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
Executive Assistant
Jason Coleman
Directing Attorney for Client Services
John Cross
Database Manager
Fatima Dadabhoy
Intake Directing Attorney
Anthony Filer
Directing Attorney of Engagement
Shelbie Knox
Grants and Evaluation Manager
Monica Mar
Director of Pro Bono
Kate Marr
Executive Director
Victor H. Monzon
Director of Finance
Patricia Moon
Directing Attorney for Client Services
Sarah Reisman
Directing Attorney of Advocacy & Litigation
Akiko Nishino
Director of Legal Services
America Valdez
Director of Human Resources
Emily Wing
Director of Fund Development
Meet our Supervising Attorneys:
Maheen Ali
Associate Supervising Attorney, Intake & Assessment
Noha Gabra
Supervising Attorney, Consumer Defense
Sara Lee
Supervising Attorney, Health
Laura Luu
Supervising Attorney, Seniors
Christine Martin
Supervising Attorney Compton Self-Help Center
Gloria Martinez
Supervising Attorney, Immigration
Eric Michael
Supervising Attorney, Public Benefits
Yolanda Omana
Supervising Attorney, Family Law
Alisha Saska
Supervising Attorney, Housing
Pablo Schlueter-Corey
Supervising Attorney, Family Law
Griselda Serrano Sierra
Supervising Case Manager
Meet our Staff:
Case Management
Lesly Alcantar, Case Manager
Emely Gonzalez, Case Manager
Irene Price, Case Manager
Griselda Serrano Sierra, Supervising Case Manager
Consumer Defense
Melina Fuentes, Staff Paralegal
Noha Gabra, Supervising Attorney
Rose Mauro, Staff Attorney, Expungement
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
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
Esther Ye, Staff Attorney
Finance
Margaret Fu, Grants Staff Accountant
Victor H. Monzon, Director of Finance
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
Shaista Azad, Staff Attorney
Ashton Cooper Jr., Senior Attorney
Robert Costa, Staff Attorney
Iman Elgohary, Staff Paralegal
Tony Filer, Staff Attorney
Jonathan Gibson, Senior Attorney
Roqayah Hamdi, Staff Paralegal
Tatianna Herrera, Registered Legal Aid Attorney
Phillip Leamon, Registered Legal Aid 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
Valerie Vasquez, Staff Attorney
Human Resources
Lizbeth Hernandez-Ramos, Human Resources Assistant
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
Karen Munoz, Staff 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
Priya Dhanapal, Database Assistant
Heidy Garcia, Operations Assistant
Eddie Madrid, Operations Assistant
Jessica Marquez, Office Manager
Tina Nguyen, Operations Manager
Pro Bono
Monica Mar, Director of Pro Bono
Maricela Nuñez, Pro Bono Coordinator
Public Benefits
Alton Donatto, Staff Paralegal
Sarah Mays, Staff Attorney
Eric Michael, Supervising Attorney
Tessa Oliver, Staff Attorney
Receptionists
Norma Concepcion, Norwalk 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
Erica Ettinger, Senior Attorney
Ryan M. Kendall, Staff Attorney
Jessica Langdon, Law Graduate
Sarah Reisman, Directing Attorney of Advocacy & Litigation
Katelyn Rowe, Staff Attorney
