Staff

Our clients are supported by a highly qualified 139-member team, including some 50 attorneys, in four locations. We are continuously striving to best meet the needs of our community.

Meet our Administrative Team:

Kisha Antonio

Kisha Antonio
Executive Assistant

Jason Coleman

Jason Coleman
Directing Attorney for Client Services

John Cross

John Cross
Database Manager

Fatima Dadabhoy

Fatima Dadabhoy
Intake Directing Attorney

Anthony Filer

Anthony Filer
Directing Attorney of Engagement

Amy Goldman

Amy Goldman
Director of Legal Services

Christian Joaquin

Christian Joaquin
IT Manager

Shelbie Knox

Shelbie Knox
Grants and Evaluation Manager

Monica Mar

Monica Mar
Director of Pro Bono

Maxine Margaritis

Maxine Margaritis
Director of Operations

Kate Marr

Kate Marr
Executive Director

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Patricia Moon
Directing Attorney for Client Services

Sarah Reisman

Sarah Reisman
Directing Attorney of Advocacy & Litigation

America Valdez

America Valdez
Director of Human Resources

Emily Wing

Emily Wing
Director of Fund Development

Meet our Supervising Attorneys:

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Maheen Ali
Associate Supervising Attorney, Intake & Assessment

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Noha Gabra
Supervising Attorney, Consumer Defense

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Natalie Knott
Supervising Attorney, Housing

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Sara Lee
Supervising Attorney, Health

Linda Luu

Laura Luu
Supervising Attorney, Seniors

Christine Martin

Christine Martin
Supervising Attorney Compton Self-Help Center

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Gloria Martinez
Supervising Attorney, Immigration

Eric Michael

Eric Michael
Supervising Attorney, Public Benefits

Yolanda Omana

Yolanda Omana
Supervising Attorney, Family Law

Alisha Saska

Alisha Saska
Supervising Attorney, Housing

Pablo Schlueter

Pablo Schlueter-Corey
Supervising Attorney, Family Law

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Griselda Serrano Sierra
Supervising Case Manager

Meet our Staff:

Case Management
Lesly Alcantar, Case Manager
Susan Ferrer, Case Manager
Irene Price, Case Manager
Griselda Serrano Sierra, Supervising Case Manager

Consumer Defense
Melina Fuentes, Staff Paralegal
Noha Gabra, Supervising Attorney

Family Law
Amy Abshier, UCI Fellow
Lillian Ambriz, Staff Paralegal
Ahmad Bhatti, Staff Attorney
Cheryl Bigos, Senior Attorney
Isabel Cuesta, Senior Paralegal
Marlena Davis, Staff Paralegal
Karina Estrella, Senior Paralegal
Victor Felix Severiano, Senior Paralegal
Roxanne Hernandez, Senior Attorney
Mary Lozano, Senior Paralegal
Martha Monge Nolasco, Staff Paralegal
Yolanda Omana, Supervising Attorney
Elizabeth Ramirez, Senior Paralegal
Lorena Ramos, Staff Paralegal
Gwenn Rocca, Senior Paralegal
Jasmine Rucker, Staff Paralegal
Johanna Sanchez, Staff Attorney
Pablo Schlueter-Corey, Supervising Attorney
Michael Waldren, Senior Attorney
Esther Ye, Staff Attorney

Finance
Margaret Fu, Grants Staff Accountant
Anna Nieto, Accounting Coordinator

Fund Development
Millie Heur, Communications Specialist
Shelbie Knox, Grants & Evaluation Manager
Emily Wing, Director of Fund Development
Marilyn Zupkoff, Fund Development and Marketing Coordinator

Health
Joan Chang, Senior Attorney
Sara Lee, Supervising Attorney
Stacey Loomis, Staff Attorney
Michelle Le, Staff Paralegal
Vanessa Valladolid, Intake Worker

Housing
Michelle Allec Arreola, Staff Attorney
Ashton Cooper Jr., Senior Attorney
Robert Costa, Staff Attorney
Rosemary Estrada, Staff Paralegal
Jonathan Gibson, Senior Attorney
Roqayah Hamdi, Staff Paralegal
Natalie Knott, Supervising Attorney
Phillip Leamon, Staff Attorney
Isidra Martinez Moreno, Staff Paralegal
Marie Mizokami, Senior Paralegal
Efrain Partida, Senior Attorney
Melanie Pearce, Staff Attorney
Youngsun Sunny Park, Staff Attorney
Dianna Rodriguez, Staff Paralegal
Liberty Russell, Staff Paralegal
Negeen Sadeghi-Movahed, Staff Attorney
Alisha Saska, Supervising Attorney
Miriam Soriano Perez, Staff Paralegal
Pafracio Vallente, Staff Paralegal
Valerie Vasquez, Staff Attorney
Terea Williams, Staff Attorney

Human Resources
America Valdez, Director of Human Resources

Immigration
Claudia Batres-Jimenez, Senior Paralegal
Mahsa Maleki, Senior Attorney
Gloria Martinez, Supervising Attorney
Jacqueline M. Ulloa Flores, Staff Attorney
Efrain Villa, Staff Paralegal
Sarah Yanez, Senior Attorney

Intake & Assessment
Maheen Ali, Associate Supervising Attorney
Alma Aldaco, Staff Paralegal
Monica Alva, Intake Worker
Jorge Ambriz, Staff Paralegal
Mary Aranda, Staff Paralegal
Lizett Arroyo, Staff Paralegal
Bianca Beatriz, Staff Paralegal
Jennifer Cohen, Staff Attorney
Fatima Dadabhoy, Intake Directing Attorney
Jessica Fabian, Staff Paralegal
Traece Forbes, Staff Paralegal
Grace Hu, Staff Attorney
Johnny Liu, Senior Paralegal
April Oh, Staff Paralegal
Alejandra Ortiz, Staff Paralegal
Fernanda Regalado, Intake Coordinator
Madiha Siddiqui, Staff Attorney
Kate Anh Tran, Senior Paralegal
Mayra Urbina, Staff Paralegal

Operations
John Cross, Database Manager
Christian Joaquin, IT Project Manager
Maxine Margaritis, Director of Operations
Tina Nguyen, Operations Manager

Pro Bono
Monica Mar, Director of Pro Bono
Maricela Nuñez, Pro Bono Coordinator

Public Benefits
Alton Donatto, Staff Paralegal
Cyndi Huynh, Staff Attorney
Sarah Mays, Staff Attorney
Eric Michael, Supervising Attorney

Receptionists
Norma Concepcion, Norwalk Receptionist
Erika De Reza, Compton Receptionist
Yolanda Rodriguez, Santa Ana Receptionist

Self-Help
Magaly Contreras, Staff Paralegal
Maria Gonzalez, Staff Attorney
Christine Martin, Supervising Attorney
Carmen Vela, Staff Paralegal

Seniors
Cynthia Holton, Staff Attorney
Audrey Kim, Community Outreach Coordinator
Laura Luu, Supervising Attorney
Sandra Skahen, Senior Attorney

Small Claims
Christina Clauss, Associate Supervisor of Small Claims
Maria Rosado, Small Claims Advisor

Systemic Impact
Marilyn Andalon, Staff Paralegal
Chloe Badze, Legal Fellow
Erica Ettinger, Senior Attorney
Ryan M. Kendall, Staff Attorney
Sarah Reisman, Directing Attorney of Advocacy & Litigation
Katelyn Rowe, Staff Attorney