Legal Aid's Impact
Legal Aid DC’s attorneys, legal support staff, and operational staff work together to provide life-changing legal assistance for thousands of DC residents each year. This listing represents Legal Aid’ staff as of November 2024.
Lia Acosta
Senior Administrative Assistant
Rais Akbar
Senior Staff Attorney
Danielle Anani
Public Benefits Specialist
Martha Arzu
Intake Specialist
Laura Bailey
Director of IT & Facilities
Jessica Berger
Supervising Attorney, Public Benefits
Deepa Bijpuria
Director, Immigration
Inka Boehm
Community Lawyer
Elena Bowers
Managing Attorney, Housing
Daniela Bravo
Project Coordinator
Shreya Britton
Staff Attorney
Shula Bronner
Legal Assistant/Paralegal
Andrea Brooks
Intake Specialist
Megan Browder
Legal Director for Systemic Advocacy and Law Reform
Meridel Bulle-Vu
Managing Attorney, Family Law and Domestic Violence
Madison Cassell
Deputy Director of Development
Molly Catchen
Supervising Attorney, Housing
Wendy Cheng
Senior Staff Attorney
Eleni Christidis
Supervising Attorney, Housing
Erica Clarke
Staff Attorney
Rachel Clifton
Public Benefits Specialist
Ashley Close
Staff Attorney
Mistee Colbert
Senior Staff Attorney
Claire Comey
Staff Attorney
Shakina Cotton
Tenant Support Specialist
Gary Cunningham
Senior Intake Coordinator
Sylvia Davenport
Senior Staff Attorney
Rebecca Dayan
Legal Assistant/Paralegal
Nicole Dooley
Supervising Attorney, Public Benefits
Ketty Eberepou
Intake Specialist
Caroline Fehr
Senior Staff Attorney
Rebecca Gallahue
Director of Legal Support
Cali Gill
Staff Attorney
Maddie Gold
Legal Assistant/Paralegal
Katrina Goodjoint
Senior Staff Attorney
Javonta Graham
Senior Investigator
Emily Grau
Staff Attorney
Omar Hashem
Investigator
Caitlin Hatakeyama
Staff Attorney
Kathy Hays
Director of Operations
Phylicia Hill
Director of Impact Litigation
Haley Hoff
Senior Attorney
Amanda Howard
Operations Administration
Adam Jacobs
Project Coordinator
Jennifer Jenkins
Policy Manager
Lauren Johnson
Executive Assistant
Nicole Johnson
Senior Legal Assistant
Christine Joseph
Senior Staff Attorney
Amy Kaplan
Supervising Attorney, Consumer
Jennifer Kelso
Staff Attorney
Danielle Kimberlin
Intake Specialist
Sarah Lee
Senior Staff Attorney
Jonathan Levy
Director, Barbara McDowell Appellate Advocacy Program
Jamie Long
Senior Staff Attorney
Susannah Loumiet
Senior Staff Attorney
Jeremiah Lowery
Director of Policy Advocacy
Andrea Macauley
Senior Legal Assistant
Catherine Masters
Development Manager
Meagan Matt
Legal Assistant/Paralegal
Lisa Meehan
Staff Attorney
Megane Messier
Staff Attorney
Jennifer Mezey
Legal Director for Operations and Client Services
Hannah Mezzacappa
Staff Attorney
Melissa McClure
Senior Staff Attorney
Kathy Milton
Volunteer Staff Attorney
Mikayla Moore
Development Associate
Leunea Myers
Senior Legal Assistant
Leyah Myles
Technology Associate
Adwoa Nkansah
Intake Specialist
Miguel Noel-Nosbaum
Intake Specialist
Megan Ocean
Staff Attorney
Mariatu Okonofua
Staff Attorney
Elana Orbuch
Staff Attorney
Patrick Orciani
Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Alyssa Padilla
Staff Attorney
Thomas C. Papson
Volunteer Staff Attorney
Andrew Patterson
Senior Staff Attorney
Robert Pergament
Director of Development
Sarah Plavcan
Staff Attorney
Samone Smith
Staff Attorney
Yoliara Ramos Soto
Director, Intake Program
Rebecca Steele
Staff Attorney
Sarah Reichenbach
Staff Attorney
Brian Rohal
Senior Staff Attorney
Patricia Roulhac
Receptionist/Secretary
Carolyn Rumer
Supervising Attorney, Family Law and Domestic Violence
Evelyn Rupert
Communications Director
Juantre Rush
Intake Program Generalist
Melanie Sandler
Senior Staff Attorney
Dorothy Scheeline
Director of People & Culture
Johanna Schmidt
Senior Staff Attorney
Ashlei Schulz
Supervising Attorney, Housing
Candis Scippio
Human Resources Generalist
Nadia Seeratan
Director of Reentry & Community Lawyering
Katherine Shea
Staff Attorney
Dominique Small
Compensation & Benefits Specialist
Matthew Sokol
Staff Attorney
Sylvia Soltis
Director, Pro Bono Program
Eric Swanson
Staff Attorney
Francis Swanson
Sidley Austin Appellate Advocacy Fellow in Honor of Mark Herzog
Vikram Swaruup
Executive Director
Josemanuel Tello
Legal Assistant/Paralegal
Alison Terrell
Staff Attorney
Marisa Theodore
Staff Attorney
Nicholas Toland
Staff Attorney
Stephanie Troyer
Legal Director of Direct Legal Services Program
Andrew du Bois de Vroylande
Staff Attorney
Julia Ward
Senior Staff Attorney
Simon Wentzell
Staff Attorney
Elizabeth Wei
Staff Attorney
Kaitlin Welborn
Impact Litigation Attorney
Charlene Whitman-Barr
Supervising Attorney, Family Law and Domestic Violence
Jillean Workman
Fellow
Mel Zahnd
Supervising Attorney, Housing
