Staff
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
Consumer & Housing Attorney
Emmanuel Calderon
Child Advocacy Attorney
Christina Chiang
Child Advocacy Attorney
Jennifer Christie
Child Advocacy Attorney
Jerry Crandall
Child Advocacy Attorney
Jennifer Jeans
Child Advocacy Attorney
Maggie Moon
Medical Legal Partnership Attorney
James Newcomb
Child Advocacy Attorney
Eric Nickel
Consumer & Housing Attorney
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
Caryn Sternlicht
Consumer & Housing Attorney
Kelly Werth
Child Advocacy Attorney
Drew Wheaton
Consumer & Housing Supervising Attorney
Jill Whitbeck
Victim Advocacy Supervising Attorney
Tara Zimmerman
Interim Executive Director
Other Staff
Marty Acevedo
Consumer & Housing Legal Assistant
Renee Aguilar
Immigration Specialist
Yesenia Aguilera
Self Help Coordinator
Ana Alvarado
Adult Guardianship Legal Assistant
Meghan Chawla
Self Help Coordinator
Jessica Garza
Office Manager
Madison Griffing
Child Advocacy Legal Assistant
Melissa Jimenez
Sr. Intake Specialist
Perla Kramer
Self Help Coordinator
Ingrid Maldonado
Immigration Legal Assistant
Heidi Meek
Self Help Manager
Noah Montague
Immigration Supervisor
Maritza Ramirez
Consumer & Housing Sr. Legal Assistant, SLC
Mike Reynolds
Child Advocacy Legal Assistant
Alma Rivera
Consumer & Housing Legal Assistant, SLC
Sean Stapleton
Pro Bono & Communications Manager
Amanda Stocke
Adult Guardianship Sr. Legal Assistant
Maddy Vargas
Victim Advocacy Legal Assistant