Past Recipients | Fearless Children's Lawyer of the Month

Caren Cloud

January

When it comes to advocating for children, Caren Cloud has done it all. In her current role as legal and policy director at Georgia Appleseed, she uses her over 18 years of experience to advocate for systemic policy changes for children across the state.

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Sarah Worthington

February

Sarah Worthington may have come to the child welfare space from a non-traditional background, but her passion and willingness to serve others has always proven to be an asset to her community and clients.

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Sara Zier

March

For Sara Zier, director of Legal Services at TeamChild, being a children’s lawyer means creating pathways and opportunities for young people to succeed as they define it. It means listening to and demanding that authorities listen to young people as they voice their needs and goals.

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Neha Desai

April

Even before applying to law school, Neha Desai knew she wanted to work at the intersection of children’s rights and immigration. Now, as the senior director at the National Center for Youth Law she advocates for and works to shift the narrative around children in immigration custody.

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Ivana Berlin

May

As a staff attorney at Disability Rights New York, Ivana Berlin says the common thread in all her work is the tremendous power in listening to her young clients and making sure their voices are fully heard and uplifted.

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Bethany Munson

June

Working at a group home for girls and at a program for teens where management aggressively suspended kids for behavioral issues motivated Bethany Munson, now a staff attorney at the Pima County Office of Children’s Counsel in Tucson, Arizona.

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Samantha Marrone

July

Samantha Marrone is a staff attorney at the Lousisana Center for Children’s Rights, a nonprofit law office that serves as the juvenile public defender for Orleans Parish. Every day, she fights for kids who otherwise would not have a voice in a system where the odds are stacked against them.

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Rachel Antonuccio

September

Rachel Antonuccio always knew she wanted to be a public defender, but a stint in juvenile court early in her career showed her youth advocacy was her calling. She found that the opportunity for redemption is “built in” to juvenile court and it presents the opportunity for creative problem solving and advocacy.

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Susanna Chilnick

October

After graduating, Susanna Chilnick didn’t even know if she wanted to practice law. But when a judge encouraged her to try criminal defense work, she learned she loved representing clients in juvenile court and found her place in the legal world.

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Emily Marrer

November

Emily Marrer is an enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, and as a lawyer for children and youth, she brings an incredibly unique perspective as a person with learning disabilities and with a complex family and cultural history.

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Nancy Rosenbloom

December

For Nancy Rosenbloom, working with the ACLU National Prison Project and being in the fight for a more just society with others who feel similarly and to do it with integrity is a great source of pride.

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