2025
Adam Reed (He/Him/His)
Executive Director, Riverside Legal Services; Virtual Cohort
Adriana Melgoza (She/Her/Her)
Administrative Director, Watsonville Law Center; Virtual Cohort
Alecia Reed-Owens (She/Her/Her)
Deputy Director of Health Law, Mississippi Center for Justice; Virtual Cohort
Alexandra Goncalves Pena (She/Her/Her)
Legal Director, American Friends Service Committee New Jersey Immigrant Rights Program; Virtual Cohort
Amy Daniewicz (She/Her/Her)
Grant Program Director, Impact Fund; Hybrid Cohort
Ann-Marissa Cook (She/Her/Hers)
Attorney Supervisor & Child Welfare Law Specialist, Children's Law Center of California; Hybrid Cohort
Beatrice Ann Pangilinan (She/Her/Her)
Deputy Director, Asian Law Alliance; Virtual Cohort
Brooke Weitzman (She/Her/Her)
Executive Director, Elder Law and Disability Rights Center; Hybrid Cohort
Cara Whisler (She/Her/Her)
Practice Group Director of Family Law, Inland Counties Legal Services, Inc.; Virtual Cohort
Carla Lopez (They/Them/Their)
Legal Director of the LGBTQ+ Program, California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc.; Hybrid Cohort
Carolina Martin Ramos (She/Her/Her)
Executive Director, La Raza Centro Legal; Virtual Cohort
Daniel Nesbit (They/Them/Their)
Director of Strategic Initiatives, California Rural Legal Assistance; Virtual Cohort
Dhalma Suarez (She/Her/Her)
Programs Officer, Legal Aid of Marin; Virtual Cohort
Gabriela Perez (She/Her/Her)
Executive Director, Inland Empire Latino Lawyers Association; Hybrid Cohort
Gilberto Vera (He/Him/His)
Deputy Director, Legal Aid Society of San Diego; Hybrid Cohort
Gina Amato (She/Her/Her)
Directing Attorney, Immigrants Rights' Project, Public Counsel; Virtual Cohort
Hannah Santos (She/Her/Her)
Director of Development, Harriet Buhai Center for Law; Hybrid Cohort
Jimena Vasquez (She/Her/Her)
Director of Legal Services, Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice; Hybrid Cohort
Joanna Wasik (She/Her/Her)
Deputy Legal Director, Washington Lawyer's Committee For Civil Rights and Urban Affairs; Virtual Cohort
Katie Joh (She/Her/Her)
Chief Executive Officer, Dependency Advocacy Center; Hybrid Cohort
Kendra Wagner (She/Her/Her)
Associate Director, Disability Rights California, Office of Clients' Rights Advocacy; Hybrid Cohort
Kisha Queeley (She/Her/Her)
Controller, Youth Law Center; Virtual Cohort
Leah Simon-Weisberg (She/Her/Her)
Executive Director, California Center for Movement Legal Services; Virtual Cohort
Lilit Melkonyan (She/Her/Her)
Managing Attorney, Central American Resource Center; Hybrid Cohort
Lorin Bond (She/Her/Her)
Chief Operating Officer, National Housing Law Project; Hybrid Cohort
Lynna McPhatter-Harris (She/Her/Her)
Director of Social Work, East Bay Children's Law Office; Hybrid Cohort
Maighna Jain (She/Her/Her)
Regional Managing Attorney, Bay Area Legal Aid; Virtual Cohort
Marsha Johnson (She/Her/Her)
Deputy Director of Litigation, Inland Counties Legal Services; Hybrid Cohort
Martha Ruch (She/Her/Her)
Lead Managing Attorney, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto; Hybrid Cohort
Mary Ross (She/Her/Her)
Directing Attorney, Economic Justice Project; Virtual Cohort
Matthew Hulse (He/Him/His)
Executive Director, Contra Costa Legal Services; Virtual Cohort
Mekela Goehring (She/Her/Her)
Executive Director, Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network; Virtual Cohort
Nicholas Espiritu (He/Him/His)
Deputy Legal Director, National Immigration Law Center; Hybrid Cohort
Nidya Paredes (She/Her/Her)
Supervising Attorney, Disability Rights California; Virtual Cohort
Nisha Vyas (She/Her/Her)
Deputy Director, Western Center on Law and Poverty; Hybrid Cohort
Paul Briley (He/Him/His)
Executive Director, Legal Services for Prisoners with Children; Virtual Cohort
Rachel Mino (She/Her/Her)
Supervising Attorney for Health, Law Foundation of Silicon Valley; Hybrid Cohort
Rezwanul Islam (He/Him/His)
Deputy Executive Director, Legal Services of Long Island; Virtual Cohort
Rida Haq (She/Her/Her)
Executive Director, Philadelphia VIP; Virtual Cohort
Sara Haji (She/Her/Her)
Executive Director, Social Justice Legal Foundation; Hybrid Cohort
Shawn Bolton (She/Her/Her)
Chief Operating Officer, Inner City Law Center; Hybrid Cohort
Stacey Moore Buchanan (She/Her/Her)
Director of Operations and General Counsel, Mississippi Center for Justice; Hybrid Cohort
Sunny Noh (She/Her/Her)
Deputy Director, Legal Aid of Sonoma County; Virtual Cohort
Sunrise Ayers (She/Her/Her)
Deputy Director, Idaho Legal Aid Services, Inc.; Virtual Cohort
Teague González (She/Her/Her)
Deputy Director, New Mexico Immigrant Law Center; Virtual Cohort
Theo Ser-Ramin (They/Them/Their)
Equity and Community Program Manager, Legal Aid Association of California; Virtual Cohort
Vanessa Gutierrez (She/Her/Her)
Deputy Director, Northwest Immigrants Rights Project; Virtual Cohort
Virginia Lewis Dole (She/Her/Her)
Managing Attorney, East Bay Children's Law Office; Hybrid Cohort
2024
Abigail L’Esperance (She/Her/Her)
Legal Director, ChangeLab Solutions
Akisha Johnson (She/Her/Her)
Litigation Director, Lakeshore Legal Aid (Michigan)
Alexandra Gonzales Buchanan (She/Her/Her)
Supervising Attorney, Disability Rights California
Allison Davenport (She/Her/Her)
Senior Managing Attorney, Immigrant Legal Resource Center
Amy Orgain (She/Her/Her)
Senior Managing Attorney, Homeless Action Center
Ana Moraga Archila (She/Her/Her)
Supervising Attorney, KIND
Bernadette Manigault (She/Her/Her)
Supervising Attorney-Health Consumer Center, NLSLA
Bertha Sanchez Hayden (She/Her/Her)
Directing Attorney, Bet Tzedek
Cynthia Chagolla (She/Her/Her)
Chief Program Officer, Law Foundation of Silicon Valley
Hannah Brady (She/Her/Her)
Deputy Executive Director, Senior Advocacy Network
Jaime Cartagena (They/Them/Their)
Deputy Director of Operations, Inland Counties Legal Services
Jan Collatz (He/Him/His)
Legal Director, Wage Justice Center
Kathryn Eidmann (She/Her/Her)
Vice President, Chief of Litigation and Legal Programs, Public Counsel
Kimberley Plotnik (She/Her/Her)
Program Director, Catholic Charities of Los Angeles, Inc. - Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project
Laila Ayub (She/Her/Her)
Co-Director & Immigration Attorney, ANAR
Laura Brown (She/Her/Her)
Executive Director, Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services
Laurie Furstenfeld (She/Her/Her)
Director of Legal Advocacy, Child Care Law Center
Madeline Musante (She/Her/Her)
Associate Director of Development, Community Legal Services of East Palo Alto
Marisa Lundin (She/Her/Her)
Director of Learning & Impact, CRLA
Maritza Agundez (She/Her/Her)
Director of Programs and Subcontract Administration, CHIRLA
Matias Bernal (He/Him/His)
Executive Director, Education and Leadership Foundation
Miguel Martinez (He/Him/His)
Senior Program Manager, OneJustice
Mikaela West (She/Her/Her)
Lead Attorney, Dependency Legal Services (DLS)
Monica LaBoskey (She/Her/Her)
Deputy Director, Family Violence Appellate Project
Ruth Calvillo (She/Her/Her)
Managing Attorney, CARECEN
Tanya Harmony Ridino (She/Her/Her)
Executive Director, Senior Citizens’ Legal Services
Tiffany Goodloe (She/Her/Her)
Director of Administration, Finance & Personnel, Harriet Buhai Center for Family Law
Tricia Herrera (She/Her/Her)
Directing Attorney, CCLS
Vangela Wade (She/Her/Her)
President/CEO, Mississippi Center for Justice
Vikram Swaruup (He/Him/His)
Executive Director, Legal Aid of the District of Columbia
Virginia Millacci (They/Them/Their)
Executive Director, Family and Children's Law Center
2023
Aidin Castillo Mazantini
Executive Director, UC Immigrant Legal Services Center
Anne Su
Senior Managing Attorney, Homeless Action Center
Connie Chung Joe
Chief Executive Officer, Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California
Dana Marquez-Richardson
Senior Staff Attorney, OneJustice
Dieu-My (Mimi) Nguyen
Executive Director, Step Forward Foundation
Elena Castillo
Practice Group Director, Inland Counties Legal Services
Gigi Lam
Directing Attorney, Bet Tzedek Legal Services
Grant Jahner
Practice Group Director, Inland Counties Legal Services
Jennifer Stark
Managing Attorney, Disability Rights California
Jose Ortiz
Deputy Director, Essex Newark Legal Services
Kate Jastram
Director of Policy & Advocacy, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies
Lauren Cusitello
Director, ABA Immigration Justice Project
Maggie Humm
Deputy Director, Alaska Legal Services Corporation
Melissa Picciola
Director of Pro Bono & Community Partnerships, Legal Aid Chicago
Monica Glicken
Executive Director, Public Law Center
Monica Julian
Executive Director, Vital Immigrant Defense Advocacy & Services
Monica Sousa
Regional Director of Advocacy, California Rural legal Assistance, Inc.
Nicholas Levenhagen
Litigation Counsel, Disability Rights California
Nicole Britton-Snyder
Senior Staff Attorney, Family Violence Law Center
Raquel Vasquez
Managing Attorney, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto
Rhea Yo
Director of Legal Services, Legal Counsel for Youth and Children
Sabrina Forte
Director of Policy and Impact Litigation, Alliance for Children's Rights
Sandra Chung
Director of Grants management and Compliance, Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County
Sarah Rocklin
Human Resources Director, Law Foundation of Silicon Valley
Shashi Hanuman
Executive Director, The Public Interest Law Project
Sonya Bellafant
Executive Director, 603 Legal Aid
Thais Forneret
Director of Development & Operations, Worksafe
Tina Yuen
Managing Director, ChangeLab Solutions
Zach Newman
Senior Attorney, LAAC
Zev Weinberg
Director of Social Work, East Bay Children's Law Office
2022
Abre Conner
Health Directing Attorney, Law Foundation of Silicon Valley
Adriana Calderon
Managing Attorney, Immigration Program, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto
Amira Elbeshbeshy
Staff Attorney, Health Consumer Center
Amy Goldman
Director of Legal Services, Community Legal Aid SoCal
Ariella Morrison
Senior Staff Attorney, OneJustice
Aurora Thome
Directing Attorney, California Rural Legal Assistance
Carrey Wong
Regional Director (West), Kids in Need of Defense (KIND)
Charlie Gillig
Vice-President of Operations and Legal Technology, Neighborhood Legal Services of LA County (NLSLA)
Christa Stewart
Deputy Director, Immigrant Justice Corps
Christine Lin
Director of Training & Technical Assistance, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies
Dekri Vonan
Director of Finance and Administration, Immigration Institute of the Bay Area
Diane Trunk
Director, LACBA Counsel for Justice Domestic Violence Legal Services Project
Efrén Olivares
Deputy Legal Director for Immigrant Justice, Southern Poverty Law Center
Erikson Albrecht
Directing Attorney, Bet Tzedek Legal Services
Javier Beltran
Deputy Director, Housing Rights Center
Jenna Gilbert
Director of Refugee Representation, Human Rights First
Jin Lee
Supervising Attorney, Inner City Law Center
Julia Hanagan
Policy Director, Dependency Legal Services
Katie Kavanagh
Senior Attorney, California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice (CCIJ)
Kris Jacobs
Managing Attorney, Legal Aid Society of San Diego, Inc. (LASSD)
Laura McMahon
Pro Bono Manager, Legal Aid of Marin
Lauren Brady
Director of Legal Advocacy, Youth Law Center
Malou Chavez
Deputy Director, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project
Margaret McBride
Managing Attorney, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto
Maria Cazarez-Reyes
Practice Group Director (Managing Attorney), Inland Counties Legal Services
Mindy Phillips
Co-Program Director & Clinical Supervisor, East Bay Community Law Center
Nicole Perez
Director of Client Services & Compliance, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
Rosa Alas
Legal Operations Manager, Disability Rights California
Rosa Bay
Co-Deputy Director, East Bay Community Law Center
Ryan Murphy
Deputy Director of Litigation and Policy, Eviction Defense Collaborative
Shannon Cogan
Acting Director, Office of Clients' Rights Advocacy, Disability Rights California
2021
Alfred A. Gallegos
Legal Director, Central California Legal Services, Inc.
Allison Marseille
Director of Operations, Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County
Candi Mayes
Lead Attorney, Dependency Legal Services (Northern California)
Caroline Roberts
Executive Director, Oasis Legal Services
Claire Ramsey
Senior Staff Attorney, Justice in Aging
Cori Racela
Deputy Director, Western Center on Law & Poverty
Debra McKenzie
Director of Administration, Central California Legal Services
Deepika Sharma
Director of Legal Services, Mental Health Advocacy Services
Dennis Smeal
Executive Director, Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers, Inc.
Elizabeth Logsdon
Managing Attorney, Disability Rights California
Estella Cisneros
Agricultural Worker Program Legal Director, California Rural Legal Assistance Inc.
Jackie Dai
Supervising Attorney, Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County
Janay Eustace
Deputy Director, California Youth Connection
Jason Schwarz
Executive Director, Contra Costa Senior Legal Services
Jessica Jewell
Rural Justice Unit Director, California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc.
Leigh Ferrin
Director of Litigation and Pro Bono, Public Law Center
Lorena SloManson
Development Director, Legal Aid Society of San Diego
Maisha Cole
Senior Staff Attorney, Child Care Law Center
Mariam Kelly
Managing Attorney, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto
Marisol Aguilar
CEI Program Director, California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc.
Monique Berlanga
Tenants' Rights Directing Attorney, Centro Legal de la Raza
Phong Wong
Pro Bono Director, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
Rose Mukhar
Executive Director, Justice At Last, Inc.
Shakti Belway
Deputy Director, National Center for Youth Law
Silvestri Tony
Executive Director, Immigrants Rights Counsel
Stephen Knight
Executive Director, Worksafe
Suge Lee
Managing Attorney, Disability Rights California
Tzung-lin Fu
Vice President of Legal Programs, Bet Tzedek Legal Services
Vivian Alatorre
Operations Manaager, Legal Aid of Marin
Zabrina Aleguire
Co-Executive Director, East Bay Family Defenders
2020
Adela Mason
Executive Director, ABA, Immigration Justice Project
Adoubou Traore
Executive Director, African Advocacy Network
Andrea Carlise
Executive Director, International Action Network for Gender Equity & Law
Andrea Martinez
Supervising Staff Attorney, Legal Aid Sociey of San Bernardino
Blaine Bookey
Co-Legal Director, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies
Brenda Dabney
Regional Director, Children's Law Center of California
Brooke Heymach
Pro Bono Director, Law Foundation of Silicon Valley
Carmen McDonald
Director of Legal Services, Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice
Carolyn Griesemer
Exeutive Director, Children's Legal Services of San Diego, Inc.
Connie Chu
Managing Attorney, Disability Rights California
Cristina Dos Santos
Managing Attorney, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto
Daniel Homer
Managing Attorney, Homeless Action Center
David Meyers
Managing Attorney, Dependency Legal Services
Emilia Morris
Legal Director, Central California Legal Services
Jennifer Farrell
Executive Director, Mental Health Advocacy Services
Joanna Pearl
Legal Director, Public Rights Project
Joanne Franciscus
Managing Attorney, Legal Aid Society of San Diego, Inc.
John Passalacqua
Executive Director, Dependency Legal Services
Maria Mata
Deputy Director, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto
Maricela Gutierrez
Executive Director, SIREN
Nadia Aziz
Directing Attorney, Law Foundation of Silicon Valley
Pablo Ramirez
Practice Group Director - Housing, Inland Counties Legal Services
Patrick Fodell
Training Institute Senior Manager, OneJustice
Sam Tepperman-Gelfant
Deputy Managing Attorney, Public Advocates
Sarah Chronister
Deputy Director, Legal Services for Seniors
Tania Millan
Director of Finance and Administration, Wage Justice Center
Tessie Cross
Deputy Director of Operations, Inland Counties Legal Services
2019
Amanda Kennedy
Supervising Attorney, Law Foundation of Silicon Valley
Amy Lee
Executive Director & Managing Attorney, Jubilee Immigration Advocates
Caitlin Chan
HICAP Assistant Manager, Legal Assistance for Seniors
Carol Neidenberg
Senior Program Manager, Legal Aid Society of San Diego, Inc.
Daniel Saver
Senior Attorney, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto
David Mauroff
CEO, San Francisco Pretiral Diversion Project
Elizabeth Patten
Co-Executive Director, Easdt Bay Family Defenders
Fernando Gaytan
Deputy Director, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
Howard Chen
Chief Operating Officer, Legal Aid at Work
Joyce Akasaka
Senior Attorney, Legal Aid Society of San Diego, Inc.
Kathleen Chuman
Supervising Immigration Attorney, Jewish Family Service of San Diego
Keith Wurster
Director of Pro Bono, Senior Litigation Attorney, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area
Kristin Mateer
Executive Director, East Bay Children's Law Offices
Lambreni Waddell
Director of Community Engagement, Neihborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles
Lindsay Nako
Director of Litigation & Training, Impact Fund
Lydia Lopez
Executive Director, La Raza Centro Legal
Misha Seay
Senior Immigration Attorney, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto
Moira Duvernay
Deputy Director, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies
Nathan Thomas
Clinical Social Work Supervisor, Law Foundation of Silicon Valley
Nyla Moujaes
Managing Attorney, Homeless Action Center
Ramisi Sukumu
Senior Health Attorney, Legal Aid Society of San Diego, Inc.
Sang Banh
Practice Group Director--Systemic Impact Litigation, Inland Counties Legal Services Inc.
Stephanie Haffner
Executive Direcotr, Legal Aid of Marin
2018
Aarti Kohli
Executive Director, Advancing Justice - Asian Law Caucus
Alysson Snow
Senior Attorney, Legal Aid Society of San Diego
Angelica Jongco
Senior Staff Attorney, Public Advocates
Ann Rubinstein
Managing Attorney, Homeless Action Center
Araceli Martínez-Olguín
Senior Immigrants' Rights Attorney, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto
Barbara Schultz
Direcor of Litigation and Policy, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
Denny Chan
Senior Staff Attorney, Justice in Aging
Edwin Carmona-Cruz
Co-Director, Pangea Legal Services
Elissa Lasserre
Executive Director, New Beginnings Law Center
Gerson Sorto
Associate Supervising Attorney, Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County
Gladys La Torre
Director of Legal Services, Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice
Kate Marr
Executive Director, Legal Aid Society of Orange County and Community Legal Services
Katrina Logan
Directing Attorney, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto
Laura Chiera
Executive Director, Legal Assistance to the Elderly
Lauren Giardina
Associate Managing Attorney, Disability Rights California
Martina Cucullu Lim
Executive Director, Centro Legal de la Raza
Michael White
Executive Director , Riverside Legal Aid
Michael Magnaye
Development Director, Legal Services for Children
Naomi Schuldheisz
Case Management Junior Director, Legal Aid Society of San Bernardino
Neha Marathe
Supervising Attorney, Legal Advocates for Children and Youth
Patience Milrod
Executive Director, Central California Legal Services
Renee Schomp
Senior Staff Attorney, OneJustice
Sarah Hedgpeth-Harris
Director of Litigation and Advocacy, Central California Legal Services
Shirley Gibson
Directing Attorney, Legal Aid Society of San Mateo
Shuray Ghorishi
Senior Staff Attorney, Family Violence Appellate Project
Stephanie Penrod
Managing Attorney, Family Violence Law Center
Vanessa Barrington
Director of Communications & Individual Giving, Justice in Aging
Victor Leung
Deputy Director & Staff Attorney, ACLU of Southern California
2017
Alex Lambrous
Director of Litigation, Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County
Allison Barnum
Pro Bono Manager, Law Foundation of Silicon Valley
Becky Pinger
Development Director, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto
Branden Butler
Senior Fair Housing Attorney, Legal Aid Society of San Diego
Brittany West
Staff Attorney, International Justice Resource Center
Catherine Seitz
Legal Director, Legal Services for Children
Christina Wiellette
Manager, Alameda County Bar Association Volunteer Legal Services Corporation
Debra Jorgensen
Managing Attonrey, Disability Rights California
Ed Marks
Executive Director, New Mexico Legal Aid
Gautam Jagannath
Executive Director, Social Justice Collaborative
Jenny DaSilva
Executive Director, Start Small, Think Big
Jesus Martinez
Chair, Central Valley Immigrant Integration Collaborative
Karinne Elson
Director of Finance and Administration, Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice
Keith Ogden
Senior Attorney, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto
Kelly Tautges
Director of Pro Bono & Court Advocacy, The Chicago Bar Foundation
Kim Jones
Director of Giving & Communications, California Rural Legal Assistance
Lauren Roberts
Senior Staff Attorney, OneJustice
Liza Thantranon
Managing Attorney, Health, Legal Services of Northern California
Paul Chavez
Executive Director, Centro Legal de la Raza
Robert White
Executive Director, California Minority Counsel Program
Shahin Rahimi
Senior Attorney, Legal Aid Society of San Diego
Stephen Downey
Human Resources & Operations Manager, OneJustice
Tori Praul
Acting Managing Attorney, Inland Counties Legal Services
Vicky Castro
Executive Director, La Raza Centro Legal
Virginia Taylor
Legal Service Director, Bayview/Hunters Point Community Legal
2016
Amy Kaizuka
Senior Staff Attorney, OneJustice
Andrew Cain
Director of Legal Services (LACY), Law Foundation of Silicon Valley
Anna Rich
Litigation Director, Justice in Aging
Erin Sakata
Staff Attorney, Central California Legal Services
Ilyce Shugall
Directing Attorney, Immigration Program, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto
Jack Dailey
Senior Attorney, Legal Aid Society of San Diego
Jennifer Phan
Supervising Attorney, Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County
Jesse Hahnel
Executive Director, National Center for Youth Law
Jessie Kornberg
Executive Director, Bet Tzedek Legal Services
Josefina Valdez
Executive Director, Legal Aid of San Bernardino
Joyce Song
Pro Bono Director & Supervisor, Small Business Program, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto
Julie Hall
Administrative Director of Training, Tech & Other Support, California Rural Legal Assistance
Kristine Fowler Cirby
Legal Services Director & Interim Executive Director, Family & Children's Law Center
Lorin Kline
Staff Attorney, Legal Aid Association of California
Mary Gilg
Managing Attorney, Homeless Action Center
Matt Strieker
Executive Director, Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice
Niloufar Khonsari
Executive Director, Pangea Legal Services
Paul Mullen
VLSP Managing Attorney, Central California Legal Services
Todd Fries
Operations Director, Northern California Innocence Project
2015
Abigail Trillin
Executive Director, Legal Services for Children
Amber Christ
Staff Attorney, National Senior Citizens Law Center
Ana Maria Storey
Director of Client and Community Services, Legal Aid Society of Los Angeles
Arbour Decker
Donor & Corporate Relations Manager, OneJustice
Creighton Mendivil
Executive Director/Directing Attorney, Senior Citizens Legal Services
Daniel Torres
Deputy Director of Programs and New Initiatives, California Rural Legal Assistance
David Onek
Executive Director, Northern California Innocence Project
Dianne Prado
Senior Staff Attorney, Inner City Law Center
Gillian Sonnad
Managing Attorney, Central California Legal Services
Jaime Levine
Director of Legal Services, Elder Law & Advocacy
James Zahradka
Supervising Attorney, Law Foundation of Silicon Valley
Karin Wang
Vice-President, Programs & Communications, Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Los Angeles
Kimberly Irish
Program Manager, OneJustice
Lisa Reinsberg
Executive Director, International Justice Resource Center
Manuel Romero
Human Resources/Specials Projects Director, Central California Legal Services
Michael Winn
Senior Staff Attorney, OneJustice
Michele Melden
Director of Policy, Training & Development, Consumer Center for Health Education & Advocacy, LSSD & Coordinator, Health Consumer Alliance, Legal Aid Society of San Diego
2014
Ariella Hyman
Managing Attorney, Bay Area Legal Aid
Caitlin Sanderson
Program Director, Catholic Charities of Los Angeles, Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project
Erin Smith
Executive Director, Family Violence Appellate Project
Frank Huerta
Managing Attorney, Central California Legal Services
Genevie Gallegos
Executive Director, La Raza Centro Legal
Irene Morales
Executive Director, Inland Counties Legal Services
Janie Munoz-Tafoya
Family/Immigration Law Team Leader, Central California Legal Services
Jennifer Kelleher Cloyd
Directing Attorney, Law Foundation of Silicon Valley
Jennifer Rodriguez
Executive Director, Youth Law Center
Jessica Therkelsen
Global Policy Director, Asylum Access
Kathy Roberts
Legal Director, The Center for Justice & Accountability
Katie Hornberger
Director, Office of Clients' Rights Advocacy (OCRA), Disability Rights California
Leslie Morrison
Director, Investigations Unit, Disability Rights California
Marcela Ruiz
Deputy Director, California Rural Legal Assistance
Maura Prendiville
Senior Staff Attorney, Legal Aid of Marin
Phil Hwang
Executive Director, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto
Ugochi Anaebere-Nicholson
Managing Attorney, Inland Counties Legal Services
2013
Alison Brunner
Directing Attorney, Law Foundation of Silicon Valley
Amy Williams
Managing Attorney, Legal Services of Northern California
Ana Maria Garcia
Supervising Attorney, Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County
Andrew Mudryk
Deputy Director, Disability Rights California
Chancela Al-Mansour
Executive Director, Housing Rights Center
Chris Schneider
Executive Director, Central California Legal Services
Christian Abasto
Director of Litigation, Public Law Center
Diane Roth
Program Director, Public Service Law Corporation of the Riverside County Bar Association
Emberly Cross
Coordinating Attorney, Cooperative Restraining Order Clinic
Gary Lewis
Executive Director, General Assistance Advocacy Project
Ilona Turner
Legal Director, Transgender Law Center
Jeffrey Clason
Deputy Director, Central California Legal Services
Jennifer Flory
Director - Canter Legal Resource Center, Disability Rights Legal Center
Jora Trang
Interim Deputy ED & Managing Attorney, Worksafe
Joyce Gandelman
Executive Director, Senior Advocacy Network - Senior Law Project
Kim Kruckel
Executive Director, Child Care Law Center
Kimberly Thomas Rapp
Executive Director, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area
Kristie Whitehorse
Managing Attorney, Family Violence Law Center
Marielena Hincapie
Executive Director, National Immigration Law Center
Noreen Farrell
Executive Director, Equal Rights Advocates
Susun Kim
Executive Director, West Contra Costa Family Justice Center
2012
Catherine Rodman
Director & Supervising Attorney, Affordable Housing Advocates
Christina Hathaway
Staff Attorney, Central California Legal Services
Christine Todd
Vice President, Administration, Legal Aid Society - Employment Law Center
Daniel Benson
Senior Attorney, Legal Aid of San Diego
Dora Luna
Managing Attorney, Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County
Elizabeth Bluestein
General Counsel, Public Counsel
Guillermo Mayer
Senior Staff Attorney, Public Advocates
Heidi Li
Managing Attorney, Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach
Henry Martin
Project Manager, Senior Attorney, Watsonville Law Center
Hilary Armstrong
Supervising Attorney, Law Foundation of Silicon Valley
Jenny Chung Mejia
Program Manager, Insight Center for Community Economic Development
Karla Barrow
Managing Attorney, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
Kellie Morgantini
Executive Director, Attorney, Legal Services for Seniors
Kevin Prindiville
Deputy Director, National Senior Citizens Law Center
Lynn Martinez
Managing Attorney/Senior Litigator, Western Center on Law & Poverty
Michael Brooks
Staff Attorney, Central California Legal Services
Pamela Merchant
Executive Director, Center for Justice & Accountability
Ronit Rubinoff
Executive Director, Legal Aid of Sonoma County
Salena Copeland
Program Attorney, Legal Aid Association of California
Sharon Hulse
Executive Director, Levitt Quinn Law Center
Susan Henderson
Executive Director, Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund
Tai Glenn
Pro Bono Director, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
Yvonne Mariajimenez
Deputy Director, Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County
Yvonne Sterling
Managing Attorney, Legal Aid Society of San Diego
2011
Amy Fitzpatrick
Executive Director, San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program
Bianca Sierra Wolff
Executive Director, Centro Legal de la Raza
Candice Greenberg
Executive Director, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto
Chris Punongbayan
Deputy Director, Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Asian Law Caucus
Diana Dorame
Executive Director, Legal Aid of Napa Valley
Dori Rose Inda
Executive Director, The Watsonville Law Center
Elizabeth Hom
Managing Attorney, Alameda County Bar Association Volunteer Legal Services Corporation
Ellen Goodstein
Executive Director, Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County
Erin Scott
Director of Legal and Crisis Intervention Services, Family Violence Law Center
Haydee Alfonso
Managing Attorney, Bay Area Legal Aid
Heidi Slater
Deputy Director of Operations, Harriet Buhai Center for Family Law
Hellen Hong
Executive Director, Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice
Jocelyn Larkin
Executive Director, Impact Fund
Linda Kim
Associate Director, Public Interest Clearinghouse
Linda Kim
Associate Director, Public Interest Clearinghouse
Mairi McKeever
Managing Attorney, Justice & Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco
Marcia Rosen
Executive Director, National Housing Law Project
Melissa Rodgers
Executive Director, Child Care Law Center
Monica Mar
Executive Director, Inland Empire Latino Lawyers Association, Inc.
Sharon Bashan
Director of Pro Bono & Operations, Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County
Silvia Argueta
Executive Director, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
Sonia Gonzales
Managing Director, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights
Executive Fellowship News
Executive Fellowship
2025 Executive Fellowship Kicks Off in Los Angeles and Virtually
Welcome the 2025 Executive Fellowship Class! OneJustice kicked off its 15th Executive Fellowship class on September 19th with an extraordinary group of 48 legal aid
September 27, 2024
Executive Fellowship
2024-2025 Executive Fellowship Program Applications Now Live
We are thrilled to announce the opening of applications for OneJustice’s Executive Fellowship program for the 2024-2025 cohort. This is a unique opportunity to join
July 16, 2024
Executive Fellowship
2024 Executive Fellowship Graduates
Congrats to our 2024 Executive Fellowship Graduates! On June 13th, our recent Executive Fellowship program graduates convened in San Francisco to celebrate their graduation from
July 11, 2024
Executive Fellowship
2024 Executive Fellowship Kicks Off In Person in Los Angeles
On September 21st, OneJustice kicked off its 14th Executive Fellowship cohort with an extraordinary group of 31 legal aid leaders from across the country. During this two-day in-person meeting our Fellows were able to meet each other, hear from Fellowship alumni, and dive right into the Executive Fellowship curriculum.
December 31, 2023