Current Class
Vivian Alatorre
Operations Manager, Legal Aid of Marin
Zabrina Aleguire
Co-Executive Director, East Bay Family Defenders
Kenan Arun
Director of Operations, The LGBT Asylum Project
Shakti Belway
Deputy Director, National Center for Youth Law
Monique Berlanga
Tenants' Rights Directing Attorney, Centro Legal de la Raza
Estella Cisneros
Agricultural Worker Program Legal Director, California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc.
Maisha Cole
Senior Staff Attorney, Child Care Law Center
Tessie Cross
Deputy Director of Operations, Inland County Legal Services
Jackie Dai
Supervising Attorney, Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County
Janay Eustace
Deputy Director, California Youth Connection
Leigh Ferrin
Director of Litigation and Pro Bono, Public Law Center
Tzung-lin Fu
Vice President of Legal Programs, Bet Tzedek Legal Services
Alfred A. Gallegos
Legal Director, Central California Legal Service, Inc.
Jessica Jewell
Rural Justice Unit Director, California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc.
Mariam Kelly
Managing Attorney, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto
Stephen Knight
Executive Director, Worksafe
Suge Lee
Managing Attorney, Disability Rights California
Elizabeth Logsdon
Managing Attorney, Disability Rights California
Allison Marseille
Director of Operations, Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County
Candi Mayes
Lead Attorney, Dependency Legal Services (Northern California)
Debra McKenzie
Director of Administration, Central California Legal Services
Rose Mukhar
Executive Director, Justice At Last, Inc.
Cori Racela
Deputy Director, Western Center on Law & Poverty
Claire Ramsey
Senior Staff Attorney, Justice in Aging
Caroline Roberts
Executive Director, Oasis Legal Services
Jason Schwarz
Executive Director, Contra Costa Senior Legal Services
Deepika Sharma
Director of Legal Services, Mental Health Advocacy Services
Tony Silvestri
Executive Director, Immigrants Rights Counsel
Lorena SloManson
Development Director, Legal Aid Society of San Diego
Dennis Smeal
Executive Director, Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers, Inc.
Phong Wong
Pro Bono Director, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
Class of 2020
Blaine Bookey
Co-Legal Director, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies
Andrea Carlise
Executive Director, International Action Network for Gender Equity & Law
Sarah Chronister
Deputy Director, Legal Services for Senior
Connie Chu
Managing Attorney, Disability Rights California
Brenda Dabney
Regional Director, Children's Law Center of California
Cristina Dos Santos
Managing Attorney, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto
Jennifer Farrell
Executive Director, Mental Health Advocacy Services
Patrick Fodell
Training Institute Senior Manager, OneJustice
Joanne Franciscus
Managing Attorney, Legal Aid Society of San Diego
Carolyn Griesemer
Executive Director, Children's Legal Services of San Diego, Inc.
Maricela Gutiérrez
Executive Director, SIREN
Brooke Heymach
Pro Bono Director, Law Foundation of Silicon Valley
David Homer
Managing Attorney, Homeless Action Center
Andrea Martinez
Supervising Staff Attorney, Legal Aid Society of San Bernardino
Adela Mason
Executive Director, ABA, Immigration Justice Project
Maria Mata
Deputy Director, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto
Carmen McDonald
Director of Legal Services, Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice
David Meyers
Managing Attorney, Dependency Legal Services
Tania Millan
Director of Finance and Administration, Wage Justice Center
Emilia Morris
Legal Director, Central California Legal Services
John Passalacqua
Executive Director, Dependency Legal Services
Pablo Ramierz
Practice Group Director - Housing, Inland Counties Legal Services
Sam Tepperman-Gelfant
Deputy Managing Attorney, Public Advocates
Adoubou Traore
Executive Director, African Advocacy Network
Class of 2019
Joyce Akasaka
Senior Attorney, Legal Aid Society of San Diego, Inc.
Sang Banh
Practice Group Director – Systemic Impact Litigation, Inland Counties Legal Services Inc.
Caitlin Chan
HICAP Assistant Manager, Legal Assistance for Seniors
Howard Chen
Chief Operating Officer, Legal Aid at Work
Kathleen Chuman
Supervising Immigration Attorney, Jewish Family Service of San Diego
Moira Duvernay
Deputy Director, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies
Fernando Gaytan
Deputy Director, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
Stephanie Haffner
Executive Director, Legal Aid of Marin
Amanda Kennedy
Supervising Attorney, Law Foundation of Silicon Valley
Amy Lee
Executive Director & Managing Attorney, Jubilee Immigration Advocates
Lydia Lopez
Executive Director, La Raa Centro Legal
Kristine Mateer
Executive Director, East Bay Children’s Law offices
David Mauroff
CEO, San Francisco Pretrial Diversion Project
Nyla Moujaes
Managing Attorney, Homeless Action Center
Lindsay Nako
Director of Litigation & Training, Impact Fund
Carol Neidenberg
Senior Program Manager, Legal Aid Society of San Diego, Inc.
Elizabeth Patten
Co-Executive Director, East Bay Family Defenders
Daniel Saver
Senior Attorney, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto
Ramisi Sukumu
Senior Health Attorney, Legal Aid Society of San Diego, Inc.
Misha Seay
Senior Immigration Attorney, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto
Nathan Thomas
Clinical Social Work Supervisor, Law Foundation of Silicon Valley
Lambreni Waddell
Director of Community Engagement, Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles
Keith Wurster
Director of Pro Bono, Senior Litigation Attorney, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area
Class of 2018
Vanessa Barrington
Director of Communications and Individual Giving, Justice in Aging
Edwin Carmona-Cruz
Paralegal, Pangea Legal Services
Denny Chan
Staff Attorney, Justice in Aging
Laura Chiera
Executive Director & Managing Attorney, Legal Assistance to the Elderly
Lauren Giardina
Associate Managing Attorney, Disability Rights California
Shirley Gibson
Directing Attorney, Legal Aid Society of San Mateo
Shuray Ghorishi
Senior Staff Attorney, Family violence Appellate Project
Sarah Hedgpeth-Harris
Director of Litigation and Advocacy, Central California Legal Services
Angelica Jongco
Senior Staff Attorney, Public Advocates
Aarti Kohli
Executive Director, Advancing Justice – Asian Law Caucus
Elissa Lasserre
Executive Director, New Beginnings Law Center
Victor Leung
Deputy Director & Staff Attorney, ACLU of Southern California
Martina Cucullu Lim
Tenants' Rights Program Director, Centro Legal de la Raza
Katrina Logan
Directing Attorney, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto
Michael Magnaye
Development Director, Legal Services for Children
Neha Marathe
Supervising Attorney, Legal Advocates for Children and Youth
Kate Marr
Executive Director, Legal Aid Society of Orange County and Community Legal Services
Araceli Martínez-Olguín
Senior Immigrants’ Rights Attorney, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto
Chris McConkey
Senior Staff Attorney, OneJustice
Patience Milrod
Executive Director, Central California Legal Services
Stephanie Penrod
Managing Attorney, Family Violence Law Center
Ann Rubinstein
Managing Attorney, Homeless Action Center
Renee Schomp
Senior Staff Attorney, OneJustice
Naomi Schuldheisz
Case Management Junior Director, Legal Aid Society of San Bernadino
Barbara Schultz
Director of Litigation and Policy, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
Alysson Snow
Senior Attorney, Legal Aid Society of San Diego
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
Michael White
Executive Director, Riverside Legal Aid
Class of 2017
Allison Barnum
Pro Bono Manager, Law Foundation of Silicon Valley
Branden Butler
Senior Fair Housing Attorney, Legal Aid Society of San Diego
Vicky Castro
Executive Director, La Raza Centro Legal
Paul Chavez
Executive Director, Centro Legal de la Raza
Jenny DaSilva
Executive Director, Start Small, Think Big
Stephen Downey
Human Resources & Operations Manager, OneJustice
Karinne Elson
Director of Finance and Administration, Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice
Gautam Jagannath
Executive Director, Social Justice Collaborative
Kim Jones
Director of Giving & Communications, Califonria Rural Legal Assistance
Debra Jorgensen
Managing Attorney, Disability Rights California
Alex Lambrous
Director of Litigation, Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County
Ed Marks
Executive Director, New Mexico Legal Aid
Jesus Martinez
Chair, Central Valley Immigrant Integration Collaborative
Keith Ogden
Senior Attorney, Community Legal Services of East Palo Alto
Becky Pinger
Development Director, Community Legal Services of East Palo Alto
Tori Praul
Acting Managing Attorney, Inland Counties Legal Services
Shahin Rahimi
Senior Attorney, Legal Aid Society of San Diego
Lauren Roberts
Senior Staff Attorney, OneJustice
Catherine Seitz
Legal Director, Legal Services for Children
Kelly Tautges
Director of Pro Bono & Court Advocacy, The Chicago Bar Foundation
Virginia Taylor
Legal Services Director, Bayview/Hunters Point Community Legal
Liza Thantranon
Managing Attorney, Health, Legal Services of Northern California
Brittany West
Staff Attorney, International Justice Resource Center
Robert White
Executive Director, California Minority Counsel Program
Christina Wiellette
Manager, Alameda County Bar Association; Volunteer Legal Services Corporation
Class of 2016
Andrew Cain
Director of Legal Services, Law Foundation of Silicon Valley
Kristine Fowler Cirby
Legal Services Director & Interim Executive Director, Family & Children’s Law Center
Jack Dailey
Senior Attorney, Legal Aid Society of San Diego
Todd Fries
Operations Director, Northern California Innocence Project
Mary Gilg
Deputy Director, Homeless Action Center
Jesse Hahnel
Executive Director, National Center for Youth Law
Julie Hall
Administrative Director of Training, Tech & Other Support, California Rural Legal Assistance
Amy Kaizuka
Senior Staff Attorney, OneJustice
Niloufar Khonsari
Executive Director, Pangea Legal Services
Lorin Kline
Staff Attorney, Legal Aid Society of California
Jesse Kornberg
Executive Director, Bet Tzedek Legal Services
Paul Mullen
VLSP Supervising Attorney, Central California Legal Services
Jennifer Phan
Administrative Law Judge, California State Department of Social Services
Anna Rich
Litigation Director, Justice in Aging
Erin Sakata
Staff Attorney, San Joaquin County Counsel
Ilyce Shugall
Directing Attorney, Immigration Program, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto
Joyce Song
Pro Bono Director & Supervisor, Small Business Program, Community Leal Services of East Palo Alto
Matt Strieker
Executive Director, Los Angeles Center for Law & Justice
Josefina Valdez
Executive Director, Legal Aid of San Bernardino
Class of 2015
Amber Christ
Senior Staff Attorney, National Senior Citizens Law Center
Arbour Decker
Donor & Corporate Relations Manager, OneJustice
Kimberly Irish
Program Manager, OneJustice
Jamie Levine
Director of Legal Services, Elder Law & Advocacy
Michele Melden
Director of Policy, Training & Development, Consumer Center, Legal Aid Society of San Diego
Creighton Mendivil
Executive Director/Directing Attorney, Senior Citizens Legal Services
David Onek
Executive Director, Northern California Innocence Project
Dianne Prado
Senior Staff Attorney, Inner City Law Center
Lisa Reinsberg
Executive Director, International Justice Resource Center
Manuel Romero
Human Resources/Specials Projects Director, Central California Legal Services
Gillian Sonnad
Managing Attorney, Central California Legal Services
Ana Maria Storey
Director of Client and Community Services, Legal Aid Society of Los Angeles
Daniel Torres
Deputy Director of Programs and New Initiatives, California Rural Legal Assistance
Abigail Trillin
Executive Director, Legal Services for Children
Karin Wang
Vice-President, Programs & Communications, Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Los Angeles
Michael Winn
Senior Staff Attorney, OneJustice
James Zahradka
Supervising Attorney, Law Foundation of Silicon Valley
Class of 2014
Ugochi Anaebere-Nicholson
Managing Attorney, Inland Counties Legal Services
Genevie Gallegos
Executive Director, La Raza Centro Legal
Katie Hornberger
Director, Office of Clients’ Rights Advocacy (OCRA), Disability Rights California
Frank Huerta
Managing Attorney, Central California Legal Services
Phil Hwang
Executive Director, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto
Ariella Hyman
Managing Attorney, Bay Area Legal Aid
Jennifer Kelleher Cloyd
Directing Attorney, Law Foundation of Silicon Valley
Irene Morales
Executive Director, Inland Counties Legal Services
Leslie Morrison
Director, Investigations Unit, Disability Rights California
Janie Munoz-Tafoya
Family/Immigration Law Team Leader, Central California Legal Services
Maura Prendiville
Senior Staff Attorney, Legal Aid of Marin
Kathy Roberts
Legal Director, The Center for Justice & Accountability
Jennifer Rodriguez
Executive Director, Youth Law Center
Marcela Ruiz
Deputy Director, California Rural Legal Assistance
Caitlin Sanderson
Program Director, Catholic Charities of Los Angeles, Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project
Erin Smith
Executive Director, Family Violence Appellate Project
Jessica Therkelsen
Global Policy Director, Asylum Access
Class of 2013
Christian Abasto
Director of Litigation, Public Law Center
Chancela Al-Mansour
Executive Director, Housing Rights Center
Alison Brunner
Directing Attorney, Law Foundation of Silicon Valley
Jeffrey Clason
Deputy Director, Central California Legal Services
Emberly Cross
Coordinating Attorney, Cooperative Restraining Order Clinic
Noreen Farrell
Executive Director, Equal Rights Advocates
Jennifer Flory
Director – Canter Legal Resource Center, Disability Rights Legal Center
Joyce Gandelman
Executive Director, Senior Advocacy Network – Senior Law Project
Ana Maria Garcia
Supervising Attorney, Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County
Marielena Hincapie
Executive Director, National Immigration Law Center
Susan Kim
Executive Director, West Contra Costa Family Justice Center
Kim Kruckel
Executive Director, Child Care Law Center
Gary Lewis
Executive Director, General Assistance Advocacy Project
Andrew Mudryk
Deputy Director, Disability Rights California
Diane Roth
Program Director, Public Service Law Corporation of the Riverside County Bar Association
Chris Schneider
Executive Director, Central California Legal Services
Kimberly Thomas Rapp
Executive Director, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area
Jora Trang
Interim Deputy ED & Managing Attorney, Worksafe
Ilona Turner
Legal Director, Transgender Law Center
Kristie Whitehourse
Managing Attorney, Legal Violence Law Center
Amy Williams
Managing Attorney, Legal Services of Northern California
Class of 2012
Hilary Armstrong
Supervising Attorney, Law Foundation of Silicon Valley
Karla Barlow
Managing Attorney, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
Daniel Benson
Senior Attorney, Legal Aid of San Diego
Elizabeth Bluestein
General Counsel, Public Counsel
Michael Brooks
Staff Attorney, Central California Legal Services
Jenny Chung Mejia
Program Manager, Insight Center for Community Economic Development
Salena Copeland
Program Attorney, Legal Aid Association of California
Tai Glenn
Pro Bono Director, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
Christina Hathaway
Staff Attorney, Central California Legal Services
Susan Henderson
Executive Director, Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund
Sharon Hulse
Executive Director, Levitt Quinn Law Center
Heidi Li
Managing Attorney, Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach
Dora Luna
Managing Attorney, Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County
Yvonne Mariajimenez
Deputy Director, Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County
Henry Martin
Project Manager, Senior Attorney, Watsonville Law Center
Lynn Martinez
Managing Attorney/Senior Litigator, Western Center on Law and Poverty
Guillermo Mayer
Senior Staff Attorney, Public Advocates
Pamela Merchant
Executive Director, Center for Justice & Accountability
Kellie Morgantini
Executive Director, Attorney, Legal Services for Seniors
Kevin Prindiville
Deputy Director, National Senior Citizens Law Center
Catherine Rodman
Director & Supervising Attorney, Affordable Housing Advocates
Ronit Rubinoff
Executive Director, Legal Aid of Sonoma County
Yvonne Sterling
Managing Attorney, Legal Aid Society of San Diego
Christine Todd
Managing Attorney, Bay Area Legal Aid
Class of 2011
Haydee Alfonso
Managing Attorney, Bay Area Legal Aid
Silvia Argueta
Executive Director, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
Sharon Bashan
Director of Pro Bono & Operations, Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles
Diana Dorame
Executive Director, Legal Aid of Napa Valley
Amy Fitzpatrick
Executive Director, San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program
Sonia Gonzales
Managing Director, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights
Ellen Goodstein
Executive Director, Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County
Candice Greenberg
Executive Director, Community Legal Services of East Palo Alto
Elizabeth Hom
Managing Attorney, Alameda County Bar Association Volunteer Legal Services Corporation
Hellen Hong
Executive Director, Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice
Linda Kim
Associate Director, Public Interest Clearinghouse
Jocelyn Larkin
Executive Director, Impact Fund
Monica Mar
Executive Director, Inland Empire Latino Lawyers Association, Inc.
Mairi McKeever
Managing Attorney, Justice * Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco
Chris Punongbayan
Deputy Director, Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Asian Law Caucus
Melissa Rodgers
Executive Director, Child Care Law Center
Dori Rose Inda
Executive Director, The Watsonville Law Center
Marcia Rosen
Executive Director, National Housing Law Project
Erin Scott
Director of Legal and Crisis Intervention Services, Family Violence Law Center
Bianca Sierra Wolff
Executive Director, Central Legal de la Raza
Heidi Slater
Deputy Director of Operations, Harriet Buhai Center for Family Law
