Connecticut Legal Services, Inc.
Katherine Lojo, Esq. serves as a Staff Attorney at Connecticut Legal Services since June 2021 and has been a Board Member for Restavec Freedom Alliance since March 2015. Prior experience includes a role as a Legal Intern at the Quinnipiac University School of Law Civil Justice Clinic from 2019 to June 2021, and an internship as an Adult Probation Officer Intern with the Connecticut Judicial Branch in late 2015, where responsibilities included summarizing police reports and obtaining victim impact statements. Katherine Lojo earned a Juris Doctor degree from Quinnipiac University School of Law (2020), completed a program at Trinity College Dublin (2018), and holds a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology from Quinnipiac University (2016). Early education culminated at Westford Academy (2012).
Connecticut Legal Services, Inc.
Our mission is to provide access to justice and protect the critical civil legal rights of low-income individuals and families through representation, systemic advocacy, advice, collaboration, and education. We serve low-income families in 122 of the 169 Connecticut communities (our sister agencies serve areas of greater Hartford and greater New Haven). Our service area includes hundreds of thousands of families eligible for our services. We protect and secure critical civil legal rights for our clients and advance access to justice for all Connecticut residents. We produce optimal individual and community results, and continuously strive to increase the impact and efficiency of our work. Our staff are our greatest asset. They are supported by their work environment and enriched by the individual and collective difference they make. Our partners, funders, and the communities we serve view us as a trusted partner and recognized leader. Our Board members are active ambassadors for our organization and create access to resources, expertise, and relationships to support our work.