Tom Gordon co-founded Responsive Law in 2010 and has been serving as its Executive Director since 2012. He has worked on behalf of consumers of legal services for over two decades, including several years as Senior Counsel and Policy Director at… MORE
Julia Curry is the Operations Specialist at IAALS. She assists all team members in general operations and scheduling, as well as providing programmatic and development support. She joined the IAALS team in February 2024.Curry graduated from the… MORE
Cayley Balser has worked with i4J since Fall 2020 and has experience working in all three of i4J’s impact areas. As the Service Impact Area Lead at i4J, Cayley’s role is to implement and teach trauma-informed, community-engaged, project-based… MORE
Ericka Byram (Welsh) is a program associate at IAALS. In this role, she supports IAALS’ work across its programmatic areas, including civil justice reform, family justice reform, the judiciary, and legal education and the profession.Byram joined… MORE
Geneva Heffernan is a student pursuing a JD at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. Heffernan interned with IAALS during her 2L year, from fall 2023 to spring 2024, and supported a variety of projects.Heffernan graduated summa cum laude… MORE
Courtney Petersen-Rhead is a program associate at IAALS. In this role, she supports IAALS’ work across its programmatic areas, including civil justice reform, family justice reform, the judiciary, and legal education and the profession.Petersen-… MORE
Wesley Hassler, Esq. is a 2003 graduate from Golden Gate University School of Law, with honors, and is licensed in Colorado and California. Mr. Hassler is also a Colorado licensed realtor. Mr. Hassler started his legal career at the Law Offices of… MORE
Roya Samarghandi is The Chicago Bar Foundation's Associate Director of Advocacy, Innovation, & Training. Samarghandi plays a key role in the CBF's mission through her work on legislative and policy advocacy, innovation initiatives, and the CBF… MORE
Lisa serves as DLA Piper’s full-time Pro Bono Partner, leading a pro bono team at the firm. Lisa cultivates DLA Piper’s strategic thinking on pro bono, including the vision for DLA Piper’s U.S. pro bono program, including over 1,400 lawyers. She… MORE
Susan Blanco is the first female Chief Judge of the 8th Judicial District of Colorado and was appointed to the bench in January 2017. She has presided over criminal, civil, probate, domestic relations, and terminations and adoptions. Prior to the… MORE