Leah Winsberg Leah Winsberg joined the Children’s Law Center, Inc. in October 2020. As CLC’s Senior Policy Attorney, Leah leads advocacy to improve the juvenile and criminal legal systems in Ohio for young people through direct legal assistance, policy reform, and community education. Leah advocates for a systemic legal approach that acknowledges and promotes the fundamental differences between youth and adults. Much of her work focuses on improving conditions of confinement, reducing racial disparities, and promoting effective alternatives to deep-end systems.

 Prior to joining CLC, Leah worked as an Attorney in the Juvenile Division of the Cuyahoga County Office of the Public Defender. As a Public Defender, Leah represented youth charged with offenses in a variety of cases, including complex competency and bindover proceedings, and represented parents who faced termination of their parental rights and in child support matters. She also served as the policy liaison on behalf of the Juvenile Public Defender’s Office, participating in various committees to reform practices to improve the outcomes for youth in delinquency cases. Prior to entering the practice of law, Leah worked in various social service settings with children and youth in Cleveland, Ohio, and Austin, Texas in the areas of behavioral health, education and employment, and juvenile justice and re-entry.

 Leah graduated from The Ohio State University in 2007, with a major in Sociology and a minor in Fine Arts. In 2016, Leah graduated magna cum laude from Cleveland State University’s College of Law and was awarded the Dean’s “Learn Law, Live Justice” fellowship of her graduating class. During law school, Leah engaged in policy advocacy, including a campaign to end solitary confinement of youth and a pilot program to improve parent representation in child welfare cases. She currently resides in Cleveland, Ohio.