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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

Silvia R. Argueta

Executive Director
Clara Chiu-Torres

Clara Chiu-Torres

Chief Development Director
Lesli Latt

Lesli Latt

Director of Human Resources, Diversity & Inclusion
Joann Lee

Joann Lee

Special Counsel on Language Justice
Nicole M. Perez

Nicole M. Perez

Director of Client Services and Compliance
Michael D. Polanichka

Michael D. Polanichka

Director of Information and Technology
 Linda Quintana

Linda Quintana

Director of Fiscal Management
 Vincent Rodriguez

Vincent Rodriguez

Chief Financial Officer
 Barbara J. Schultz

Barbara J. Schultz

Director of Housing Justice
 Phong Wong

Phong Wong

Pro Bono Director

Management

Yolanda Arias

Yolanda Arias

Managing Attorney, East LA Office and Economic Stability Workgroup
Jennifer Baez-Silva

Jennifer Baez-Silva

Supervising Attorney, Eviction Defense Center
Paula Cohen

Paula Cohen

Special Counsel on Family Law
Stephanie Davidson

Stephanie Davidson

Managing Attorney, Survivor and Family Justice Workgroup
Elana Eden

Elana Eden

Communications & Marketing Manager
Mark Hu

Mark Hu

Managing Attorney, Self-Help Centers
Sheyda Joolharzadeh

Sheyda Joolharzadeh

Managing Attorney, Medical-Legal Partnerships
Lana Martin

Lana Martin

Grants & Contracts Manager
Kevin F. Mitchell

Kevin F. Mitchell

Managing Attorney, Santa Monica Office
Michael J. Ortiz

Michael J. Ortiz

Special Counsel on Immigrant Affairs
Dominique Quevedo

Dominique Quevedo

Managing Attorney, Long Beach Office and Immigration Access Workgroup
Nicole Rivera-Vazquez

Nicole Rivera-Vazquez

Managing Attorney, Client Intake
Jana Russell

Jana Russell

Support Services Manager
Kristina Sanchez

Kristina Sanchez

Case Manager Project Manager
Tyler Nicole Smith

Tyler Nicole Smith

Managing Attorney, Veterans Justice Center
Jeffrey M. Uno

Jeffrey M. Uno

Managing Attorney, Eviction Defense Center
Susan Vincent

Susan Vincent

Legal IT Manager

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
Cara McGraw
Robyn Smith
Catherine Vega

Eviction Defense Center

Brianna Aguet
Amreet Badesha
Natalie Balderas-Fowler
Hanna Burt
Robin Chavarria
Cameron Dekens
Hossein Eshaghi
Michael Fraser
Fidel Hinojosa
Christopher Homandberg
Joshua Johnson
Sungwon Kim
Yong David Lee
Archanaa Lingan
Ningyi Ma
Amanda McNally
Olivia Mercado
Elyse O’Neill
Gregory Okada
Mario Perez
Viveka Ray-Mazumder
Hannah Samson
Kayla Wheeler
Jason Marcus Williams
Katherine Willis

Homelessness Prevention (Measure H)

Housing and Communities

Sean Bigley
Raymond Fang
Anna Hales
Manuel Villagomez

Immigration Access

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

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

Ariana Barlas
Clara Mora
Laura Rotmanskiy

Unhoused Persons Justice Project

Isabelle Geczy
Shayla Myers

Veterans Justice Center

Mallory Andrews
Louis Truong

* State of CA Bar Provisionally Licensed Attorney