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Our Staff

Our dedicated and talented team lives and breathes our mission every day.

Father and Son

Caitlin Goldblatt

Administrative Specialist

Carolyn P. Johnson, Esq.

Managing Attorney

DiNesha Rucker

Equal Justice Works Fellow - Housing Justice

Edward Blackstone

Youth Collaboration Coordinator

Erin Esterson

Legal Fellow - Montgomery and Prince George's Counties

Heather Strauss

Pro Bono Paralegal

Ingrid Löfgren, Esq.

Director - Homeless Youth Initiative

Javaneh Pourkarim, Esq.

Director – Montgomery County and Prince George’s Counties

Julian Garcia

Director of Finance and Operations

Katherine Guzman

Paralegal - Montgomery and Prince George's Counties

Kathleen Skullney, Esq.
Pro Bono Counsel - Veterans Legal Assistance 
 

Kaylin Williams

Multimedia Project Manager - Cannabis Expungement Campaign

Kemmesha Thomas

Office Clerk - Montgomery and Prince George's Counties

Kirsten Gettys Downs, Esq.

Executive Director   

Laura Wellford

Director of Development and Communications

 

Michael C. Stone, Esq.

Director - Pro Bono Programs

Michelle S. Madaio, Esq.

Director – Economic Justice

Phillip W. Clark

Workforce Paralegal

Shahana Javed

Paralegal - Montgomery and Prince George's Counties

 

Yuné Aroni

Administrative Assistant

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