Staff List

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Executive Office

Ramón P. Arias, Esq., Executive Director
UCLA School of Law

Mary Jaeckel, Executive Assistant

Program Staff

Tulin Acikalin, Esq., Managing Attorney, San Mateo County
Tulane University Law School

Brenda Star Adams Esq.
New England School of Law

Haydee Alfonso, Esq., Managing Attorney, Legal Advice Line
Santa Clara University School of Law

Tamina Alon, Esq.
UC Hastings School of Law

Andrea Banks, Esq.
Temple University School of Law

Sabrina Barnes
Advocate

Steve Bingham, Esq.
UC Berkeley Boalt Hall

Brian Blalock, Esq., Bingham McCutchen Youth Justice Attorney
Stanford University School of Law

Robert P. Capistrano, Esq., Managing Attorney, San Francsico County
Director of Litigation, Advocacy & Training
UC Hastings College of the Law

Amy Chen, Esq.
Harvard Law School

Jia Min Cheng, Esq.
University of Oregon, School of Law

Julio Edrosolan
Advocate

Nicole Ford, Esq.
UC Davis School of Law, King Hall

Rachael Gardiner, Esq.
UC Berkeley, Boalt Hall

Alma V. Gonzales
Advocate

Ruthie Gordon
Advocate

Lisa Greif, Esq.
Suffolk University Law School

Brad Hellman
Advocate

Madeline Howard, Esq.
UC Berkeley, Boalt Hall

Refugio Huizar
Advocate

Ariella Hyman, Esq., Managing Attorney, Alameda County
Harvard Law School

Rene Juarez, Esq.
UC Hastings College of Law

Anna Claire Johnson, Esq. Equal Justice Works Fellow
UC Hastings College of Law

Minouche Kandel, Esq.
Harvard Law School

Mike Keys, Esq.
University of South Carolina School of Law

Susun Kim, Esq., Managing Attorney, Contra Costa, Marin & Napa Counties
New York University School of Law

Amy Lee, Esq.
UC Hastings College of the Law

Billie Jean Lee, Esq.
UC Berkeley Boalt Hall

Joanna Lee
Advocate

David Levin, Esq.
New York University, School of Law

Virginia Leyva
Advocate

Rebecca Louie, Esq.
George Washington University Law School

Staci Martin, Esq.
University of Texas at Austin School of Law

Don Medearis, Esq.
University of San Francisco School of Law

Stephanie Medley, LISC AmeriCorp Fellow
Reentry Coordinator

Dia Montecillo, Esq.
UC Hastings College of the Law

Phillip Morgan, Esq.
Arizona State University College of Law

Jesus Muñoz, Esq.
Stanford University Law School

Lisa Newstrom, Esq.
Cornell University Law School

Protima Pandey, Esq.
Washington University School of Law

Janice Parker-Callaghan
Advocate

Joanna Parnes, Esq.
UC Berkeley Boalt Hall

Julie Patiño, Esq., Managing Attorney, Santa Clara County
Suffolk University Law School

Shirley Peng
Advocate

Adam Poe, Esq.
DePaul University College of Law

Elina Rakhmilevich
Advocate

Melody Saint-Saens, Esq.
University of Miami School of Law

Katherine Siegfried, Esq.
New York University School of Law

Anthony Sosa, Esq.
San Francisco School of Law

Barbara Texidor, Esq.
UC Hastings College of the Law

Ken Theisen
Advocate

Chantal Tien
Advocate

Kim Turner, Esq.
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University

Xinying Valerian, Esq.
New York University, School of Law

Christina Varner
Advocate

Linda Vu, Esq.
UC Davis School of Law

Kristen Washburn, Esq.
UC Berkeley Boalt Hall

Maya Watts, Esq.
UC Hastings College of the Law

Steve Weiss, Esq.
Golden Gate University School of Law

Naomi Young, Esq.
Golden Gate University School of Law

Lily Zhang, Esq.
UC Hastings College of Law

Support Staff

Maria Frias

Mary Lara

Mercedes Lezama

Wan Li

Robbie Sue Perkins

Maria Sullivan

Mayra Torres

Katy Truong

Administrative Staff

Alva Appel, Senior Accountant

Jennifer Cesario, Development Director

Ana Cruz, Grants Coordinator

Ami Cruz-Barroga, Accounting Manager

Alexandra Hill, Pro Bono Assistant

Rodrigo Lopez, Operations Manager

Joyce Lupack, Grants & Contracts Associate

Jerel McCrary, Esq., Regional Counsel
UC Hastings College of the Law

David McGee, Director of Human Resources

Jaclyn W. Piñero, Director of Grants & Contracts

Genevieve Richardson, Esq., Director of Pro Bono Activities
University of Colorado School of Law

Mohammad Sheikh, Director of Finance & Administration

Trevina Tang, Accountant

Catherine Ward-Seitz, Esq., Regional Immigration Coordinator
UC Hastings, College of Law

Anthony G. White, Esq., Director of Law & Technology
Golden Gate University School of Law