Cabrini Green Legal Aid
Aisha Cornelius Edwards is currently the Executive Director at Cabrini Green Legal Aid, where Aisha manages a team of attorneys and interns to provide legal representation to low-income individuals facing criminal legal matters. Prior to their current role, Aisha served as a Senior Program Officer at the MacArthur Foundation and as an Assistant State's Attorney at the Cook County State's Attorney's Office. Aisha also has experience in academia as an Adjunct Professor at Loyola University Chicago School of Law. Aisha's educational background includes a Juris Doctor from Loyola University Chicago School of Law and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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Cabrini Green Legal Aid
CGLA was established in 1973 to serve legal needs arising from the lack of opportunity, criminalization of poverty, and racial inequity experienced within the Cabrini Green community. Since then, CGLA has grown beyond a single neighborhood to become a citywide, countywide, and now recognized statewide leader in supporting low-income individuals negatively impacted by the criminal justice system. Our goal is to ensure that people are able to move beyond the barriers to achieve positive outcomes and lead successful lives. Annually, CGLA serves over 7,000 clients, and each year, we continue to evolve, strengthen, and better address the needs of our community on their journey to justice.