Pro Bono Attorneys and Volunteers
Bay Area Legal Aid would like to thank the following individuals who generously donated their time and services in 2015.
Pro Bono Attorneys
Karen Abesamis
Lawrence Achorn
Paul Adams
Stephanie Aguirre
Kevin Ahlstrom
Bernardo Ainza
Stephania Aivaliotis
Thomas Alborg
Amie Aldana
B. Robert Allard
Norah Alyami
C. Thomas Bridge Anderson
Linda M. Anderson
John Enriquez Andres
Deborah Appel
Jamil Aslam
Corey Attaway
Megan Baca
Jeffrey Baker
Lauren Ball
Somita Basu
James Batchelder
Sharon Bauman
Milo Beitman
Alexa Belonick
Magi Berciano
Eric Berkowitz
Maria Bernstein
Steve Bingham
Richard Blaylock
Rachael Blucher
Aaron Blum
Kyle Bonacum
Christopher Boots
Mary Bosworth
Craig Bridwell
Don Briggs
Theodore Broomfield
Janet Brown
Nadine Burg
Joshua Bushinsky
Beverly Byrd
Kathryn Cahoy
Roseanne Calbo-Jackson
Susan Casey
Jorgio Castro
Michelle Cesario
Hilda Chan
Rachael Chan
Steffi Chan
Gerald (Jerry) Chang
Robert Chang
I. Neel Chatterjee
Francesca Cicero
James Clessuras
Jessica Cochran-Kelly
James Cook
Lisa Cottle
Morgan Cox
Irina Dardik
Drew Davis
Juliet Dawsari
James DeGraw
Alissa de Vogel
Nicholas DeAngelis
Chelsea Deatsch
James DeGraw
John Demeter
Ana Denmark
George Derieg
Hagar Dickman
Diana DiGennaro
Carol K. Dillon
Kathryn Doi
Olga Dombrovskaya
Brianna Dougherty
Samuel Drezdzon
Kevin Dwight
Michael Eagan
James Eastman
Jennifer Ebling
Jennifer Ehrlich
Erin Elskes
Kate Emminger
Amy Erb
H. Joseph Escher
Zachary Eskridge
Hua (Jaja) Fan
Ashraf Fawzy
Lolita Fernandes
Derek Foran
Fortuna Ford
Lauren Foster
Rob Fratto
Erin Frazor
Peter Fredman
Rebecca Freeman
Erik Fuehrer
Danielle Fuschetti
Angela Gandhi
Liya Getachew
Samantek Ghosh
April Glatt
Katie Glynn
Greg Gomes
Christina Gonzaga
James Goodenberger
Nancy Graham
Blair Green
Catherine Groves
Tren Gu
Amanda Hamilton
Brett Hammon
Rick Hansen
Rebecca Harlow
Richard Harper
Jenny Harrison
Emily Henn
Blanca Hernandez
Liv Herriot
Tiffany Hickey
Derik Hilliard
Cynthia M. Holbrook
Rachel Holloway
Jazmin Holmes
Jennifer Huber
Maka Hutson
Brian Huttenburg
Dao Huynh
Jessica (JiYoung) Hwang
Amanda Inocencio
Yuli Jacobson
Sarah Jacobvitz
Bryan James
Kimberly Jay
Ann-Marie Jelacich
Sonya Jibodh
Cara Johnson
Carl Kadlic
Laya Rose Kaigh
Steve Kalnoki
Rena Kaminsky
Rene Kathawala
Negar Katirai
Melanie Kehr
Kristin Kemnitzer
Elizabeth Kennedy
Lance Kennix
Colleen Kent
Mariam Khalid
Sheila Khan-Variba
Esther Kim
Natalie Kirkish
Kimberly Kirkpatrick
Christine Knowles
William Knox-Davies
Karl Kobylecki
Magdalena Kochanski
Kamand Kompanian
Tae-Woong Koo
Julia Kripke
Dana Krueger
Angelo Lagorio
Jason Lang
Roland Lechner
Barry Lee
Elaine Lee
Stephanie Leroux
Sara Leung
Kirill Levashov
Chris Lewis
Andrew Liao
Adrienne Lilly
Joel Lin
Tricia Lin
Cindy Liou
Leilani Lipa
Luke Liss
Addison Litton
Michael Lodge
Amy Loo
Guy Louie
Reed Lyon
Michelle Ma
Carri Maas
Christina MacDougall
Camarin E.B. Madigan
Lisa Magged
Evelyn Mak
Anne Mania
Barbara Mann
Lyndsey Marcelino
Sara Marinelli
Jennifer Martin
Andrew McCall
M. Kathleen McGraw
Jesse McKeithen
Evan McLean
Adam McNeile
Neha Mehta
Melissa Meth
Lauren Meyerholz
Laura Juanes Micas
Alexis Miller
Craig Miller
Shelby Miller
Steven Miller
Nicole Mims
Jacob Minne
Tobias Mock
Charles Moll
Mahal Montoya
Dorian Morello
Harry Moren
Amanda Morgan
Matthew Morrison
David Murphy
Anne Nakamura
Rachel Naor
Katherine Napier
Minna Naranjo
David Thomas Nazzaro
Charles Nellari
Caitlin Nelson
Kimpo Ngoi
Jeff Nguyen
Kei Nishimura
Marlo Nisperos
Farooq Nomani
Lily North
Thomas Ogas
Charlie Oh
Nathan Oliver
Matthew Oliveri
Megan Oliver-Thompson
Ana B. Olmos
Benjamin Olson
Erin O’Neill
Anita Orneles
Valentina Ozbek
Kevin Papay
Ian Papendick
Mary Parish
Janice Parmar
Robert Parr
Jeanifer Parsigian
Christopher Pasich
Daniel Passage
Nirali Patel
Joseph Perkins
Hieu Phan
Julie Picquet
Breanna Piper
Ofra Pleban
Jacqueline Prisbylla
Katie Pulaski
Alice Purdy
Brendan Quigley
Julia Quinn
Silvana Quintanilla
Jaime Raba
Randall Rabidoux
Scott Rafferty
Nicholas Rajabzadeh
Erin R. Ranahan
Claire Readhead
Joshua Real
Ariel Reich
Nicole Reidy Jaffe
Carolyn Reyes
Jillie Richards
Amanda Richey
Crystal Roberts
Carmen Rosas
Sarah Rosenblatt
Jennifer Ross
Dina Roumiantseva
Yuriy Rubanov
Phillip Rucker
Jessica Russell
Nicole Sadler
Miriam Sammartino
Yolanda Sanders
Joseph Santiesteban
Carolyn Saraspi
Anne Sauro
Aurelia Schultz
Emily C. Schuman
Andrew Schwartz
James Schwartz
Scott Schwertscharf
Frederick Schwinn
Paris Scott
Barbara Scramstad
Shannon Seekao
Evan Seite
Nagendra Setty
Erik Shallman
Cristina Shea
Robin Silva
Keith Slenkovich
Matthew Slevin
James T. Smith
Jennifer Snyder
Frank E. Solomon
Cheryl Sommers
Julianne Spears
Stephanie Splane
Michael Spolan
Stacey Sprenkel
Mendocino Steele
Sacha M. Steenhoek
Edwin Steussy
Georgina Suzuki
Felicia Sze
Ruly Tafzil
Timothy Tatarka
Rita Tautkus
Adrea Tencer
Laura Terlouw
Andre Thiollier
Andrew Thomas
David Thompson
Leslie Thornton
Mark Thuesen
Alan Tidwell
Grant Toeppen
Khoa Tran
Adam Trigg
Lauren Tsuji
Ron Turovsky
Amanda Urquiza
Christina Valerino
Pamela van Stavern
Cody Venzke
Roberta Vespremi
Giselle Vigneron
Pamela Vincent
Michelle Visser
Nathan Volz
David Vondle
Katharine Walsham
Spencer Wan
Daniel H. Wang
Sarah Ward
Robert Wells
Lindsay White
Beth Williams
Gary Williams
Debbie Won
Alvina Wong
Jonathan M. Wong
Brandy Worden
Chanell Yates
Bruce Yen
Raymond Yetka
Stephanie Yonker
Jenna Yott
Richard Young
Carol Yur
Hallie Zimmerman
Rachel Zuraw
Expert Volunteers
Robin Dalton
Nicole Gorney
John Hernandez
Loretta Ho
Colleen Kent
Virginia Li
Julie Liang
Corii Liau
Rosalind Liddell
Michelle Martinez
Heidi Porlier
Elizabeth Sanchez Santiago
Eileen Scahill
Bea Tam
Olha Tolkalenko
Cristina Valencia
Alison Woods
Lisa Wu
Jason Yee
Cecilia Yoshida
Sandra Zapf
Paralegals
Lisa Blampied
Danielle Delaney
Erica Johnson
Anthony Kwan
Michael Simpson
Jie Wang
Law Clerks
Brooke Acevedo
Amanda Adams
Paria Amini
Michael Amster
Alexandria Bettancourt
Hai Binh
Jency Butler
Bianca Calderon-Penaloza
Evelina Chang
Miao Cheng
Kim Crawford
Leo Cristobal
Emma Dinkelspiel
Andrea Durio
Cassie Estassi
Lilian Fabela
Natasha Galvez
Angela Giandomenico
Angela Giang
Charlotte Hall
David Hatch
Laura Holtan
Dustin Houda
Katherine Jordan
Garisma Kadakia
Jan Kawano
Ayesha Khalid
Skyelar McRae
Brish Miller
Megan Miller
Nicholas Miller-Stratton
Robert Miyasaki
Cora Monce
Stephanie Moreno Aguilar
Hai Binh Nguyen
Mehera Nori
Sang Bum Park
Bianca Penaloza
Jesse Peters
Serena Premjee
Scott Reno
Rebecca Richardson
Vanessa Romo
Rupal Shah
Maz Shakernia
Holly Snead
John So
Suzanne Soin
Misa Somezaki
John Stiff
Yuko Tanaka
YuLin (Judy) Teng
Lilit Terastuatsatryan
Andrew Torres
Angelica Torres
John Treat
Shallyn Wells
Sydney Wells
Sarah Wenzel
Oliver Zhou
Law Graduates
Will Ang
Eric T. Byrne
Claudia Dwinell
Juan Carlos Perez
Michael Perry
Erica Sanders
Clerical Support
Violeta Alvarez
Gicel Angeles
Paola Arroyo
Mercedes Ballesteros
Tamana Beria
Veena Bhatia
Bryce Brenda
Antoinette Brewer
Henry Bricker
Abrina Carlos
Gyu Choi
Mark Cotter
Nixi Cruz-Sanchez
Razan Dabado
Chelsea Davis
Diana Demchenko
Ravinder Dhaliwal
Michelle Duarte
Martelli Dwinell
Liliana Vazquez Elizalde
Diana Escamilla
Jennifer Estevez
Manuel Gonzalez
Shannon Gonzalez
Andrea Guevara
Jesse Michael Humphries
Gyu Hyung
Michelle Jimenez
Anthony Kwan
Gene Litvinoff
Lindsay Lohman
Jose Mercado
Vivanne Nguyen
Georgina Ortega
Pranaya Pahwa
Elizabeth Paredes
Marissa Plante
Lorenzo Galdon Ramos
Erica Sanders
Michael Simpson
Misa Somezaki
Belen Trigueros
Janny Truong
Javier Vazquez
Sydney Wells
Law Firm & Corporate Partners
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Arnold & Porter LLP
Baker & McKenzie LLP
Baker Botts LLP
Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP
Byrd & Associates
Casper, Meadows, Schwartz & Cook
Chauvel & Glatt, LLP
Chevron Corporation
CJH & Associates, P.C.
Cobalt LLP
Consumer Law Center Inc.
Cooley LLP
Corsiglia McMahon & Allard
Covington & Burling LLP
Dechert LLP
Divorce with Dignity, San Mateo
DLA Piper LLP
Donahue Fitzgerald LLP
Donnelly Nelson Depolo & Murray
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Electronic Arts Incorporated (EA)
Family Law Group LLC
Fenwick & West LLP
Findlaw.com
Flicker Kerin Kruger & Bissada LLP
Folger Levin LLP
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Google, Inc.
Hanson Bridgett LLP
Hanson Crawford Crum FLG, LLC
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Hooper, Lundy & Bookman, PC
HP Inc.
Intel Corporation
Janet E. Brown Law Office
Jenner & Block LLP
Keker & Van Nest LLP
Kemnitzer, Barron & Krieg, LLP
Latham & Watkins LLP
Law Office of Cheryl Sommers
Law Office of Cristin Lowe
Law Office of John Burris
Law Office of Joseph H. Wolch
Law Office of Robles & Castles
Law Offices of Jordan Sussman
Law Offices of Miriam Behman Brody
Littler Mendelson P.C.
Lowenstein Sandler LLP
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
McCown & Evans LLP
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Morrison & Foerster LLP
Newmeyer & Dillion LLP
Nixon Peabody LLP
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Paul Hastings LLP
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Reed Smith LLP
Ropes & Gray LLP
Salesforce
San Francisco Law Group
Santa Clara Law Group APC
SAP
Sefton Family Law Group
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Sherman & Sterling LLP
Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Symantec Corporation
The Gap, Inc.
Verizon
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
WilmerHale
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Winston & Strawn LLP
Yahoo! Inc.