Management Team
Genevieve L. Richardson
Executive Director
Brenda Star Adams
Director of Litigation
Haydée I. Alfonso
General Counsel
Jessica J. Avalos
Director of Human Resources
Taylor Brady
Director of Development & Communications
Hilda Chan
Regional Counsel of Housing Litigation
Sarah Chronister
Supervising Attorney, Housing - Santa Clara County
Andrea Del-Pan
Pro Bono Director
Lauren DeMartini
Regional Counsel, Housing Law
Sasha Ellis
Supervising Attorney, Social Security Disability/SSI, Alameda County
Oliver Foland
Managing Attorney, Napa County
Linnea Forsythe
Managing Attorney, Alameda County
Lisa Greif
Supervising Attorney, Housing Law, Alameda County
Ursula Hill
Supervising Social Worker, San Francisco County
Asma Husain
Supervising Attorney, Housing – San Francisco County
Ariella Hyman
Director of Program and Advocacy
Maighna Jain
Managing Attorney, Youth Justice
Jessica Jenkins
Managing Attorney, Immigration Law Practice
Raegan Joern
Managing Attorney, San Francisco County
Lisa Kim
Supervising Attorney, Housing, San Francisco County
Christina Lee
Director of Grants & Contracts
Brennan Lowe
Supervising Attorney, Legal Advice Line
Jessica Mark
Supervising Attorney, Economic Justice
Don Medearis
Supervising Attorney, Economic Justice, San Francisco
Kemi Mustapha
Supervising Attorney – Interpersonal Violence/Family Law, Santa Clara County
Lisa M. Newstrom
Managing Attorney, Santa Clara County
Erin Orum
Managing Attorney, San Mateo County and Regional Counsel for Family Law
Joanna Parnes
Managing Attorney, Social Security Disability/SSI, Alameda County
Adam Poe
Managing Attorney, Contra Costa and Marin Counties
Rebecca Richardson
Supervising Attorney, Reentry
Emilio Seijo Rivera
Managing Attorney, Health Consumer Center
Jeanette Robinson
Director of Information Technology
Rai Sue Sussman, Esq.
Supervising Attorney – Social Security Disability/SSI, San Francisco
Kate Walsham
Supervising Attorney – Social Security Disability/SSI, Alameda County
Jessica Weinger
Supervising Attorney – Housing, San Francisco County
Mynesha Whyte
Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)
Michael Wolchansky
Supervising Attorney, Social Security Disability/SSI, San Francisco County
Joshua Yoon
Managing Attorney, Legal Advice Line
Maria Zaldivar
Human Resources Manager
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