Colleen Cotter (she/her) is Executive Director of The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland.  Legal Aid’s staff of 145+ (including 75+ lawyers) secures secure justice, equity, and access to opportunity for and with people who have low incomes through passionate legal representation and advocacy for systemic change. She previously worked as a legal aid consultant, at Indiana Legal Services, and as a Skadden Fellow at Pine Tree Legal Assistance.  She received her JD from Indiana University School of Law- Bloomington, summa cum laude and Order of the Coif, and her BA from the University of Notre Dame, cum laude.