Staff in CAFL’s Family Justice Advocates (FJA) represent children and indigent parents in state intervention/family regulation cases in the Hampden County Juvenile Courts and Probate and Family Courts. FJA – located in Springfield – is CAFL’s “conflicts” trial office. It has separate physical offices, management, computer systems, and other mechanisms in place to ensure its independence and separation from all other CPCS offices for conflict-of-interest purpose
Committee for Public Counsel Services
Family Justice Advocates
1441 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Springfield MA 01103
Phone: 413-707-9700
Fax: 413-707-2040
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OUR TEAM
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Attorney in Charge
Stacy Schleif
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Supervising Attorney
Jennifer Conroy
413-707-2067 Send email
Staff Attorneys
Hasina Bey Harrison
413-707-1651 Send email
Mariah Fleming
413-505-5139 Send email
Shannon Grieve
(413) 505-5138 Send email
Edith See
413-505-5137 Send email
Alexander Smith
413-505-5113 Send email
Samantha A Peetros
413-505-5189 Send Email
Social Workers
Lisa Anne Baumbach
413-707-1665 Send email
Jessica Marquez
413-707-2070 Send email
Administrative Assistant
Kristin Orr-Westbrook
413-707-1652 Send email
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OUR COURTS & COMMUNITY
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* Serving Hampden County
Springfield Juvenile Court
Holyoke Juvenile Court
Family Justice Advocates was established in 2022 in Springfield, Massachusetts. Located just blocks from the Springfield Juvenile Court, Family Justice Advocates provides client-focused representation to parents and children in child welfare family intervention cases throughout the county. Hampden County is known for its mountains in the west and valleys in the east and consists of over 20 cities and towns. Hampden County is also home to several beautiful state forests. The Connecticut River runs through the heart of Springfield, providing a backdrop for a vibrant community.
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