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About

Year in year out EJA is there for us, joined in the fight for equal justice.  We are proud to call them partners.”

Lili Ibara

Deputy Director, Greater Boston Legal Services

Who We Are

EJA Founder Dan Ruben receives Lifetime Achievement Award from his alma mater Pace University School of Law

Who We Are

EJA Founder Dan Ruben receives Lifetime Achievement Award from his alma mater Pace University School of Law

Staff

Randy Gilliland

Director of Philanthropy
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Anesa Kajtazovic

Director of Development and Marketing
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Laura McDermott

Administrative & Data Specialist
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Dan Ruben

Founder/Executive Director
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Jackie Tate

Director of Fundraising Operations
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Katie Toman

Office Manager
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Fundraisers

Maggie Clark

Barbara Davis

Sherri Howard

Darla Mills

Ann Silva

Sandra Stanwitz

Board of Directors

  • David Santacroce
    President
    Associate Dean for Experiential Education
    Clinical Professor of Law University of Michigan Law School
  • Stephen Houghton
    Shareholder
    Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote Attorneys at Law
  • Sonia Marquez
    Human Resources, Prisoners' Legal Services
  • Lisa Tracy
    U.S. Government Attorney
  • Larry Zabar
    Treasurer
    Vice President, New England Council

Board of Directors

  • David Santacroce
    President
    Associate Dean for Experiential Education
    Clinical Professor of Law University of Michigan Law School
  • Stephen Houghton
    Shareholder
    Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote Attorneys at Law
  • Sonia Marquez
    Human Resources, Prisoners' Legal Services
  • Lisa Tracy
    U.S. Government Attorney
  • Larry Zabar
    Treasurer
    Vice President, New England Council

Board of Advisors

  • Robert M. Andalman
    Member
    A&G Law LLC
  • Arthur J. Anderson
    Shareholder
    Winstead PC
  • Frederic P. Andes
    Partner
    Barnes & Thornburg
  • Arthur H. Aufses III
    Partner
    Kramer Levin
  • William A. Barrett
    Owner
    Barrett Dispute Resolution
  • Janice Bassil
    Owner
    The Law Offices of Janice Bassil
  • Marc J. Becker
    Partner
    Goldfarb & Fleece LLP
  • Patrick R. Bowers
    Principal
    Bowers Law Group
  • Robert E. Branson
    President & CEO
    Multicultural Media, Telecom & Internet Council
  • Juanita R. Brooks
    Principal
    Fish & Richardson
  • Sylvia Cedillo
    Owner
    Law Office of Sylvia Cedillo
  • Jeff Civins
    Senior Counsel
    Haynes Boone
  • Theodore H. Davis
    Partner
    Kilpatrick Stockton LLP
  • Ross S. Delston
    Attorney & Expert Witness
    CAMS
  • Michael S. Devorkin
    Partner
    Golenbock Eiseman Assor Bell & Peskoe LLP
  • Tito Escobar
    Of Counsel
    Jones Day
  • Elliot J. Feldman
    Senior Partner
    Baker & Hostetler LLP
  • Lynne J. Fiscella
    Compliance Counsel, Internal Audit
    Riverside Health System
  • Elizabeth W. Fraser
    Shareholder
    Greenburg Traurig
  • Elizabeth R. Geise
    Partner
    Arent Fox Schiff
  • Adam J. Glazer
    Partner
    Schoenberg Finkel Beederman Bell Glazer LLC
  • Marcia E. Goodman
    Partner
    Mayer Brown
  • Raymond R. Gray
    Partner
    Michel Gray & Rogers, LLP
  • Thomas D. Hanson
    Partner
    Barnes & Thornburg
  • William G. Hoerger
    Of Counsel (Rtd.)
    California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc.
  • Theodore A. Keyes
    Special Counsel
    Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
  • Abigail C. Klamert
    Owner
    Klamert Law PLLC
  • William H. Knull III
    Independent Arbitrator
    William H. Knull, III PLLC
  • Keith M. Kollmeyer
    Member
    Mintz
  • Monica Markovich
    Director & Shareholder
    Brown Sims
  • William Shaw McDermott
    Partner
    K & L Gates
  • Kathleen A. McGee
    Partner
    Lowenstein Sandler
  • Thomas J McGonigle
    Partner
    Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
  • Karen S. Neeley
    Owner
    Law Office of Karen S. Neeley
  • Sharon Nirmul
    Partner
    Kessler, Topaz, Meltzer & Check LLP
  • Elizabeth A. Och
    Senior Associate
    Hogan Lovells
  • Joelle Ogg
    Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
    DC Energy Management
  • Joann T. Palumbo
    Partner
    Tarter Krinsky & Drogin
  • David Parker
    Partner
    Kleinberg, Kaplan, Wolff & Cohen
  • Steven M. Pesner
    Senior Counsel
    Freidman Kaplan 
  • John W. Scannell
    Senior Advisor
    Hildene Capital Management LLC
  • Jules F. Simon
    Partner
    Fox Rothschild LLP
  • Sarah E. Siskind
    Partner
    Miner, Barnhill, & Galland PC
  • Ramon K. Tabtiang
    Legal Director
    Google Cloud
  • Andrew M. Troop
    Partner
    Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
  • Abigail G. Urquhart
    Associate
    McGuire Woods
  • Susannah D. Volpe
    Assistant Deputy Public Defender
    New Jersey Office of the Public Defender
  • Marc Weingarten
    Partner
    Schulte Roth + Zabel LLP
  • Judith A. Weinstock
    General Attorney
    U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, New York Regional Office
  • Christine L. White
    Vice President, Office of Legal Affairs
    Northwell Health
  • Joanne M. White
    Principal
    Law Office of Joanne M. White
  • Rosalyn Young
    Principal
    Rosalyn Young, Esq.
  • Mark R. Zeidman
    Shareholder
    Ferguson Braswell Fraser Kubasta PC

Board of Advisors

  • Robert M. Andalman
    Member
    A&G Law LLC
  • Arthur J. Anderson
    Shareholder
    Winstead PC
  • Frederic P. Andes
    Partner
    Barnes & Thornburg
  • Arthur H. Aufses III
    Partner
    Kramer Levin
  • William A. Barrett
    Owner
    Barrett Dispute Resolution
  • Janice Bassil
    Owner
    The Law Offices of Janice Bassil
  • Marc J. Becker
    Partner
    Goldfarb & Fleece LLP
  • Patrick R. Bowers
    Principal
    Bowers Law Group
  • Robert E. Branson
    President & CEO
    Multicultural Media, Telecom & Internet Council
  • Juanita R. Brooks
    Principal
    Fish & Richardson
  • Sylvia Cedillo
    Owner
    Law Office of Sylvia Cedillo
  • Jeff Civins
    Senior Counsel
    Haynes Boone
  • Theodore H. Davis
    Partner
    Kilpatrick Stockton LLP
  • Ross S. Delston
    Attorney & Expert Witness
    CAMS
  • Michael S. Devorkin
    Partner
    Golenbock Eiseman Assor Bell & Peskoe LLP
  • Tito Escobar
    Of Counsel
    Jones Day
  • Elliot J. Feldman
    Senior Partner
    Baker & Hostetler LLP
  • Lynne J. Fiscella
    Compliance Counsel, Internal Audit
    Riverside Health System
  • Elizabeth W. Fraser
    Shareholder
    Greenburg Traurig
  • Elizabeth R. Geise
    Partner
    Arent Fox Schiff
  • Adam J. Glazer
    Partner
    Schoenberg Finkel Beederman Bell Glazer LLC
  • Marcia E. Goodman
    Partner
    Mayer Brown
  • Raymond R. Gray
    Partner
    Michel Gray & Rogers, LLP
  • Thomas D. Hanson
    Partner
    Barnes & Thornburg
  • William G. Hoerger
    Of Counsel (Rtd.)
    California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc.
  • Theodore A. Keyes
    Special Counsel
    Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
  • Abigail C. Klamert
    Owner
    Klamert Law PLLC
  • William H. Knull III
    Independent Arbitrator
    William H. Knull, III PLLC
  • Keith M. Kollmeyer
    Member
    Mintz
  • Monica Markovich
    Director & Shareholder
    Brown Sims
  • William Shaw McDermott
    Partner
    K & L Gates
  • Kathleen A. McGee
    Partner
    Lowenstein Sandler
  • Thomas J McGonigle
    Partner
    Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
  • Karen S. Neeley
    Owner
    Law Office of Karen S. Neeley
  • Sharon Nirmul
    Partner
    Kessler, Topaz, Meltzer & Check LLP
  • Elizabeth A. Och
    Senior Associate
    Hogan Lovells
  • Joelle Ogg
    Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
    DC Energy Management
  • Joann T. Palumbo
    Partner
    Tarter Krinsky & Drogin
  • David Parker
    Partner
    Kleinberg, Kaplan, Wolff & Cohen
  • Steven M. Pesner
    Senior Counsel
    Freidman Kaplan 
  • John W. Scannell
    Senior Advisor
    Hildene Capital Management LLC
  • Jules F. Simon
    Partner
    Fox Rothschild LLP
  • Sarah E. Siskind
    Partner
    Miner, Barnhill, & Galland PC
  • Ramon K. Tabtiang
    Legal Director
    Google Cloud
  • Andrew M. Troop
    Partner
    Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
  • Abigail G. Urquhart
    Associate
    McGuire Woods
  • Susannah D. Volpe
    Assistant Deputy Public Defender
    New Jersey Office of the Public Defender
  • Marc Weingarten
    Partner
    Schulte Roth + Zabel LLP
  • Judith A. Weinstock
    General Attorney
    U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, New York Regional Office
  • Christine L. White
    Vice President, Office of Legal Affairs
    Northwell Health
  • Joanne M. White
    Principal
    Law Office of Joanne M. White
  • Rosalyn Young
    Principal
    Rosalyn Young, Esq.
  • Mark R. Zeidman
    Shareholder
    Ferguson Braswell Fraser Kubasta PC