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Welcome Our New Staff!

In the past few months we have been joined by a number of fantastic new staff members! Meet the staff who have started with us since July: Emily Smith (she/her) – Attorney, Economic Justice Program Emily joined LAJC in June 2022. Prior to working at LAJC, she worked for the Legal Aid Society of Eastern […]

Zainab Mohsini

Zainab has most recently worked as a Legal Coordinator at an abortion access organization and as an IT Help Desk Technician as a government contractor. She graduated from Virginia Tech in 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications and from Georgetown University with a Certificate in Cybersecurity in 2021. She currently holds the COMPTIA […]

Emily Lopynski

Emily joined the Immigrant Justice Program in Fall 2022. Before joining the LAJC team, Emily clerked for the Virginia Court of Appeals and the Arlington Circuit Court. In law school, Emily was heavily involved in pro bono case work and immigrant’s rights initiatives.  Emily was recognized with the Oliver White Hill Law Student Pro Bono […]

Kim Tolliver

Kim joined LAJC in August 2022 as the Office Manager and Paralegal for the Charlottesville office. She is a lifetime resident of the Charlottesville area & has a passion for the community. She brings with her over 20 years of management experience in the customer service areas of both retail & finance. Other work includes […]

Emily Smith

Emily joined LAJC in June 2022. Prior to working at LAJC, she worked for the Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia for three years. There, she represented low income clients in a variety of areas, including housing, family, and consumer matters. She was named the Newport News Human Rights Commission Citizen on the Year in […]

LAJC Impact Report 2020 – 2021

Unemployment Insurance Victory

When the pandemic caused mass layoffs in 2020, hundreds of thousands of Virginians found themselves out of work and struggling to pay rent, buy food, afford prescriptions, or make loan payments. The struggle many didn’t expect? Trying to access unemployment insurance funds through the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC). Instead of receiving the emergency help they […]

Mobile Home Park Discrimination Ruling Appealed

DOJ, Immigration & Fair Housing Groups Provide Support The plaintiffs in a long-running housing discrimination case are seeking to overturn a district court ruling that would allow the Waples Mobile Home Park in Fairfax, Virginia, to evict tenants based on a family member’s immigration status. The appeal, which is being led by the Legal Aid […]