About Us

The National Organization of Legal Services Workers (NOLSW)/ UAW Local 2320 is the union representing a majority of workers in federally-funded legal service programs across the United States, as well as workers in non-profit, public interest organizations.

President

Pam Smith

Pam joined NOLSW as a member in 2000 as a staff attorney at Maryland Legal Aid and immediately became an active member of MDLAW, serving on the healthcare committee, several bargaining committ

Recording Secretary

Joseph Veehoff

Joe is a former legal services attorney who spent three years working at Northeast New Jersey Legal Services (NNJLS). While a staff attorney at NNJLS and its predecessor program, Joe wa

Recording Secretary

Amy Hammersmith

Amy is proud to be the daughter and granddaughter of former members of the teacher's union, steelworker's union and ironworker's union. She has acted as a delegate in her own union f

National Vice President

Robert Garza

Robert has been an attorney with Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA) since May 2000. He has been chairperson of his unit, Texas Legal Services Union (TLSU) since November 2004. Durin

Human Services Vice President

Sheron Shapiro

Sheron is a rank and file member of Illinois Action for Children, a Chicago based organization that provides subsidized daycare to low income parents. Born of a politically active famil

Northeast Vice President

Karen Rosenberg

Karen first joined NOLSW in 1991 as a staff lawyer at Legal Services for Cape Cod & Islands.

Southeast Vice President

Victoria Robinson

Victoria Robinson, a graduate of the University of Baltimore has been an attorney in Maryland since 1985.

West Vice President

Pete Savino

Pete Savino was a Hearings Investigator at the City of Santa Monica Rent Control Department from 1985 until his retirement -----.

Southwest Vice President

Craig Carmean

Craig has worked for legal services programs across the county since 2006.

Midwest Vice President

Colleen Connolly

Bio

Trustee

Vicki Roebuck

Vicki is a Senior Case Manager in the Homeless Prevention program at Heartland Alliance. Heartland Alliance is a social service agency that provides assistance to low and moderate-incom

Trustee

Diane G. Lanigan

Diane is a former National Office staff member joining the UAW and NOLSW Local 2320 in July 1997 as a part-time bookkeeper. In 2001, she became the Union Administrator und

Trustee

Mary Ellen Nose

Mary Ellen has been a public benefits paralegal with Southeast Ohio Legal Services (SEOLS) since 1980. Mary Ellen is one of the original members who organized the Union at SEOLS.