Management Staff & Attorneys
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles’ key management team brings a wealth of legal expertise, policy advocacy experience, a solid background working with diverse and underserved communities, and a passion for its mission to provide access to civil justice for those without a voice.
Leadership
![Silvia R. Argueta](https://lafla.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/s_Argueta.jpg)
Silvia R. Argueta
Executive Director
![Yolanda Arias](https://lafla.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Yolanda-Arias.jpg)
Yolanda Arias
Director of Economic Justice
![Lesli Latt](https://lafla.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Lesli-Latt-1.png)
Lesli Latt
Director of Human Resources, Diversity & Inclusion
![Joann Lee](https://lafla.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/6.jpg)
Joann Lee
Directing Attorney, Special Counsel on Language Justice
![Nicole M. Perez](https://lafla.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/nicole-perez.jpg)
Nicole M. Perez
Director of Client Services and Compliance
![Michael D. Polanichka](https://lafla.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/michael-new.jpg)
Michael D. Polanichka
Director of Information and Technology
![Linda Quintana](https://lafla.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/linda-new.jpg)
Linda Quintana
Director of Fiscal Management
![Vincent Rodriguez](https://lafla.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/vince-rodriguez-cfo.jpg)
Vincent Rodriguez
Chief Financial Officer
![Barbara J. Schultz](https://lafla.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Barbara-Schultz.jpg)
Barbara J. Schultz
Director of Housing Justice
![Alyson Sprafkin](https://lafla.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Alyson-Sprafkin-e1717178715649.png)
Alyson Sprafkin
Chief Development Director
![Phong Wong](https://lafla.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/01-Phong-Wong_color_low-res-e1589331714440.jpg)
Phong Wong
Pro Bono Director
Management
![Paula Cohen](https://lafla.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Paula-Cohen-cropped.jpg)
Paula Cohen
Special Counsel on Family Law
![Stephanie Davidson](https://lafla.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Stephanie-Davidson.jpg)
Stephanie Davidson
Managing Attorney, Survivor and Family Justice Workgroup
![Elana Eden](https://lafla.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Elana-Eden-2019-e1707336261250.jpg)
Elana Eden
Communications & Marketing Manager
![Mark Hu](https://lafla.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/mark-hu-1.jpg)
Mark Hu
Managing Attorney, Self-Help Centers
![Sheyda Joolharzadeh](https://lafla.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Sheyda_Headshot-e1712089422716.jpg)
Sheyda Joolharzadeh
Managing Attorney, Medical-Legal Partnerships
![Kevin F. Mitchell](https://lafla.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/kevin-mitchell-e1589331505802.jpg)
Kevin F. Mitchell
Managing Attorney, Santa Monica Office
![Michael J. Ortiz](https://lafla.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Michael-Ortiz.jpg)
Michael J. Ortiz
Special Counsel on Immigrant Affairs
![Dominique Quevedo](https://lafla.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dominique-quevedo.jpg)
Dominique Quevedo
Managing Attorney, Long Beach Office and Immigration Access Workgroup
![Nicole Rivera-Vazquez](https://lafla.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Nicole-Rivera.jpg)
Nicole Rivera-Vazquez
Managing Attorney, Client Intake
![Jana Russell](https://lafla.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Jana-Russell-1.jpg)
Jana Russell
Support Services Manager
![Kristina Sanchez](https://lafla.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Kristina-Sanchez.jpg)
Kristina Sanchez
Case Manager Project Manager
![Neesa Sethi](https://lafla.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Neesa-Sethi-e1713982384108.jpeg)
Neesa Sethi
Pro Bono Project Manager
![Tyler Nicole Smith](https://lafla.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Tyler-Nicole-Smith.jpg)
Tyler Nicole Smith
Managing Attorney, Veterans Justice Center
![Jeffrey M. Uno](https://lafla.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/JeffWeb.jpg)
Jeffrey M. Uno
Managing Attorney, Eviction Defense Center
![Susan Vincent](https://lafla.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/susan-new-1.jpg)
Susan Vincent
Managing Attorney for Data and Innovation
Attorneys & Fellows
Asian & Pacific Islander Outreach Project
Jean C. Ahn
Bohan Chen
Patricia Park
Annie Yu
Bavani Sridar
Shawntel Williams
Economic Stability
Elena Ackel
Jonathan Brown
Matthew Clark
Zachary Genduso
Andrew Kazakes
Jamie Kim
Tanya McGary
Robyn Smith
Catherine Vega
Eviction Defense Center
Brianna Aguet
Jennifer Baez-Silva
Hanna Burt
Robin Chavarria
Cameron Dekens
Michael Fraser
Christian Gutierrez
Fidel Hinojosa
Christopher Homandberg
Joshua Johnson
Ningyi Ma
Amanda McNally
Olivia Mercado
Mario Perez
Viveka Ray-Mazumder
Hannah Samson
Jason Marcus Williams
Housing and Communities
Sean Bigley
Anna Hales
Olivia Scheyer
Manuel Villagomez
Immigration Access
Nick Levsen
Sonya Servin
Daliah Setareh
Nhien Tran
Christine Yoon
Medical-Legal Partnerships
Eun-Bit Chang
Eric Daco
Erin Gunter
Emma Lingel-Gary
Pro Bono
Mina Kim
Restoring Communities
Chelsea Bell
Stephanie Horwitz
Petra Moreno
Giovanni Pesce
David Schlussel
Ian Stringham
Santa Monica Office
Lynn Franco
June Hormell
D. Towne Morton*
Amy Withmory
Self-Help Legal Access Centers
Cesar Bertaud
Pierre Cordero
Jordan Lennox
Jennie Nguyen
Susmita Sahu
Mona Sobhani
Survivor & Family Justice
Clara Mora
Laura Rotmanskiy
Unhoused People’s Justice Project
Isabelle Geczy
Shayla Myers
Veterans Justice Center
Sumouni Basu
Melissa Steele
Louis Truong
Ricardo Uribe
* State of CA Bar Provisionally Licensed Attorney