped the VLP grow by leaps and bounds since she joined the
VLP in 1997.
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M. Socorro Diaz
Program Coordinator
sdiaz@sazlegalaid.org
Having been with the
VLP for over 20 years, Socorro has dedicated her
career to assisting
low-income clients who are in need of legal help.
Socorro is
responsible for referring clients to volunteer attorneys for direct
representation,
assisting with CLE seminars and recognition events, and
scheduling attorneys
to staff a variety of VLP Clinics. As a Spanish speaker
and native Tucsonan,
Socorro goes out of her way to make sure her clients
receive the services
they need.
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Randi Burnett
Student
Coordinator &
Staff Attorney
rburnett@sazegalaid.org
Randi is a Southern Arizona native, having spent most her life in
the tiny
town of
Wellton, Arizona, about 30 miles east of Yuma, before moving to
Tucson to
attend law school at the U of A. As the VLP’s Student Coordinator
and Staff
Attorney, Randi manages the student based clinics which gives her
the
opportunity to get to know the over 150 students that volunteer with
the
VLP each
year. She feels that this is one of the highlights of her job, as
she
gets to
watch the students grow and develop over the semester and gain
confidence
in their ability to help people.
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Baudelina de Ramirez
Administrative Assistant
& Outreach Coordinator
Baude began work with the VLP in September of 2007. She is a Tucson
native with
strong ties to the community, and she feels deeply connected
to her
downtown Tucson barrio. As
an Administrative Assistant, Baude
coordinates the VLP's
Domestic Relations Follow Up clinic, Paternity Clinic,
and Spanish Domestic
Relations Clinic.. She enjoys working with clients,
attorneys and students and takes
great pride in establishing relationships
that have a positive, long
lasting impact on our community.
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Kara
Slack
Administrative Assistant
Kara joined the VLP
in September 2009. As an Administrative Assistant,
Kara coordinates the VLP's
Divorce with Children Clinic, the Employment
Clinic, and the Minor
Guardianship Project. Kara also has responsibilities
that allow her
to assist rural clients in Cochise, Graham and Greenlee
counties. Kara received a BA in political Science from University
of Arizona.
She has minors
in Spanish and Journalism. Kara also studied abroad
focusing on Spanish
language and Spanish history at the University of
Alicante in Spain.
Kara feels that one of the highlights of her job is to
help both VLP clients
and the local communities.
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Wyatt
Cox
Administrative Assistant
Wyatt began his work
with the VLP as a volunteer and then joined the staff
as an administrative
assistant in November of 2009. Wyatt coordinates the
VLP's Advice Only
Clinic, the Bankruptcy Reaffirmation Clinic and the Divorce
without Children
Clinic. Wyatt's responsibilities also include travel to Pinal
County to assist in
the delivery of legal services to rural clients. Wyatt
graduated from the
University of Arizona with a BA in Communications and a
minor in marketing.
Most recently, Wyatt spent a year in Costa Rica where
he coordinated
volunteers who were building youth centers. He has also
volunteered with the
Tucson Community Food Bank.
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Diane Wangelin
Administrative
Assistant
Diane joined the VLP
in January of 2008.
Originally from Rock Island, Illinois,
Diane moved to Tucson to be near family
and to enjoy the beautiful, dry
Tucson climate. She has spent most of her
career working for non profit
organizations and is deeply dedicated
to helping those in need.
Diane
is essential to the VLP's behind the scenes
work, and has a hand in nearly
every case the VLP touches.
Diane’s
experience and attention to detail have
made a great impact on the VLP and
our clients.
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