Patrycja Gustyn
Attorney-at-law at Lublin Bar Association of Attorneys-At-Law. Graduate of Bachelor’s and Master’s studies in European Studies and Law at the Faculty of Law, Canon Law and Administration of KUL. Associated with the Foundation since 2016. From February 2017, she participated in the refugee law clinic at the University Legal Clinic of KUL (in the 2018-2019 semester, she was the Secretary of the Section). In the Foundation, she was employed as an Integration Advisor and as a Legalization Lawyer. Currently, she provides legal advice to Ukrainian war refugees and Polish citizens at the Ewelina Milczanowska Free Legal Advice Center in Lublin. Her interests include bioethics law, public and private international law, and civil law.
Jan Klimek
Graduated from Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin. In 2010, he completed a Bachelor’s degree in economics, specializing in enterprise in a market economy. Since 2012, he has held a Master’s degree in finance and accounting. He began working with the Foundation in 2011 as a volunteer in the financial department. Currently, he works as a specialist in financial and personnel services at the Institute.
Jakub Wojtasik
A graduate of the Faculty of Law, Canon Law and Administration at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin. He obtained his master’s degree based on a thesis in the field of religious law. He began cooperation with the Foundation in 2007 as a volunteer. Since January 2010, he was employed as a financial assistant, and since October 2010 as Deputy Director for Financial Affairs. He has also worked as a lawyer and project coordinator.
Barbara Winiarska
Attorney-at-law, Graduate of the Faculty of Law, Canon Law and Administration of the Catholic University of Lublin John Paul II. Since 2009, participant of the Refugee Section of the University Legal Clinic at KUL, serving as secretary of the section in the academic year 2010/2011. Has been cooperating with the Foundation as a volunteer since 2009. As a lawyer, she provides legal advice to migrants and Polish citizens within the framework of the Lublin Free Legal Advice Center named after Ewelina Milczanowska.
Julian Hofman
Graduate of Slavic Philology and European Studies at the Faculty of Law, Canon Law and Administration of the Catholic University of Lublin John Paul II. In 2011, he completed a one-month internship at the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Poland in Warsaw. He has been cooperating with the Institute since 2013 and is responsible for providing legalization and integration assistance to migrants and war refugees from Ukraine. He speaks fluently in English, Russian, Ukrainian, and Polish.
Iryna Ilyashevych
Graduate of European Studies at the Faculty of Law, Canon Law and Administration of the Catholic University of Lublin John Paul II. Bachelor’s degree in English Philology from Ternopil National Pedagogical University named after Volodymyr Hnatiuk at the Department of Foreign Languages (Ukraine). Worked as an English teacher. Associated with the Institute since 2015, initially as a volunteer. Currently works in a position related to providing assistance to migrants. Interests: literature, culture, religion, and foreign languages.
A graduate of Master’s studies in Economics at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the Catholic University of Lublin John Paul II. Associated with the Foundation since 2018, initially as a volunteer and intern. Fluent in Russian, Ukrainian and Polish. Provides integration assistance to migrants and war refugees from Ukraine. Interests: migration law, skiing, floristry.
Wiktor Krzyżanowski
Doctor of Law, Associate Professor at the Department of Civil Procedure at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. An advocate working at the Foundation through the Cash for Work program that is coordinated by the Polish Centre for International Aid. With knowledge of both Ukrainian and Polish law, he can provide legal advice to Ukrainian citizens on matters not only related to Polish law but also to Ukrainian law. Interests: sports law, speedway.
Bartosz Brzeziński
Graduate of Master’s degree in European Union Law and Bachelor’s degree in European Studies from the Faculty of Law, Canon Law and Administration at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin. Currently a fourth-year law student at WPPKiA KUL. Associated with the Foundation since 2021, providing legal assistance to refugees. Interests: European Union law, sports.
Olena Hryb
A graduate of the Master’s degree program in European Union Law and the Bachelor’s degree program in European Studies at the Faculty of Law, Canon Law and Administration of the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin. Also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Ukrainian Philology and Journalism from Ivan Ohienko National University (Ukraine). Associated with the Institute since 2015. Currently working in a position related to providing assistance to migrants and is responsible for communication activities. Interests include foreign languages and volleyball.
Paulina Kępista
A graduate of the Faculty of Law, Canon Law and Administration at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin. In 2022, she obtained a Master’s degree in Law. Since February 2022, she participated in the refugee law clinic at the KUL University Legal Clinic. Associated with the Foundation since September 2022. Currently provides legal assistance in both immigration and refugee law.
Maryia Skapets
Master’s degree graduate in Sociology from the Faculty of Social Sciences at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin. Associated with the Institute since 2019 as an intern and volunteer. Currently working in a position related to providing assistance to migrants
Natalia Skrok
Fifth-year Law student at the Faculty of Law, Canon Law and Administration of the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin. Associated with the Institute since 2022. In the Foundation, she deals with financial and personnel matters. Interests include criminal law, travel, and horse riding.
Franciszek Wróblewski
Fifth-year Law student at the Faculty of Law, Canon Law and Administration of the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin. Started working with the Foundation as a volunteer to help refugees from Ukraine in March 2022. Currently working on projects related to providing assistance to refugees. Interests: hiking and early instruments.
Konrad Drezno
Attorney-at-law. A graduate of the Catholic University of Lublin (KUL) at the Faculty of Law, Canon Law, and Administration, with a Master’s degree in Law. The founder of panprawniczy.pl, a legal portal, and an author of scientific publications in the field of tax law and business law.Socially involved in the legislative work related to regulating the professions of speech therapists and dietitians. At present, in addition to running his own Law Firm and preparing a PhD thesis, he provides assistance to refugees, including Ukrainian citizens, particularly in the cases of extradition and seeking compensation for arbitrary detention. Moreover, he volunteers to provide legal advice to Polish citizens at the Ewelina Milczanowska Lublin Free Legal Advice Center.
