About Us
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Joshua Abel graduated from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law in 2005. After graduating from law school, he joined the Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic as a staff attorney, where his practice was mainly focused on family law and bankruptcy. He spent 2008 serving as the Clinic's Managing Attorney, and as of September 2009, Josh has been the Clinic's Executive Director.
Josh received his undergraduate degree from Butler University, and prior to attending law school, he spent one year as a staff member with Campus Crusade for Christ. Josh lives in Indianapolis with his wife, Laurie, and their daughter Maggie.
STAFF ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS
Joshua Case, Certified Housing Counselor
Brian Dunkel, Staff Attorney
Angelin J. Fisher, Staff Attorney
Merryn Gluys, Staff Attorney
Dee Dee Gowan, Staff Attorney
Desiree Koger-Gustafson, Ft. Wayne Attorney
Ida Coleman Lamberti, Volunteer Staff Attorney
Christopher Purnell, Managing Attorney
Angie Simmons, Housing Counselor
Lisa Yankey, Staff Attorney
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
Elizabeth Curet, Bilingual Paralegal/Latino Advocate
Reyna Hernandez, Receptionist
Fatima Johnson, BIA Accredited Representative/ Bilingual Paralegal
Patricia LeSesne, Bilingual Paralegal
Andrea Lindquist, Bilingual Paralegal/Latino Advocate
Rachel Mauldin, Intake Specialist
Noel McClain, Administrative Assistant
Patricia McKinney, Paralegal
Julie Mennel, Paralegal
Jodie Robbins, Administrative Coordinator
Brittany Sherman, Paralegal
Latosha Teague, Data Entry Specialist
Megan Weides, Bilingual Paralegal
Elizabeth Wiley, LITC ESL Outreach Coordinator
Phyllis Wickliff, Paralegal
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
| Name | Position | Company |
George Abel, Esq. |
Finance Committee |
Easter & Cavosie |
James J. Ammeen, Jr., Esq |
Development Committee | Ammeen & Associates |
Rex Bennett |
Development Committee | Frost Brown Todd |
Jennifer Brown |
Executive Committee | Ice Miller |
| Timothy Dooley | Finance Committee | Republic Airways |
Greg Guevara |
Development Committee | Bose McKinney & Evans, LLP |
| Peter Ho | Finance Committee | Telamon |
John Hoard, Esq. |
Finance Committee | Rubin & Levin |
| Herb Jensen, Esq. | Finance Committee | Jensen & Associates, P.C. |
Abigail Lawlis Kuzma |
Executive Committee | Indiana State Attorney General's Office |
Joseph E. Miller, Jr. |
Executive Committee | Baker & Daniels |
Heather Moore |
Development Committee | Baker & Daniels |
David Peñalva, Pastor |
Development Committee | Centro Familiar Vida Nueva |
George M. Plews, Esq. |
Development Committee | Plews Shadley Racher & Braun |
| Michael D. Puckett , CPA Treasurer |
Executive Committee Finance Committee Chair |
SePRO Corporation |
| Janet Stephenson | Development Committee | Fort Wayne Community Volunteer |
Lynn C. Tyler, Esq. |
Executive Committee |
Barnes & Thornburg |
PARTNERS
Partnership is critical to the success of our programs. NCLC would like to express our appreciation to the following partners.
PROGRAM PARTNERS:
- NCLC is grateful for the multi-service centers that house four of our intake and preventive law education sites: Vida Nueva Centro Familiar, St. Vincent Primary Care Center, La Plaza and Shepherd Community Center.
- NCLC is blessed by the homeless and domestic violence shelters we serve, including: Julian Center, Salvation Army, Veteran's Administration Freedom Center, and Horizon House.
- We are so grateful for all of the churches that support us, house our intake sites and/or send volunteers for our programs: St. Paul's Episcopal, Trinity, Oasis of Hope Baptist Church, Grace Community Church, Trinity Episcopal, Tabernacle Presbyterian, Centro Cristiano de Celebración, First Presbyterian Church of Noblesville, College Park Church, Faith Missionary Church, John Knox Presbyterian Church, Madison Avenue Baptist Church, Southeastern Church of Christ, Chin Baptist Church, and more.
- NCLC thanks the more than 25 different non-profit and government agencies as well as private attorneys that present information at our preventive law workshops, including: Marion Co. Prosecutor's Office, Department of Housing and Urban Development, the IRS, and a host of private attorneys. Each of the presenters volunteers his or her time to this “preventive law” program.
- NCLC thanks the many collaborations that make service to our clients more effective and holistic. Indianapolis Bar Association and Heartland Pro Bono Council for their partnership in providing Continuing Legal Education seminars for our volunteer attorneys; the Julian Center and the other partners in the Central Indiana Coalition Against Human Trafficking; the Domestic Violence Network; United Way of Central Indiana, the Coalition for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention; the IRS, the City of Indianapolis, AARP, and the other partners of the Asset Building Campaign; Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership, Momentive Consumer Credit Counseling of Central Indiana, IHCDA and the other partners of the Indiana Foreclosure Prevention Network.
FINANCIAL PARTNERS:
The following people invest their time and resources to help our community. Thank you.
