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Senior Litigation Attorney

Welcome Anisha and Heather

Emma Friedland

Emma came to legal work by a non-traditional path including living in Mexico for three years after college and studying at the Universidad de Guadalajara, working as an interpreter for Spanish-speaking HEAD Start families in South Central Los Angeles (the city where she grew up), and translating journalism of the humanitarian crises in Mexico and […]

Heather Brown

Heather M. Brown has 25 years of experience leading teams in private industry, local government, and non-profit organizations. Heather was most recently the Chief Operating Officer at the Central Valley Community Foundation (CVCF) where she managed daily operations and led impact initiatives seeking to dramatically improve inclusive economic development in California’s Central Valley.  Prior to […]

Attorney, Housing & Consumer Justice

Anisha Singh

Anisha Singh is the Co-Deputy Director of Advocacy at the Legal Aid Justice Center, where she sets strategic direction for the organization’s impact advocacy work, supervises the leaders of our civil rights and racial justice, housing and consumer justice, and immigration justice teams, and oversees the organization’s litigation, policy, and organizing divisions. With over a decade of experience in public interest […]

Amber Banks

Amber  joined the Legal Aid Justice Center’s Youth Justice Program as an Attorney in 2023, where she provides legal advocacy for youth and families, focusing on systemic change to support young people in staying with their families, in school, and out of the criminal legal system. In her role, Amber provides legal advice and counsel […]

PRHA

PRHA Tenants – Does this sound familiar? “PRHA calculated my rent wrong…” “PRHA charges me for every little thing…” “I had no income and PRHA still charged high rent…” “I keep getting notices with the wrong balance…” “I can never get in contact with staff!” Legal Aid Justice Center is a nonprofit legal services provider […]