Experience

Justice in Aging

• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Equity Attorney

  • Aug 2022 - Present

  A full-time attorney on the Equity Team at Justice in Aging. Focus is to pursue systemic change in law and policy to improve the lives of low-income older adults. • Expand the Advancing Equity in Aging Initiative with a specific focus on affirmative advocacy strategies for underserved communities. • Serve on the Equity Team, work on victim-centered, trauma-informed, and language accessible direct legal services that furthers initiatives identified. • Develop strategies to advance research and analysis on issues pertaining to equity and aging • Implement new strategies of partnering with advocates serving older adults and people with disabilities to center Justice in Aging’s advocacy in community lawyering principles. • Work with Justice in Aging’s Health, Economic Security, Elder Rights, and Litigation teams to create and increase equity-based projects and initiatives, including engaging in research and analysis and producing written materials centered on equity and older adults. • Build and maintain relationships and engage in collaborative efforts with partners and coalitions, including national and local legal groups, aging and disability network members, state-based advocates, and others involved in protecting the legal rights of older adults and advancing racial justice. • Develop trainings for the legal services, aging and disability networks, and respond to questions and inquiries from professionals in those networks. Show less



Bet Tzedek Legal Services

• United States
• Law Practice
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Equal Justice Works Fellow

  • Jul 2020 - Jul 2022

  Attorney at Bet Tzedek, Focused on protecting homeowners at risk of losing ownership or equity to their homes to promote housing stability, preserve intergenerational wealth and stability in Los Angeles’s highest need communities. • Provided victim-centered, trauma-informed, and language accessible direct legal services, including legal screening, advice, brief services, and direct representation, to older victims of crime to address fraud and elder abuse that threatens homeownership and home equity throughout Los Angeles County, with an emphasis on serving rural and other underserved communities • Developed, planned, and conducted community education and outreach presentations to seniors about home equity protection, particularly seniors from rural and other traditionally underserved communities, such as seniors living with disabilities, senior women, immigrant seniors, and seniors from communities of color. • Developed, planned, and conducted trainings for professionals to identify and address elder abuse and fraud related to homeownership. • Delivered a presentation at the First Listening Session of the White House Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable, hosted by the Second Gentleman. Addressed issues of racial inequity, elder law, and minority home ownership matters exacerbated during the pandemic. • Conducted ongoing asset mapping, supported by data collection and tracking, to ensure the most-needed legal services to older homeowners efficiently and effectively in rural area. • Used remote technology including video conferencing during COVID-19 pandemic to conduct presentations and trainings, and to provide legal services in Los Angeles County, Antelope Valley, and the High Desert. • Developed project and service delivery model to stabilize vulnerable communities by protecting homeowners in underserved communities with focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Show less



Schroeter Goldmark & Bender (SGB)

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Summer Associate

  • Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

  • Assisted with discovery, attended trials and depositions; gained real-world civil litigation experience. • Drafted memorandums and client letters for lead attorneys; helped maximize attorney time and resources. • Compared depositions, fact patterns and legal strategies • Assisted with discovery, attended trials and depositions; gained real-world civil litigation experience. • Drafted memorandums and client letters for lead attorneys; helped maximize attorney time and resources. • Compared depositions, fact patterns and legal strategies



Blue Water Legal PLLC

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Summer Internship

  • May 2016 - Aug 2016

  • Assisted with complex writing and discovery issues; helped injured people move their lives forward. • Participated in client meetings, mediations, and outreach, displayed effective communication skills at all levels. • Supported attorney in fact development, discovery, and research; resulted in effective conclusion of litigation. • Assisted with complex writing and discovery issues; helped injured people move their lives forward. • Participated in client meetings, mediations, and outreach, displayed effective communication skills at all levels. • Supported attorney in fact development, discovery, and research; resulted in effective conclusion of litigation.