DC Employment Justice Center

DC Employment Justice Center gratefully acknowledges the following donors who made gifts of $250 or more from January 1, 2009, through December 31, 2009.

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In 2009, the EJC conducted over 1,300 intakes at our Workers’ Rights Clinic and returned more than $580,000 in back wages and damages to the pockets of low-income workers. In addition, many other low-wage workers received unquanti-fiable benefits, such as medical coverage or job reinstatement. See Who We Help for a sampling of some of the workers we helped in 2009.

The centerpiece and gateway of the EJC’s work is our Workers’ Rights Clinic. The Clinic is held monthly on Monday afternoons in the Anacostia community of South-east D.C. and weekly on Wednesday evenings in the Shaw community of Northwest D.C. The clinic is open to all low-income workers in the District of Columbia, suburban Maryland, and Northern Virginia. At clinic, workers receive free legal advice on the full range of employment law matters; in appropriate cases, the EJC assumes repre-sentation or refers workers to pro bono or experienced employment law attorneys. Since our inception on Labor Day 2000, the EJC has provided free legal advice and assistance to more than 8,300 low-income workers with employment law problems at our Workers’ Rights Clinic.

GENDER Men 58.8%

Women 41.2%

RACE/ETHNICITY Black 49.8%

Latino 36.0%

White 3.0%

Asian 2.2%

Native American .01%

Other/Unidentified 8.1%

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LOCATION DC 60.2%

MD 14.7%

VA 8.5%

INDUSTRIES Construction/ Carpentry 11.4% Restaurant/ Food Service 13% Janitorial/ Cleaning 7.7% Government 2.8%

Hotel/Hospitality 1.9%

Transportation 5.3%

Education 2.3%

Legal Services

CASE TYPE Wage & Hour 23.7%

Termination 19.0%

Discrimination 9.2%

Workers’ Comp 6.3%

Unemployment 14.6%

Criminal Records 4.4%

On the Job 1.0%

FMLA 1.3% Sexual Harassment 0.2% ADA 1.9%

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W H O W E H E L P

Like so many workers during this economic downturn, SAM MURIITHI lost his job as an airport driver in 2008. He applied for unemployment insurance, but his employer challenged his claim, denying his status as an employee. Without this temporary cash assistance, Sam would have had a difficult time paying his bills and covering his basic needs. When Sam came to the EJC’s Workers’ Rights Clinic for help, we assisted him with his appeal, represented him at his hearing, and won a favorable judgment. Sam is now re-ceiving unemployment insurance.

"I was a victim of this recession. In October 2008, I was fired from my job. I didn't know what to do. Broke, jobless, and desperate, EJC em-braced me and treated me like a million dollar client, despite the fact that I wasn't able to pay a dime. EJC went on to win my case!” - Sam Muriithi

SANDRA JUAREZ (name changed) worked full-time as a cashier for over two years when she requested and was granted time off to visit her family in El Salvador. However, when Sandra returned, her em-ployer reduced her work hours significantly, from full-time to 8 hours per week. She came to the EJC for help. In the course of her interview, Sandra explained to us that she had been working 58 hours per week, every week, for the entire time she was with the com-pany. Moreover, during that entire period, she had never been paid overtime. The EJC accepted representation of Sandra in-house, worked with her to calculate the wages she was owed, and ultimately settled with her employer for $10,000. Sandra is now interested in starting her own business.

JOSEPH BATES (name changed), an Egyptian immigrant, began working at a large hotel chain as a temporary worker and was eventually hired full-time as an administrative assistant. Though this position had limited client contact and he was always able to communicate effectively when necessary, the director occasionally told him that he should work on speaking more clearly be-cause his accent was difficult to understand. Despite his strong performance on the job, his di-rector asked him to submit his resignation because of his speech difficulties. Though Joseph did not want to quit, he did as instructed. Joseph then struggled to find full-time employment, and he came to the EJC after a unsuccessful mediation at the EEOC. The EJC referred his case to Steve Kahn who accepted pro bono representation, and he ultimately settled for $20,000.

In early 2009, MEEI SHI CHILD lost her job and came to the EJC for advice about her options. The EJC helped her navigate the District’s confusing unemployment insurance application process, and she eventually started receiving a weekly benefit amount and a dependent allowance under the District’s new emergency legislation. Since then, Meei has become an active member of the EJC’s newly formed organizing group WAGE. Through her involvement, Meei testified before the D.C. Council in November about how reforms to the District’s unemployment system would benefit workers like her. In addition, in December, she participated in a national press conference sponsored by the National Employment Law Project about the impor-tance of extending unemployment benefits.

"With unemployment comes a sense of hopelessness and isolation. It is encouraging to know that institu-tions like the EJC have made it their mission to give unemployed workers a voice, and to extend a helping hand." - Meei Shi Child

Recognizing that legal advice and representation can generally only address the problems of one individual at a time, the EJC also identifies issues for systemic reform, including policy change and community organizing.

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Advocacy

In 2009, the District’s unemployment rate reached an historic level, and was even more devastat-ing in Wards 7 and 8. The EJC led a campaign to reform and strengthen D.C.’s unemployment insurance system so that the record number of people who are now losing their jobs can receive temporary cash assistance during this economic downturn. Specifically, jobless workers who have children are now eligible to receive a dependent allowance. In addition, the EJC also drafted legislation, introduced in September 2009, that would increase the maximum weekly benefit amount, expand eligibility to those who leave their jobs to care for family members or to relocate with their spouses, and extend the deadline for filing an unemployment appeal. With these changes, the District will be eligible to receive $27 million in federal stimulus funding, and $10 million will make its way into the pockets of approximately 22,000 struggling workers.

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In 2009, the EJC launched a third new organizing group called WAGE (“Workers Advocating for Greater Equality”). The purpose of WAGE is to educate workers who come to our Workers’ Rights Clinic about employment law matters, provide them with advocacy and media skills, and help them identify and get involved in EJC’s broad-based campaigns. WAGE held two meetings during the second half of 2009, and one WAGE member has already testified before the D.C. Council at a hearing about expanding access to unemployment as well as at a national press conference about extending benefits. (See Meei Shi Child, Who We Help)

In 2008, the EJC successfully led a coalition of more than 20 organizations to pass the Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Act. Now, approximately 210,000 workers will be able to take time off to care for themselves and their family members without fear of losing their jobs or losing a day of wages. Passage of this bill, however, is only the first step in ensuring workplace justice. Over a year after the law went into effect, final regulations have not yet been promulgated and the complaint process is inconsistent.

In 2009, the EJC continued to lead efforts to ensure that the law was properly implemented and enforced. Specifically, the EJC provided comments on the proposed regulations to clarify and strengthen the law, regularly met with agency staff to ensure that a complaint process was established, and distributed factsheets at our Workers’ Rights Clinic so that workers were aware of their rights under the new law. Finally, the EJC filed two paid sick day complaints with the Office of Wage-Hour, and continues to screen potential claims at our Clinic.

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A WAGE member practicing a presentation at a meeting

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Education

EJC in the News In 2009, the EJC was featured in local and na-tional media outlets. EJC Director of Advocacy Courtney Chappell appeared on “Sound Advice”, a University of the District of Columbia School of Law cable show, and on “Coffee House,” a na-tional cable television show, to discuss the Dis-trict’s unemployment insurance system and changes that will qualify the city to receive $27 million in federal stimulus funding.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/27/illegals.back.pay/index.html

In the story Illegal Immigrants Struggle to Receive Back Pay, CNN highlighted the

national problem of wage theft, describing how undocumented workers are increas-

ingly targeted by unscrupulous employers who refuse to pay them their wages.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/06/

AR2009040603462.html

In the story GAO Report Faults Labor Dept. on Wage Com-

plaints, the Washington Post discussed how the Department

of Labor has consistently ignored, improperly tracked, or

inadequately investigated wage complaints filed by workers

over the past several years.

In 2009, the EJC educated a total of 650 workers about their employment rights, including training 60 individuals about how to deal with a criminal record in employment and 142 about wage theft. We also educated 230 service providers about various employment law issues. The EJC expanded our employment law training sites to include the D.C. Central

Kitchen. We would like to thank the attorneys at O’Donoghue & O’Donoghue for volunteering, coordinat-ing, and conducting our Know Your Rights education workshops.

Aaron Lloyd and Dinah Leventhal of O’Donoghue & O’Donoghue

CNN and the Washington Post also featured stories on workplace justice issues, and quoted EJC Director of Legal Services Laura Brown and EJC Executive Director Melvina Ford:

September 22, 2009

Capitol Hilton Hotel

Washington, DC

Labor Day Breakfast

Samuel Muriithi EJC Client

Labor Day Breakfast HonoreesLabor Day Breakfast HonoreesLabor Day Breakfast Honorees

Featured HonoreeFeatured HonoreeFeatured Honoree Seth HarrisSeth HarrisSeth Harris

U.S. Deputy Secretary of LaborU.S. Deputy Secretary of LaborU.S. Deputy Secretary of Labor

Keynote Address Keynote Address Keynote Address Mary Beth Maxwell Mary Beth Maxwell Mary Beth Maxwell

Senior Advisor to the Secretary of LaborSenior Advisor to the Secretary of LaborSenior Advisor to the Secretary of Labor

Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year Dickstein Shapiro, LLPDickstein Shapiro, LLPDickstein Shapiro, LLP

Pro Bono Attorney of the YearPro Bono Attorney of the YearPro Bono Attorney of the Year

Jonathan GrossmanJonathan GrossmanJonathan Grossman

Volunteer of the Year Volunteer of the Year Volunteer of the Year David Ricksecker & Mary Thuell David Ricksecker & Mary Thuell David Ricksecker & Mary Thuell

Community Partner of the Year Community Partner of the Year Community Partner of the Year .

D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute .

Labor Partner of the YearLabor Partner of the YearLabor Partner of the Year Service Employees International Union Service Employees International Union Service Employees International Union

Employment Justice Trailblazer of the YearEmployment Justice Trailblazer of the YearEmployment Justice Trailblazer of the Year

James & Hoffman, PC James & Hoffman, PC James & Hoffman, PC

Good Business Good Neighbor of the YearGood Business Good Neighbor of the YearGood Business Good Neighbor of the Year Burness Communications Burness Communications Burness Communications

Jaime Contreras - SEIU Melvina Ford - EJC

Edward Lazere D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute

Joseph Kolick, Jr. President, EJC Board of Directors

Mary Beth Maxwell - US Department of Labor Judith Scott - SEIU

10 – 14 Hours Daniel Adams Alexandra Aranda Jose Campos Elizabeth Chan Devi Chandrasekaran Hope Fuller Nora Lewis Martha Ludden Adian Lynes Lisa Manganiello Erin Mariano Teddy Miller Sommer Murphy Carolyn Petr Divya Rao Rebecca Scholtz Rebecca Sherman Meghan Slack Sheri Strickler Lindsay Sumner Beth Treseder Erik Wittman 0 – 9 Hours

Claudia Ahwireng Mary Virginia Andraos Kristen Arbuckle Brian Beall Kayler Bebber Brian Beall Aviva Bellman Katherine Bittner Brittainy Boessel Gabe Borman Laura Bornstein Debra Brown Caryn Brune Raymond Byrnes Caren Calamita Miriam Carroll Alia Cambel Elise Cannon Aida Carini Gillian Chadwick Puneet Cheema Bruce Chen Isabelle Chiaradia Liz Clary Carmen Comsti Aaron Cooper Brittany Dillman Jeff Dobson Jon Dougherty Caleb Dulis Jonathan English Hank Gassner Liz Gavin Alison Gillis Cliff Goldkind Autumn Gonzalez Anne Gooch Aysha Gregory Carly Grey Anton Hajjar Leslie Halsey Eudora Heath Alex Hertel Jennifer Hinton John Hoke

Shaneka Holdman Tim Hughes Erin Hustings Tracy Jackson Megan Jeffey Crystal Johnson Sean Johnson Shermineh Jones Natalie Kamphaus Benjamin Kapnik Talya Karr Christine Khim Annie Kim Bonnie Kwon Rachel Lawrence Emily Lerner Aaron Lloyd Malvika Malhotra Jessica Mann Lillian Marquez Jaclyn Martinez Ana Martinez Lakeiya Maxwell Nephateria McDavid Gabrielle Meury Courtney Mickman Angela Miller Dave Morzenti Eli Naduris-Weissman Venu Nair Ben Neumeyer Marc Nielsen Jaustin Ohuer Meghan Orsagh Rachel Osterman Trisha Pasdach Erik Pinsonnault Shannon Post Jeremy Prose Archana Ravindranath Gustavo Rearte Nadene Reid Richard Renner Joanna Richardson Erica Rodriguez John Rodriguez Hugh Rosen Elizabeth Runkle "Shamie" Sahandy Kathleen Sciarini Dania Shami Samantha Shinsato Susan Shuller Loni Silva Lauren Smith Nicole Spencer Tara Stearns Janell Thomas Jim Tucker Emily Tulli Stacy Ulmer Niels von Deuten Ann Warshaw

75 – 100+ Hours Steven Kahn Joel Kravetz

Robert Kurnick 25 – 74 Hours Dan Abrahams Candice Jones Douglas Parker

Cristina Von Spiegelfed 15– 24 Hours

Ann Allen Bob Coomber Darin Dalmat Joni Jacobs Lisa Mangi

Keira McNett Bill Persina

David Ricksecker Howard Wolf-Rodda

Robin Runge Alexander Tsiros Susan Wuchinich

0 - 14 Hours Denise Clark Sarah Dean

Ellen Eardley Carly Grey

Renee Gerni Mark Hanna Jessica Hunt Emilie Kraft Beth Roma

Andrew Sackett Cristina Wallace

We apologize if we inadvertently

omitted anyone from these lists. If we omitted your name, please contact us at

justice@dcejc.org so that we may update our records.

Volunteers 50 – 100 Hours Carey Bylin Douglas Boorstein Martha Katz Gary Kloepfer Tom Ramstack Edmundo Saballos

25-49 Hours Tressa Alfred Andrew Bona Leandra Goedvolk Greg Harding Shireen Husain David Koppel Allison Kwan Ryan Lee Lori Leibowitz Fatima Mahmud Jason McGaughy April Mims Jaime Cardenas-Navia Charlotte Oliver Michael Paarlberg Sarah Podmaniczky Anna Schoenfelder Eva Seidelman Mike Turley Sherra Wong Nora Skelly Mary Thuell-Sledd Christine Tschiderer Lauren Wallace Ben Winograd

15-24 Hours Sarah Banco Jillian Collins Christy Craig Daniel Ellman Erin Estey David Fishlow Seth Gainer Lena Graber Mark Hejinian Stephen Herm Anna Jagelewski Niloufar Khonsari Katherine Kountzman Cecelia Levin Randolph Manderstam Evan Mascagni Niki Moghbeli Edgar Ndjatov Juliana Pape Mikhail Petersen Erin Reddy Vishtap Soroushian Marc Sugerman Owen Thomson Dahida Vega Hector Ventura Susannah Volpe Sam Waite Rex Weil Rachel Weisshaar Kate Willcox Erik Wittman Liz Wolfe Julian Wolfson Rachel Zane

Lesley Yeung Allison Young Josette Young William Young David Zax

WORKERS’ RIGHTS CLINIC ADVISING ATTORNEYS

David Ricksecker and Mary Thuell, Volunteer honorees at our Labor Day Breakfast

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FOUNDATIONS & FUNDS AARP FOUNDATION COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION COMMUNITY RESOURCES CAPITAL FOUNDATION CONSUMER HEALTH FOUNDATION D.C. BAR FOUNDATION EQUAL JUSTICE AMERICA EUGENE & AGNES E. MEYER FOUNDATION FABRANGEN TZEDAKKAH COLLECTIVE JOVID FOUNDATION MARPAT FOUNDATION THE MORIAH FUND MORRIS & GWENDOLYN CAFRITZ FOUNDATION NAOMI & NEHEMIAH COHEN FOUNDATION PEGGY BROWNING FUND UNITED WAY WASHINGTON AREA WOMEN’S FOUNDATION WOMEN’S BAR ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION

INDIVIDUALS ANONYMOUS ANN ALLEN ELENA ALVAREZ ORRIN BAIRD KATHRYN BAKICH JULES BERNSTEIN & LINDA LIPSETT KEITH R. BOLEK PHYLLIS BORZI STEPHEN BRUCE DENISE M. CLARK JULIA & NICHOLAS CLARK DAVID COLODNY JOSEPH & DOROTHY CONTI JUDITH CONTI BRENDA DAY

ANNE DONOHUE DAVID DUGOFF & VICTORIA BOR DANIEL B. EDELMAN NEIL & DEBORAH EISENBERG* ERIC ELLSWORTH* HOLLY FECHNER & KEVIN MILLS PAUL FLYNN & AMY SHANNON MELVINA FORD PETER FORD SHARON GOODMAN & R. SCOTT MCNEILLY ROBERT GRIMES JANE GRUENEBAUM SUE GUNTER KATHRYN & JONATHAN HAMBRICK RACHEL HINES* MELINDA HOLMES & DESMOND HOGAN CHRISTINA HREACHMACK DOUGLAS B. HURON & AMY ELISE WIND JONI S. JACOBS BARBARA KAGAN STEVEN KAHN WENDY KAHN & MARTIN BURNS WARREN KAPLAN MARTIN KOHN JOSEPH KOLICK, JR. LAWRENCE S. LAPIDUS PETER & STACY LEFF DINAH LEVENTHAL LISA LINDSLEY J.W. & CONSTANCE LONGACHER ERIC M. MAY CHARLENE RUTH MCCAMEY NAN MCCONNELL ADIAN MILLER FREDERICK MULHAUSER DOUGLAS & ELIZABETH PARKER CAROL WALLER POPE DAVID W. RICKSECKER

JAMES C. ROUMELL CATHERINE ROWLAND* KURT T. RUMSFELD JUDITH SANDALOW JUDITH SCOTT JOSEPH SEMO MARIA SMITH NICOLE SPENCER PATRICK SZYMANSKI PAUL H. TOBIAS AYDIN & BEATRICE TUNCER JEFF TURNER CHRISTINE WEBBER & J. WESLEY MCCLAIN, III LYNORA WILLIAMS & PAUL CHAAT SMITH DAVID WITHERSPOON SUSAN WUCHINICH*

LAW FIRMS ANDALMAN & FLYNN, PC CROWELL & MORING, LLP DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO, LLP FRIED, FRANK, HARRIS, SHRIVER & JACOBSON, LLP HOGAN & HARTSON, LLP JAMES & HOFFMAN, PC KALIJARVI, CHUZI & NEWMAN, PC KATZ, MARSHALL & BANKS, LLP LEVENDIS LAW GROUP, PLLC LHO TOM JOAD CIRCLE LESSEE, LLC MEHRI & SKALET, PLLC MURPHY ANDERSON, PLLC O’DONNELL, SCHWARTZ & ANDERSON, PC O’DONOGHUE & O’DONOGHUE, LLP PATTON BOGGS, LLP SLEVIN & HART, PC STEPTOE & JOHNSON, LLP WOODLEY & MCGILLIVARY ZWERDLING, PAUL, KAHN & WOLLY, PC

Donors

*EJC monthly sustainer donors

We apologize if we inadvertently omitted anyone from these lists. If we omitted your name, please contact us at justice@dcejc.org so that we may update our records.

DC Employment Justice Center gratefully acknowledges the following donors who made gifts of $250 or more from January 1, 2009, through December 31, 2009.

BUSINESSES AMERICAN INCOME LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY BURNESS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. CALVERT ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC. THE EDGAR LOMAX COMPANY THE HATCHER GROUP, INC.

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Dear Friends,

The D.C. Employment Justice Center is entering its tenth year of service to the Washington metropolitan area! We are humbled by the incredible generosity of those who care about our work. Every victory we achieve for low-wage workers is made possible by your gifts. We look forward to partnering with you to build a strong foundation for employment justice in 2010. Thank you for your support!

PRO BONO ATTORNEYS Akin Gump Duncan Stevens AU Washington College of Law Civil Practice Clinic Richard Ugelow Law students Andalman & Flynn Danny Katz Arnold & Porter Andrew Bagley Jennifer Fernicks-Loiter Joe Meadows Brown Rudnick Dan Abrahams Howard Wolf-Rodda Amy Kingston-Walborn Claimant Advocacy Project, AFL-CIO Tonya Love Lolita Martin Denise Clark Crowell & Moring Patrick Brown Josh Dermott Brian McLaughlin

Lucy Noyola Dickstein Shapiro Julie Abizaid John Stanton Catherine Fayette GWU Public Justice Advocacy Clinic Jeff Gutman Annie Smith Law students Heller, Hurton, Chertkof, Lerner, Simon, & Salzman Stephen Chertkof Carolyn Lerner Phil Simon Hogan & Hartson Andrew Ertley Jonathan Grossman Steve Kahn Bianca Karim Legal Aid Society of DC Bonnie Robin-Vergeer Harold Levy Simon Moshenberg

Murphy Anderson Mark Hanna Joni Jacobs Keira McNett Nils Peterson Rob Porter O’Donoghue & O’Donoghue Brian Powers Jennifer Simon Rachel Shrensky Tom Spiggle Steptoe & Johnson Jeremy Engle White & Case Chika Duru Dana Foster Lynette Whitfield Woodley & McGillivary Greg McGillivary Diana Nobile David Ricksecker

LABOR AFGE LOCAL 12, AFL-CIO INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES SEIU SEIU LOCAL 32BJ SEIU LOCAL 500 UFCW LOCAL 400 UNITE HERE UNITED FOOD & COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION

65% from foundations

NOTE: An audit of the 2009 financial records should be completed in May 2010.

Statement of Position 2008 2009

Assets $178,349 $246,499 Liabilities $39,226 $30,703 Net Assets $139,123 $215,796 Statement of Activities

2008 2009 Revenue $695,459 $642,809 Expenses $585,096 $567,622 Net $110,363 $75,187

Financial Information

Uses of Income

Legal Services Program(Actual & In-Kind)Advocacy Program (Policy& Organizing)Education Program

Fundraising

Management &Administration

Sources of Income

Foundation Grants

Contributions

Attorney's Fees &Charges

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Board & Staff Executive Board

Joseph Kolick, Esq. - President Dickstein Shapiro, LLP Hope Gleicher - Vice President Consultant Carol Waller Pope, Esq. - Secretary Federal Labor Relations Authority Kathryn Bakich - Treasurer The Segal Company

Jane Gruenebaum Isaacson Miller • Jorge Carranza Clear Communications • Brenda Day Treatment Counselor • Anne Donohue, Esq. SRA International, Inc. •

Sarah Massey Massey Media • Joseph Semo, Esq. Semo Law Group • Aydin Tuncer Raymond James & Associates • Barbara K. Kagan Steptoe & Johnson, LLP •

Orrin D. Baird SEIU • Heidi Shierholz, Ph.D. Economic Policy Institute • Lisa Lindsley

Board of Directors

Melvina Ford, Esq. Executive Director

Laura Brown, Esq. Director of Legal Services • Arthur Rogers, Esq. Pro Bono Coordinator • Courtney Chappell, Esq. Director of Advocacy • Lisa Guerra, Esq.

Bilingual Staff Attorney • Lucas Lycksell (Lutheran Volunteer Corps) Policy Associate • Matthew Mellon (Lutheran Volunteer Corps) Legal & Policy Associate • Miriam Savad

(AVODAH) Clinic Coordinator • Rachel Nadas (AVODAH) Clinic Coordinator • Shayla Woodson Office Manager • Jessica Hahn Law Clerk - Peggy Browning Fellow • Timothy Hughes Law Clerk - Crowell & Moring Summer Associate • Matthew Murtagh

Law Clerk • Edgar Ndjatou Law Clerk • Edmundo Saballos Law Clerk • Miya Saika Chen Legal Fellow • Dhawal Sharma Law Clerk - Crowell & Moring Summer Associate

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