Hannah Walsh (they/them) joined DRAZ in October 2024 as the Managing Attorney for the Civil Rights Team. They are a Tucson native and obtained their bachelor’s degree in Deaf Studies at California State University, Northridge. After college, Hannah Worked a Support Service Provider for individuals with combined hearing and vision disabilities and a substitute teacher in the Marana School District. They obtained their law degree at Chicago-Kent College of Law, and interned with the Illinois P&A, Equip for Equality, and the Attorney General’s Disability Rights Bureau during law. Upon graduation and licensure, they worked at a plaintiff’s employment firm, handling litigation on a wide variety of discrimination issues in state and federal court.
In 2017, Hannah started as a staff attorney at Equip for Equality (EFE) on its’ newly created Employment Rights Helpline. In this role they provided legal and practical advocacy for applicants and employees, represented clients in disability discrimination cases under Titles I of the ADA and analogous state and local laws, and provided extensive trainings on employment rights under the ADA. In 2020, they became the Program Manager for the PABSS Program, addressing barriers to employment for clients who are social security beneficiaries. In 2023, they became a senior attorney and Manager of EFE’s Employment Rights Helpline. They also served as the co-chair for the DEI Committee and a staff liaison for the PAIMI Council. In October 2024, they began their role at DRAZ as the Managing Attorney for the Civil Rights Teams, handing and supervising discrimination cases under state and federal law.