Hannah Flanery

Hannah works as a Staff Attorney/Clinical Supervisor in the East Bay Community Law Center’s Housing Unit. In her role as Clinical Supervisor, Hannah supervises law students who assist low-income tenants in Alameda County, with a particular emphasis on eviction defense litigation.

Prior to joining EBCLC, Hannah worked as a Staff Attorney at Legal Assistance to the Elderly in San Francisco, where she defended seniors and adults with disabilities in eviction cases.

Hannah graduated from Berkeley Law in 2019. During law school, she interned at the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office, Legal Assistance to the Elderly, and Bay Area Legal Aid. She also spent three semesters as a clinical student with EBCLC’s Housing Unit. Hannah was awarded the Eleanor Swift Award for Public Service and the Pro Bono Champion Award for her work co-founding Berkeley Law Alternative Service Trips (BLAST). She was also awarded the Brian M. Sax Prize for Excellence in Clinical Advocacy, Honorable Mention, for her clinical work.

Prior to law school, Hannah worked at a nonprofit medical clinic for the uninsured in her native Kentucky, as a Peace Corps Volunteer in southeastern Ukraine, and as a legal advocate at Homeless Advocacy Project in San Francisco.

Hannah previously served on the City of Oakland’s Housing, Residential Rent, and Relocation Board.