Corrine Ryan

Managing Attorney, Springfield

Corrine joined Community Legal Aid in August 2013 and was promoted to Managing Attorney of the Springfield office in March 2020. As a Staff Attorney in CLA’s Disability Benefits Law Unit, she represented claimants seeking Social Security and SSI disability benefits at all levels of Social Security’s appeals process through Federal District Court. Corrine has also helped grow CLA’s Hampden County Education Law Project, advocating to obtain necessary special education services for students, enforce students’ and families’ legal rights, and overcome barriers that stand in the way of student success. Corrine has conducted numerous trainings to legal aid staff, private attorneys, social service providers, and community groups on the intricacies of Social Security law and the rights of students in schools. During law school, Corrine interned at Washington D.C.’s Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of adults and children with developmental disabilities. She is a member of the Hampden County Bar Association and serves on the Board of Directors for Square One (formerly the Springfield Day Nursery), a leading provider of early childhood education and family support services. Corrine is licensed to practice in Massachusetts and the U.S. District of Massachusetts.