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Meet Our Legal Aid Team
Our staff is dedicated to helping legal clients through difficult situations and ensuring that all people can obtain legal services regardless of their ability to pay. Northern Nevada Legal Aid provides preeminent legal services in various practice areas in Washoe, Lyon, Humboldt, Pershing, Carson City, Storey, and Douglas counties.
“Many of our clients come into our office already stressed about the situations they are dealing with and feel helpless and discouraged. It is very rewarding to be able to help them alleviate some of that stress by providing the services they need to protect their legal rights, without them worrying about the cost,”
– Melissa Jimenez, Sr. Intake Specialist
Attorneys
Mark Beguelin
Child Advocacy Attorney
Drew Bradley
Child Advocacy Attorney
Jeff Briggs
Child Advocacy Supervising Attorney
Elena Butko
Self Help Supervising Attorney
Emmanuel Calderon
Child Advocacy Attorney
Christina Chiang
Child Advocacy Attorney
Jennifer Christie
Child Advocacy Attorney
Jerry Crandall
Child Advocacy Attorney
Jessica Doh
Immigration Attorney
Lee Elkins
Impact Litigation & Strategic Advocacy, Director
Lisa Evans
Executive Director
Jennifer Jeans
Child Advocacy Attorney
Krissta Kirschenheiter
Executive Team Attorney
Melody Luetkehans
Consumer & Housing Attorney
Eric Nickel
Consumer & Housing Attorney
Jennifer Richards
Supervising Attorney, Senior Legal Center (SLC)
Kathleen Robertson
Adult Guardianship Attorney
Dave Russell
Consumer & Housing Attorney
Alynxandria Sartre
Adult Guardianship Attorney
Dana Sisk
Adult Guardianship Attorney
Dave Spitzer
Adult Guardianship Supervising Attorney
Kelly Werth
Child Advocacy Attorney
Drew Wheaton
Consumer & Housing Supervising Attorney
Jill Whitbeck
Victim Advocacy Supervising Attorney
Tara Zimmerman
Executive Team Attorney
Other Staff
Marty Acevedo
Consumer & Housing Legal Assistant
Renee Aguilar
Immigration Specialist
Ana Alvarado
Adult Guardianship Legal Assistant
Gracie Echeverria-Leyva
Front Desk – Bilingual Intake Specialist
Jessica Garza
Office Manager
Madison Griffing
Child Advocacy Legal Assistant
Melissa Jimenez
Sr. Intake Specialist
Perla Kramer
Self Help Coordinator
Neida Lopez-Avila
Bilingual Self-Help Facilitator/Housing Intake Specialist
Ingrid Maldonado
Bilingual Self-Help Facilitator/Housing Intake Specialist
Heidi Meek
Self Help Manager
Diana Meza
Bilingual Self-Help Coordinator
Maritza Ramirez
Consumer & Housing Sr. Legal Assistant, SLC
Megan Reid
Bilingual Self-Help Facilitator/Housing Intake Specialist
Mike Reynolds
Child Advocacy Legal Assistant
Alma Rivera
Consumer & Housing Legal Assistant, SLC
Jesus Rodriguez
Bilingual Self-Help Coordinator
Sean Stapleton
Pro Bono & Communications Manager
Amanda Stocke
Adult Guardianship Sr. Legal Assistant
Maddy Vargas
Victim Advocacy Legal Assistant
