Lynnette Miner Senior Staff Attorney Lynnette Miner (she/her/hers) joined Legal Aid at Work as a Senior Staff Attorney in the Gender Equity & LGBTQ Rights Program in January 2022. Before joining Legal Aid at Work, Lynnette was a Senior Staff Attorney with the Southern Poverty Law Center in Alabama, where she focused on class action… Continue reading Lynnette Miner
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Clara Auguste Mohagen
Clara Auguste MohagenDatabase & Systems Specialist As the Database & Systems Specialist at Legal Aid at Work, Clara (she/her) serves as the primary administrator for the organization’s database management platforms. She collaborates with LAAW staff and external vendors to optimize data systems and provides insights and recommendations to improve workflows, case management efficiency, and client… Continue reading Clara Auguste Mohagen
Gowri Nayar
Gowri NayarEqual Justice Works Fellow, sponsored by the Clorox Company Foundation and Salesforce, Inc. Gowri (she/her) is currently working with the Wage Protection Program and the Disability Health Justice Program. During her fellowship, Gowri will focus on issues of wage theft and misclassification within the domestic worker and janitorial service industries. Gowri received her undergraduate… Continue reading Gowri Nayar
Grishma Neupane
Grishma NeupaneGrants Compliance and Financial Manager Grishma (she/her) oversees financial management, compliance, and reporting for LAAW’s diverse portfolio of grants. Collaborating closely with the program teams and VP of Strategy, she ensures that grant-funded programs align with financial best practices and regulatory requirements, supporting LAAW’s mission to advance workplace rights for low-wage workers and marginalized… Continue reading Grishma Neupane
Scott Neilson
Scott Neilson Operations and Technology Manager As the Operations and Technology Manager at Legal Aid at Work, Scott (he/him) focuses on optimizing our day to day office operations and technology to facilitate the delivery of services to our clients. He has been with the organization since 1999 and was previously the Network Administrator prior to… Continue reading Scott Neilson
Kim Ouillette
Kim Ouillette Director, Wage Protection Program Kim Ouillette (she/her/ella) is a Program Director in the Wage Protection Program at Legal Aid at Work. She represents workers experiencing wage theft, retaliation, and other violations of their workplace rights. She also supports legislative advocacy efforts and provides trainings and advice to worker centers and community-based organizations. Prior… Continue reading Kim Ouillette
Tishon Smith-Bennett
Tishon Smith-Bennett Senior Paralegal/Legal Support Coordinator Tishon enjoys helping people and strongly believes in the power of the law to address issues of social justice. Supporting lawyers across Legal Aid at Work’s programs, she looks up rules and prepares pleadings, subpoenas, deposition notices, spreadsheets, client correspondence, and other documents. Tishon has worked as a legal… Continue reading Tishon Smith-Bennett
Charles Song
Charles SongSenior Staff Attorney Charles has advocated for survivors of human trafficking, low-wage workers, and immigrants for over two decades. As a Senior Staff Attorney in the Wage Protection Program, he works in partnership with worker centers and other community-based organizations to empower and provide legal representation to the most marginalized workers in predominately low-wage… Continue reading Charles Song
Valerie Sprague
Valerie Sprague Senior Paralegal Valerie (she/her) comes to us from the Paralegal Program at San Francisco State University where she received her ABA –approved Paralegal Certificate, with honors. She provides legal support across all programs in the organization including researching civil procedure and local rules, performing analysis on discovery, calendaring deadlines, and preparing legal documents.… Continue reading Valerie Sprague