About Us
Kate Mitchell
Clinical Professor of Law, Director, Health Justice Project
kmitchell9@luc.edu
Kate Mitchell joined the Health Justice Project in August 2017 after more than 16 years practicing and teaching in the areas of poverty law, children’s rights and health law. Professor Mitchell has extensive experience representing children and families in poverty in access to health care and public benefits matters, special education matters, housing and family law, juvenile delinquency and prison condition cases, and other general civil law matters. She has also been involved in local, state, and national policy work in the areas of access to healthcare, education, and juvenile justice.
Alice Setrini
Clinical Teaching Fellow
asetrini@luc.edu
Alice Setrini is a clinical fellow in the Health Justice Project teaching civil litigation skills in an experiential learning environment. She was previously the executive director of the Jaharis Health Law Institute at DePaul University College of Law, where she consistently centered racial and health equity in the institute programming, curriculum, and scholarship. She came to DePaul from a career in legal services, starting as a staff attorney on Chicago’s Westside, and then as the manager of Legal Aid Chicago’s Medical-Legal Partnerships (MLP) Project beginning in 2015. Setrini is a first-generation Latinx American who chose a career in the law in order to give back to her community, and live up to the sacrifices made on her behalf. Setrini’s experience collaborating in multidisciplinary settings to maximize both health system efficiency and improvement in health outcomes for individuals through legal interventions informs her work advocating for health equity as a mechanism for alleviating poverty and dismantling the systems that create health disparities.
Martha Laura Garcia-Izaguirre
Supervising Attorney and Clinical Fellow
mgarcia15@luc.edu
Martha Laura Garcia-Izaguirre (Laura) joins Loyola’s Health Justice Project as a Supervising Attorney and Clinical Fellow. Laura comes to Loyola with several years of experience providing direct immigration legal services to underserved immigrant populations across New Mexico and Illinois. As an immigrant herself, the experiences that many of her clients share resonate with her and her family’s own experiences and her main goal as an attorney and advocate is to uplift their stories and give back to the communities that supported her. Similarly, if anything has become clear to Laura in her years of practice, it’s that people seeking services often need more than one type of assistance and that when wraparound services are provided, people are able to find more long term stability. As a member of the Health Justice Project, Laura is able to put her skills to use by adopting a holistic approach and collaborating with medical and social work professionals.
Meghan Carter
Adjunct Professor
mcarter12@luc.edu
Meghan P. Carter co-teaches the Health Justice Policy Practicum. Meghan is a Senior Staff Attorney at Legal Council for Health Justice, were she works to advance health rights through advocacy and litigation. Meghan joined Legal Council in 2018 after practicing at Legal Aid Chicago and the Illinois Attorney General’s Disability Rights Bureau.
Mona Elgindy
Adjunct Professor
melgind@luc.edu
Mona Elgindy (she/her) is a Supervisory Attorney in the Medical Legal Partnership Group at Legal Aid Chicago. She supervises their “Health Forward/Salud Adelante” partnership with Cook County Health System and oversees a team of 2 attorneys and 2 paralegals who represent clients referred for assistance to address health harming legal needs. Mona has been committed to serving vulnerable communities for over 10 years in the context of poverty law and health equity. Prior to joining Legal Aid Chicago, she worked at Prairie State Legal Services where her practice focused on protecting seniors from abuse and financial exploitation, public benefits, housing, consumer law, probate law and preventing nursing home involuntary discharges. She teaches at Loyola University School of Law’s Health Justice Project as an adjunct clinical professor in their weekend JD program. The Health Justice Project brings together law, medical, and social work students to provide students with the tools needed to collaborate and be effective advocates and health justice leaders where poverty, health and the law intersect. She also has offered numerous trainings to both lawyers and health care providers on best practices to protect the autonomy of older adults and critically ill individuals.
Milo Vieland
Adjunct Faculty
mvieland@luc.edu
Milo Vieland is a Staff Attorney at Legal Council for Health Justice, where he advocates for increased access to healthcare and economic security. He represents clients facing public and private health insurance coverage denials, and works with clients across a range of public benefits issues. Milo is a Consumer Liaison Representative for the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, and was an Equal Justice Works Fellow. Milo graduated from Northeastern University School of Law, where he was a Health Law Scholar. Prior to law school, Milo began his career in healthcare access advocacy at Howard Brown Health as a Ryan White Medical Case Manager and Surgery Navigator, where he assisted patients in navigating complex healthcare systems to meet their health needs. He earned his B.A. from Oberlin College.
Kate Mitchell
Clinical Professor of Law, Director, Health Justice Project
kmitchell9@luc.edu
Kate Mitchell joined the Health Justice Project in August 2017 after more than 16 years practicing and teaching in the areas of poverty law, children’s rights and health law. Professor Mitchell has extensive experience representing children and families in poverty in access to health care and public benefits matters, special education matters, housing and family law, juvenile delinquency and prison condition cases, and other general civil law matters. She has also been involved in local, state, and national policy work in the areas of access to healthcare, education, and juvenile justice.
Alice Setrini
Clinical Teaching Fellow
asetrini@luc.edu
Alice Setrini is a clinical fellow in the Health Justice Project teaching civil litigation skills in an experiential learning environment. She was previously the executive director of the Jaharis Health Law Institute at DePaul University College of Law, where she consistently centered racial and health equity in the institute programming, curriculum, and scholarship. She came to DePaul from a career in legal services, starting as a staff attorney on Chicago’s Westside, and then as the manager of Legal Aid Chicago’s Medical-Legal Partnerships (MLP) Project beginning in 2015. Setrini is a first-generation Latinx American who chose a career in the law in order to give back to her community, and live up to the sacrifices made on her behalf. Setrini’s experience collaborating in multidisciplinary settings to maximize both health system efficiency and improvement in health outcomes for individuals through legal interventions informs her work advocating for health equity as a mechanism for alleviating poverty and dismantling the systems that create health disparities.
Martha Laura Garcia-Izaguirre
Supervising Attorney and Clinical Fellow
mgarcia15@luc.edu
Martha Laura Garcia-Izaguirre (Laura) joins Loyola’s Health Justice Project as a Supervising Attorney and Clinical Fellow. Laura comes to Loyola with several years of experience providing direct immigration legal services to underserved immigrant populations across New Mexico and Illinois. As an immigrant herself, the experiences that many of her clients share resonate with her and her family’s own experiences and her main goal as an attorney and advocate is to uplift their stories and give back to the communities that supported her. Similarly, if anything has become clear to Laura in her years of practice, it’s that people seeking services often need more than one type of assistance and that when wraparound services are provided, people are able to find more long term stability. As a member of the Health Justice Project, Laura is able to put her skills to use by adopting a holistic approach and collaborating with medical and social work professionals.
Meghan Carter
Adjunct Professor
mcarter12@luc.edu
Meghan P. Carter co-teaches the Health Justice Policy Practicum. Meghan is a Senior Staff Attorney at Legal Council for Health Justice, were she works to advance health rights through advocacy and litigation. Meghan joined Legal Council in 2018 after practicing at Legal Aid Chicago and the Illinois Attorney General’s Disability Rights Bureau.
Mona Elgindy
Adjunct Professor
melgind@luc.edu
Mona Elgindy (she/her) is a Supervisory Attorney in the Medical Legal Partnership Group at Legal Aid Chicago. She supervises their “Health Forward/Salud Adelante” partnership with Cook County Health System and oversees a team of 2 attorneys and 2 paralegals who represent clients referred for assistance to address health harming legal needs. Mona has been committed to serving vulnerable communities for over 10 years in the context of poverty law and health equity. Prior to joining Legal Aid Chicago, she worked at Prairie State Legal Services where her practice focused on protecting seniors from abuse and financial exploitation, public benefits, housing, consumer law, probate law and preventing nursing home involuntary discharges. She teaches at Loyola University School of Law’s Health Justice Project as an adjunct clinical professor in their weekend JD program. The Health Justice Project brings together law, medical, and social work students to provide students with the tools needed to collaborate and be effective advocates and health justice leaders where poverty, health and the law intersect. She also has offered numerous trainings to both lawyers and health care providers on best practices to protect the autonomy of older adults and critically ill individuals.
Milo Vieland
Adjunct Faculty
mvieland@luc.edu
Milo Vieland is a Staff Attorney at Legal Council for Health Justice, where he advocates for increased access to healthcare and economic security. He represents clients facing public and private health insurance coverage denials, and works with clients across a range of public benefits issues. Milo is a Consumer Liaison Representative for the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, and was an Equal Justice Works Fellow. Milo graduated from Northeastern University School of Law, where he was a Health Law Scholar. Prior to law school, Milo began his career in healthcare access advocacy at Howard Brown Health as a Ryan White Medical Case Manager and Surgery Navigator, where he assisted patients in navigating complex healthcare systems to meet their health needs. He earned his B.A. from Oberlin College.