Staff List
Staff List
BayLegal’s 150+ staff members located throughout our 7 county service area provide wraparound legal services in housing preservation, domestic violence and sexual assault prevention, economic security, consumer protection, and healthcare access.
Meet the Management Team Join the BayLegal Team
Michelle Albert, Grants and Contracts Officer
Haydée I. Alfonso, Esq., General Counsel
Santa Clara University School of Law
Will Ang, Office Manager & Advocate
Joey Badua, Esq., Senior Attorney, Contra Costa County Medical-Legal Partnership
Carrie Banks, Social Worker
Sabrina Barnes, Advocate
Drew Baxter, Facilities Manager
Katie Blatter, Esq.
Brigham Young University Law School
Taylor Brady, Director of Development & Communications
Palmer Buchholz, Esq.
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Zoey Campbell, Esq.
University of California, Davis School of Law
John Burnett, Esq.
Arizona State University College of Law
David Canela, Esq.
University of California, Davis School of Law
Jorgio Castro, Esq.
University of California, Hastings College of the Law
Hilda Chan, Esq., Regional Counsel of Housing Litigation
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Emily Chavez (Miller), Advocate and Office Manager
Athena Chavira, IT Tech Support Specialist
Theresa Cheng, Esq., Skadden Fellow
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Rosa Chiguila, Support Staff
Simone Christen, Esq.
University of San Francisco School of Law
Sarah Chronister, Esq.
Santa Clara University School of Law
Novella Coleman, Esq., Director of Litigation
Harvard Law School
Amihan Cruz-Barroga, Accounting Manager
Sunney Darling, Esq.
UCLA School of Law
Belén Darris, Pro Bono Coordinator
Joshua Davidson, Esq.
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Linda D. De Jésus Casiano, Esq.
Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Law
Lauren De La Rosa, Esq.
University of Illinois College of Law
Jessica Dean, Esq.
University of California, Hastings College of the Law
Andrea Del-Pan, Esq., Pro Bono Director
University of San Francisco School of Law
Lauren DeMartini, Esq., Regional Counsel, Housing Law
New York University School of Law
Emma Dinkelspiel, Esq.
New York University School of Law
Taishi Duchicela, Esq.
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
Sasha Ellis, Esq., Supervising Attorney, Disability/SSI, Alameda County
Golden Gate University School of Law
Talia Falk, Esq., Senior Attorney
Harvard Law School
Linnea Forsythe, Esq., Managing Attorney, Alameda County
Juliana Fredman, Esq.
University of California, Hastings College of the Law
Linda Galbreth, Esq.
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Arjuman Ghufran, Accountant
Jenna Gottlieb, Legal Assistant
Krista Granen, Esq.
University of California, Hastings College of the Law
Lisa Greif, Esq., Supervising Attorney, Housing, Alameda County
Suffolk University Law School
Christian Henricksen, Social Worker
Ursula Hill, Supervising Social Worker
Rachel Hoerger, Esq.
New York University School of Law
Dylan Horowitz, Advocate
Refugio Huizar, Advocate
Asma Fatima Husain, Esq.
University of Michigan Law School
Tiffany Huyenh-Cho, Esq., Supervising Attorney, Health Consumer Center
University of Michigan Law School
Ariella Hyman, Esq., Director of Program and Advocacy
Harvard Law School
Sarah Jacobvitz, Esq.
University of Michigan Law School
Mary Jaeckel, Executive Assistant & Pro Bono Manager
Maighna Jain, Esq., Managing Attorney, Youth Justice
University of California, Hastings School of Law
Jessica Jenkins, Esq.
Fordham University School of Law
Linda De Jesús Casiano, Esq.
Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Law
Raegan Joern, Esq., Managing Attorney, San Francisco County
University of California, Hastings College of the Law
Lauren Johnson, Esq.
University of Texas School of Law
Helena Jordan, Esq.
S.J. Quinney College of Law
LaRisha Jordan, Human Resources Assistant
Emily Juneau, Esq.
New York University School of Law
Jennifer Jung, Esq.
University of Oregon School of Law
Michael D. Keys, Esq.
University of South Carolina School of Law
Abigail Khodayari, Esq.
University of San Francisco School of Law
Lisa Kim, Esq., Supervising Attorney, Housing, San Francisco County
Loyola University New Orleans, College of Law
Fawn Jade Korr, Esq., Senior Litigation Counsel
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Law School
Kenneth Lam, Accountant
Mary Lara, Office Manager
Andy Q. Le, Esq., Supervising Attorney, Legal Advice Line & Health Consumer Center
Lewis & Clark Law School
Christina Lee, Director of Grants & Contracts
Kevin Lee, Esq.
Stanford Law School
Olga Leon, Reception & Support Staff
Wan Li, Office Manager
Ixchel López, Housing Advocate
Brennan Lowe, Esq.
University of California, Irvine School of Law
Theresa Luong, Esq.
Golden Gate University School of Law
Julianna Mancini, Esq.
Santa Clara University School of Law
Jessica Mark, Esq., Supervising Attorney, Economic Justice
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Erika M. Martínez, Grants and Contracts Officer
Don Medearis, Esq., Supervising Attorney, Economic Justice
University of San Francisco School of Law
Morgan Mills, Housing Advocate
Rose Molloy, Esq.
Northeastern School of Law
Jesús Muñoz, Esq.
Stanford Law School
Thelma C. Musni, Accountant
Kemi Mustapha, Esq., Supervising Attorney, Domestic Violence/Family Law, Santa Clara County
Washington University School of Law
Lisa Newstrom, Esq., Managing Attorney, Santa Clara County
Cornell University Law School
My Linh Nguyen, Esq.
University of California, Hastings College of the Law
Alejandra Pérez Orozco, Esq.
UCLA School of Law
Erin Orum, Esq., Managing Attorney, San Mateo County & Regional Counsel for Family Law
University of California, Los Angeles School of Law
Patricia Pamintuan, Advocate
Alexandria Pappas, Esq.
New York Law School
Adrian Paredes, Esq.
University of San Francisco School of Law
Joanna H. Parnes, Esq., Supervising Attorney, Social Security Disability/SSI
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Robbie Sue Perkins, Office Manager
Adam Poe, Esq., Managing Attorney, Contra Costa & Marin Counties
DePaul University College of Law
Louie Ponce, Esq.
McGeorge School of Law
Tori Porell, Esq.
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Janet Puckett, Advocate/Office Manager
Nicole Reyes, Esq.
Santa Clara University School of Law
Genevieve Richardson, Esq., Executive Director
University of Colorado School of Law
Emilio Seijo Rivera, Esq., Supervising Attorney, Legal Advice Line & Health Consumer Center
Inter American University School of Law
Ruben Robles, Advocate
Jeanette Robinson, IT Manager
Kari A. Rudd, Esq.
University of Minnesota Law School
Mélody Saint-Saëns, Esq., Managing Attorney – Immigration Law
University of Miami School of Law
Paul Sanderson-Cimino, Esq.
University of Michigan Law School
Becca Schonberg, Esq.
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Tracy Skelton, Esq., Interim Managing Attorney, Napa County
University of San Francisco School of Law
Vish Souroushian, Esq.
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Nicole Suraci-Nguyen, Esq.
Golden Gate University School of Law
Jenna Swartz, Legal Advice Line Advocate
Barbara Texidor, Esq., Managing Attorney, Health Consumer Center & Legal Advice Line
University of California, Hastings College of the Law
Burt Thompson, Director of Finance & Administration / Chief Financial Officer
Chantal Tien, Advocate
Maria Vasquez, Support Staff
Sarahid Rivera Vázquez, Advocate
Nayeli Velazquez, Senior Attorney
University of California, Hastings School of Law
Lara Verwer, Esq., Supervising Attorney, Housing, Santa Clara County
Santa Clara University School of Law
Charlotte Vijftigschild, Esq.
Utrecht University School of Law, The Netherlands
Kelsey Waldron, Esq.
Georgetown University Law Center
Kate Walsham, Esq.
University of California, Hastings College of Law
Sophia Wang, Esq.
Yale Law School
Michelle Weger, Senior Grants and Contracts Officer
Steven Weiss, Esq., Managing Attorney, Social Security Disability/SSI, Alameda County
Golden Gate University School of Law
Mynesha Whyte, DEI Manager
Susan Widule, Esq.
Columbia Law School
Elissa Winters, Grants and Contracts Officer
Michael Wolchansky, Esq., Supervising Attorney, Social Security Disability/SSI, San Francisco County
Golden Gate University School of Law
Pam Wool, Senior Attorney, Youth Justice
University of California, Hastings College of Law
Meiyi Wu, Senior Accountant
Joshua Yoon, Esq.
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Maria J. Zaldivar, Human Resources Manager
Suzanne Zalev, Esq.
University of California Davis School of Law
Lily Zhang, Esq.
University of California, Hastings College of the Law
Noah Zinner, Esq., Managing Attorney, Consumer
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