Cory Dodds joined CLC in August 2024 as their Lexington Office Director. Cory graduated from Georgetown University Law Center in 2016 where he was a Public Interest Fellow. Cory began his career at Kentucky Legal Aid, where he represented hundreds of impoverished clients in the civil justice system. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Cory built and led an innovative public benefits practice at KLA, securing critical housing, food, and healthcare resources for clients during the global health emergency. Cory earned his bachelor’s degree in political science and agriculture from Western Kentucky University. A proud and lifelong Kentuckian, Cory grew up in Tiline in rurally-isolated west Kentucky and was the first in his family to earn a college degree.