Meet Our Team

Dedicated Staff Serving Houstonians

Executive Director

Jessica Howton Stool

Executive Director

Staff Attorneys

Victor Adeniran

Dechert Fellow

Joseph Barron

Hunton Andrews Kurth Fellow

Barbara “Bobbie” Cochran

Staff Attorney

Maricarmen Dollar

Supervising Attorney

Kristen Franco

Staff Attorney

Andrew Lehmann

Supervising Attorney

Stephanie McKernan

Staff Attorney

Iris Onassis

Staff Attorney

Stephanie Sommerlatte

Supervising Attorney

Susan Soto

Staff Attorney

Michelle Tewal

Staff Attorney

Elizabeth Tran

Legal Services Director

Elliott Tucker

Staff Attorney

Barbara Urdiales

Staff Attorney

Jessica Zarate

Equal Justice Works Fellow

Pro Bono Department

Brittany Krohn

Pro Bono Director

Maximiliana May Murdoch

Pro Bono Coordinator

Leilani Ortiz

Program Coordinator

Kelly Wood

Communications & Outreach Coordinator

Legal Case Workers

Yamilex Aguirre

Program Coordinator

Caylee Bock

Program Coordinator

Angeles Calderon

Intake Manager

Natalie Garcia

Legal Case Worker

Deon Hunter

Program Assistant

Jacqueline Lopez

Legal Case Worker

Kenia Montano

Program Coordinator

Natalia Reyes

Lead Program Coordinator

Felix Torres

Legal Case Worker

Administration

Marilyn Brown

Director of Grants and Special Projects

Laura Lopez

Receptionist

Thao Dong

Senior Staff Accountant

Thao Nguyen

Staff Account

Yaroslav Diaz

IT Jr. Administrator

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