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Leonora Wainwright in a red blazer, holding her glasses at her chin

Leonora Wainwright

Senior counsel, volunteer

Leonora retired from private practice and now handles the clinic's Tuesday hearings.

Over a long career in practice she watched the same few mistakes cost families their homes. She mentors the clinic's younger lawyers, trains its volunteers and takes the hearings that need a steady voice.

Focus

  • Hearings and trials
  • Volunteer training
  • Lease disputes

Credentials

  • Bar admissions

    • New Jersey

      1982

    • Pennsylvania

      1984

  • Courts

    • Superior Court of New Jersey, Special Civil Part, Passaic County

    • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey

  • Education

    • J.D., Temple University Beasley School of Law

    • B.A., Douglass College

  • Languages

    • English

      Native

  • Memberships

    • New Jersey State Bar Association

Go to the hearing

The most expensive mistake is not showing up. A judge can rule against you when you're not in the room.

Come, bring your papers and ask for an interpreter. If you are afraid, call us first and we will tell you what the day looks like.

Bring us the paper.

Tell us what you got and what you're worried about. We'll match you with the right lawyer.

Free for tenants who qualify. We tell you about any court fee before we file anything.