John S. Whitelaw is the Advocacy Director at the Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (CLASI) in Delaware — the first person to hold that position when he rejoined the organization in December 2017. With more than 35 years of experience representing low-income and other vulnerable clients across legal aid programs in multiple states, John has dedicated his career to government benefits advocacy and Social Security representation. He has represented claimants at all administrative levels and in federal and state court, and has been a national trainer on SSI and Social Security Disability matters. He is also a member of the Delaware Board of Bar Examiners, believed to be the first legal aid attorney in Delaware to hold that distinction.