We are excited to share that Sean Benoit is CHLP's new Director
of Litigation. Sean joined CHLP in 2019 as a Staff Attorney
before becoming Managing Attorney of our Elizabeth office in
December 2021. Prior to joining CHLP, Sean spent nine years as a
legal advocate for individuals with disabilities, focusing
specifically on helping children and families with special
education legal issues. Sean also served his community as an
elected Councilman in the Borough of Garwood from January 2019
through December 2021. Sean holds a Juris Doctorate from Rutgers
Law School and a Bachelor of Arts from Boston
College.
Moving into Sean's post as Managing Attorney of the Elizabeth
office is Sarah Webb, coming from our Bloomfield office where she
has been a staff attorney since 2019. Before joining CHLP, Sarah
advocated for the rights of people living with mental health
disabilities institutionalized in psychiatric hospitals and jails
while at Law Foundation of Silicon Valley. She also litigated
class action employment cases as a civil rights fellow at the
firm Goldstein, Borgen, Dardarian & Ho; and served as a law
clerk to Judge Richard A. Paez of the U.S. Court of Appeals for
the Ninth Circuit. She is a graduate of Dartmouth College and the
University of California, Berkeley School of
Law.
Congratulations to Sean and Sarah!
