Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law
Subcommittee on Lawyers with Disabilities
Disability Committees, Organizations, and Lawyer Groups by State*
*This list is not comprehensive. To have an organization added to the list, please email
cmpdl@abanet.org or call (202) 662-1570.
Alabama State Bar Disability Law Section Edward Patterson, Director of Programs 415 Dexter Avenue Montgomery, Alabama 36104 (334) 269-1515 edpatter@alabar.org
Arkansas State Bar Arkansas Bar Association Disability Law Section John Wyvill, Chair 2224 Cottondale Lane Little Rock, Arkansas 72202 (501) 376-9467 Judiciary Discipline and Disability Commission Mike Gott Jdde@mail.state.ar.us
California State Bar State Bar of California Standing Committee on Legal Professionals with Disabilities Eve Hill, Chair Western Law Center 919 Albany St. Los Angeles, CA 90015 (213) 736-1031 Local Bar San Diego County Bar Association Social Security Disability Law
Thomas Roche, Chair 1333 Seventh Avenue San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 231-0781 tgresq@aol.com
Colorado State Bar Colorado Bar Association Disability Law Forum Committee Katy McClure/Deirdre Santoscoy, Co-Chairs 1900 Grant St. Suite 900 Denver, Colorado 80203 (303) 860-1115
Connecticut State Bar Connecticut Bar Association Disability Law Committee Bernard L. Shapiro, Chair Shapiro & Siegel, P.C. 162 Bedford St. Stamford, Connecticut 06901-1915 (203) 327-2273
Idaho State Bar Idaho State Bar and Idaho Law Foundation Committee on Reasonable Accommodation Jay Rosenthal, Chair Ada County Prosecutor’s Office 602 West Idaho Boise, ID 83702 (208) 364-2121 Illinois State Bar Illinois State Bar Association Committee on Mental Health Law Robert Connor, Chair nd 424 S. 2 St. Springfield, IL 62701 (217) 525-1760 or 800 252-8908 http://www.isba.org Local Bar Chicago Bar Association Mental Health Law Committee
Robert J. Connor, Chair Illinois Department of Mental Health 100 W. Randolph Dr., Suite 6-400 Chicago, IL 60601 (312) 814-3044 rconner@abanet.org
Indiana State Bar Indiana State Bar Association Social Security Disability Committee Steven Jacobs, Chairman 151 N. Delaware St., Suite 2050 Indianapolis, IN 46204 317 636 12000 srjindy@aol.com
New Hampshire State Bar New Hampshire Bar Association Mental & Physical Disability Law Section Elaine Beauchesne, Chair Sanders & McDermott 234 Lafayette Road P.O. Box 5070 Hampton, NH 03843-5070 (603) 926-8926
New Jersey State Bars New Jersey State Bar Foundation Florence Nathan 1 Constitution Square New Brunswick, NJ 08901 (732) 937-7518 Fax: (732) 828-0034 Local Bars Essex County Bar Association Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Jeff Kuschnev th 1 Riverfront Plaza, 7 floor Newark, NJ 07102 (973) 622-6207
New Mexico
State Bars New Mexico State Bar Committee on Legal Services to People with Disabilities Tara Ford/Kathryn Whissell, Co-Chairs 5121 Mast Head, NE Albuquerque, NM 87109-4982 (505) 797- 6000
New York State Bars New York State Bar Committee on Issues Affecting People with Disabilities Melinda Saran, Chair University of New York at Buffalo Law School 314 O’Brian Hall Buffalo, NY 14260 716 645-6223 saran@buffalo.edu Local Bars Association of the Bar of the City of New York Standing Committee on Legal Issues Affecting People with Disabilities th 42 West 44 Street NYC, NY 10036 (212) 382-6600 Bar Association of Erie County The Committee for the Disabled Janet L. Bensman, Chair 950 A Union Rd. Box 38 West Seneca, NY 14224 (716) 655-2653 (716) 674-1206
Ohio State Bars Ohio State Bar Association Disability Law Committee Mark Nesbit, Chair Bloomfield & Kempf th 199 South 5 Street Columbus, OH 43215-5234 (614) 224-9221 nesbitlaw@aol.com
Oklahoma
State Bars Oklahoma Bar Association Lawyers Helping Lawyers Committee Thomas C. Riesen Chairperson 5101 N. Classen, Ste 404 Oklahoma City, OK 73118 (405) 843-8444 Lawyers with Physical Challenges Committee Anne Bullock Sublett, Chairperson 4000 One Williams Center Tulsa, OK 74172-0148 (918) 586-8994, Fax: (918) 586-8694 asublett@cwlaw.com Local Bars Tulsa County Bar Association Fitness and Mental Health Committee 1446 South Boston Tulsa, OK 74119-3612 (918) 584-5243 Oregon State Bar Oregon State Bar Disability Law Section
Pennsylvania State Bars Pennsylvania Bar Association Legal Services to Persons with Disabilities Committee Agi Matthew Abraham
2500 Elmerton Ave.
P.O. Box 772531 Harrisburg, PA 17177-2531 (717) 541- 6134 Local Bars Philadelphia Bar Association Legal Rights of Persons with Disabilities Karen Detamore th 924 Cherry St., 4 Floor Philadelphia, PA 19107 (215) 733-0878 kdetamore@friendsfw.orj Delaware County Bar Association Disability Law Committee Michael T. McDonnell III, Chair 1600 Market St., Suite 1416 Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 564-3800
Rhode Island State Bar Rhode Island Bar Association Office of Mental Health Advocate The John O. Pastore Center Greendate Count- Cottage 405 Cranston, RI 02920 (401) 462-2003
Tennessee State Bars Disability Law Section John Wood, Chair Branham & Day, LTD 5300 Maryland Way, Suite 300 Brentwood, TN 37027 (615) 742-4881 jwood@branhamday.com
Texas State Bar Disability Law Committee Martin Cirkiel, Chair 1901 East Palm Valley Blvd. Round Rock, Texas 78664 (512) 244-6658
Utah State Bar Utah State Bar Disability Law Center Fraser Nelson, Executive Director Ron Gardner, Legal Director 455 East 400 South, Suite 410 Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 (801) 363-1347
Vermont State Bar Vermont Bar Association Disability Law Committee Joseph A. Reinert, Co-Chair Vermont Legal Aid, Inc.
85 King St. Burlington, VT 05401-1367 863-5620 Marilyn A. Mahusky, Co-Chair Disability Law Project 56 Main St., Suite 301 Springfield, VT 05156 802 885-5181
West Virginia State Bars West Virginia State Bar Mental Disability Law Committee Robin Louderback, Chair 623 Ohio Avenue Charleston, WV 25302
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