Personnel Changes in Civil Law Group

Michelle Johnson (left) and Alicia Skillman

Several changes in the Civil Law Group were announced recently by Michele Hall-Edwards, deputy chief of the group. Effective April 1, Michelle Johnson has been promoted to coordinator of litigation and Alicia Skillman has been promoted to director of the Fair Housing Unit, both reporting to Hall-Edwards.

Several re-assignments will also take place at the same time. Anson Rhodes will be reassigned as a staff attorney in the Detroit-Wayne office. Nathan White will be reassigned as a staff attorney in the Free Legal Aid Clinic. Shalini Nagia and Mark Trombly will be reassigned as staff attorneys in the intake unit. Angenique Smiley will be reassigned as a staff attorney in the Oakland Office.

Johnson joined Legal Aid and Defender as a Civil Law Group staff attorney in 2002, later becoming director of the newly-created Fair Housing Unit. Her experience includes positions as case law editor for Lexis/Nexis and assistant corporation counsel for the city of Detroit. She is a graduate of Wayne State University Law School and earned her B.S. at Eastern Michigan University.

Skillman joined the Civil Law Group as a staff attorney in 2004, after working at several law Detroit area law firms. She earned her J.D. from Wayne State University Law School and her B.S. in business administration from Florida A&M University.