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.

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Michelle Albert, Grants and Contracts Officer

Haydée I. Alfonso, Esq., General Counsel and Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Santa Clara University School of Law

Will Ang, Office Manager & Advocate

Taline Arustamyan, Esq.
Santa Clara University School of Law

Aria Ashaolu, Esq.
John F. Kennedy University, College of Law

Carrie Banks, Social Worker

Sabrina Barnes, Advocate

Lisa Bellard, Esq., Senior Attorney
New College of California School of Law

Jessica Berger, Esq.
Georgetown University Law Center

Jari Binder, Esq.
University of California, Hastings College of Law

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., Supervising Attorney, Housing
University of California, Berkeley School of Law

Lydia Chao, Esq.
Georgetown Law School

Emily Chavez (Miller), Advocate and Office Manager

Athena Chavira, IT Tech Support Specialist

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

Rosa Chiguila, Support Staff

Sarah Chronister, Esq.
Santa Clara University School of Law

Novella Coleman, Esq., Director of Litigation
Harvard Law School

Andrea Crider, Esq.
American University Washington College of Law

Amihan Cruz-Barroga, Accounting Manager

Lauren De La Rosa, Esq.
University of Illinois College of Law

Andrea Del-Pan, Esq., Pro Bono Director
University of San Francisco School of Law

Lauren DeMartini, Esq.
New York University School of Law

Hagar Dickman, Esq.
Loyola University Chicago School of Law

Emma Dinkelspiel, Esq.
New York University School of Law

Taishi Duchicela, Esq.
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law

Lia Dun, Development and Communications Assistant

Sasha Ellis, Esq.
Golden Gate University School of Law

Talia Falk, Esq., Senior Attorney
Harvard Law School

Juliana Fredman, Esq.
University of California, Hastings College of the Law

Amy Freeland, Esq., Senior Attorney
University of Michigan Law School

Linda Galbreth, Esq.
University of California, Berkeley School of Law

Jenna Gottlieb, Legal Assistant

Mihaela Gough, Esq.
Golden Gate University School of Law

Krista Granen, Esq.
University of California, Hastings College of the Law

Lisa Greif, Esq., Supervising Attorney, Housing
Suffolk University Law School

Stacey Guillory, Esq.
Boston University School of Law

Jimmy Hardwick, Esq.
Santa Clara University School of Law

Jenna Statfeld Harris, Esq.
Harvard Law School

Britt Harwood, Esq.
University of California, Berkeley School of Law

Rachel Haverkorn, Esq.
George Washington Law

Christian Henricksen, Social Worker

Ursula Hill, Social Worker

Rachel Hoerger, Esq.
New York University School of Law

Lauren Holzer, Esq., Supervising Attorney, Housing
Pennsylvania State University, The Dickinson School of Law

Seung Eun (Sally) Hong, Esq.
University of California, Hastings College of the 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

Maya Iyyani, Esq.
University of Virginia School of Law

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

Deep Jodhka, Esq., Supervising Attorney, Social Security Disability/SSI
University of California, Berkeley School of Law

Raegan Joern, Esq., Supervising Attorney, SSI
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

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
Loyola University New Orleans, College of Law

Catherine Kimel, Esq.
Duke University School of Law

Fawn Jade Korr, Esq., Senior Litigation Counsel
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Law School

Kenneth Lam, Accountant

Martin Lara, Facilities Associate

Mary Lara, Office Manager

Andy Q. Le, Esq.
Lewis & Clark Law School

Hong Le, Esq.
University of California, Berkeley School of Law

Christina Lee, Director of Grants & Contracts

Olga Leon, Reception & Support Staff

Stephanie Leroux, Esq.
New College of California School of Law

Kristi Lesnewich, Esq., Managing Attorney, Napa County
University of San Francisco School of Law

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., Senior Attorney
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles

Erika M. Martínez, Grants and Contracts Officer

Olabisi Matthews, Esq.
Michigan State University College of Law

Jerel McCrary, Esq., Managing Attorney, San Francisco County
University of California, Hastings College of the Law

Don Medearis, Esq., Supervising Attorney, Economic Justice
University of San Francisco School of Law

Rose Molloy, Esq.
Northeastern School of Law

Katherine Moinpour, Esq.
University of California, Hastings College of Law

Jesús Muñoz, Esq.
Stanford Law School

Kemi Mustapha, Esq., Supervising Attorney, Family Law
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

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

Ofra Pleban, Esq.
University of California, Davis School of Law

Adam Poe, Esq., Managing Attorney, Conta Costa & Marin Counties
DePaul University College of Law

Louie Ponce, Esq.
McGeorge School of Law

Jonathan Powers, Esq.
University of California, Hastings 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.
Inter American University School of Law

Ruben Robles, Advocate

Jeanette Robinson, IT Manager

Kari A. Rudd, Esq.
University of Minnesota Law School

Alexandria (Ali) Sadler, Esq., Senior Attorney
University of California, Berkeley Law School

Mélody Saint-Saëns, Esq., Immigration Regional Counsel
University of Miami School of Law

Paul Sanderson-Cimino, Esq.
University of Michigan Law School

Michael Santos, Esq.
University of Southern California Gould School of Law

Becca Schonberg, Esq.
University of California, Berkeley School of Law

Mohammad Sheikh, Director of Finance & Administration

Tracy Skelton, Esq.
University of San Francisco School of Law

Vish Souroushian, Esq.
University of California, Berkeley School of Law

Trevina Tang, Accountant

Barbara Texidor, Esq., Managing Attorney, Health Consumer Center & Legal Advice Line
University of California, Hastings College of the Law

Ken Theisen, J.D., Advocate
Pepperdine University School of Law

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.
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., Regional Managing Attorney, Social Security
Golden Gate University School of Law

Susan Widule, Esq.
Columbia Law School

Elissa Winters, Grants and Contracts Officer

Michael Wolchansky, Esq.
Golden Gate University School of Law

Meiyi Wu, Senior Accountant

Joshua Yoon, Esq.
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles

Maria J. Zaldivar, Human Resources Manager

Lily Zhang, Esq.
University of California, Hastings College of the Law

Noah Zinner, Esq., Regional Managing Attorney, Consumer

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