Young Professionals Council

The Legal Services Young Professionals Council is a group of professionals with diverse backgrounds and careers who are dedicated to Legal Services’ mission of providing high-quality, free civil legal services to low-income individuals and families in Miami Dade and Monroe Counties.

Executive Committee

  • Chair

    Alexandra Cimo, Esq.
    SMGQ Law

  • Alex Jimenez headshot

    Corporate Engagement Chair

    Alejandro Ruiz
    Evensky & Katz/Foldes Wealth Management

  • Jacqueline Durand, Esq. headshot

    Development Chair

    Danny DiClemente, Esq.
    Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton

  • Christopher Noel, Esq. headshot

    Chair Elect

    Jennifer Mosquera, Esq.
    Sequor Law

  • Immediate Past Chair

    Dan Humphrey, Esq.
    Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan

Council Members

  • Ariana Aboulafia, Esq.
    Knight Foundation

    Ephraim David Abreu, Esq.

    Ramie Altawil, Esq.
    Altawil Law Group

    Edward Baker, Esq.
    Berger Singerman

    Aaron Bibbee, Esq.
    Wargo French Singer

    Erika Cabo, Esq.
    Linklaters

    Karen Cespedes
    Esquire Deposition Solutions

    Daniela F. Cimo, Esq.
    Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman

    Bibiana Cruz, Esq.
    Holland & Knight

    Brandon Cruz, Esq.
    Rivero Mestre

    Jacqueline Durand, Esq.
    TIC Aerospace, Inc.

    Kelsie Elmer, Esq.
    Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman

    Jennifer E. Fine, Esq.
    Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod

    Ashley Garcia, Esq.
    Greenberg Traurig

    Thomas Geeker, Esq.
    Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan

    Marissa Glatzer, Esq.
    Miami-Dade Public Defender’s Office

    Gerry Gonzalez, Esq.
    Harper Meyer LLP

  • Andrea Guzman, Esq.
    DLA Piper

    Monifa Hall, Esq.
    Patrick Doerr PLLC

    Brianna P. Hathaway, Esq.
    Lomax Legal

    Zoe Henderson
    Legal Services of Greater Miami

    Jennifer Junger, Esq.
    Greenberg Traurig

    Michael Kaczka
    Embark

    Sarah Klee, Esq.
    Stearns Weaver Miller

    Linda Kuijf
    Berkowitz Pollack Brant Advisors + CPAs

    ​Chelsea Lafrance

    Lu Li
    The Porosoff Group

    Zach Lipshultz, Esq.
    Colson Hicks Eidson

    Torri Macarages, Esq.
    White & Case LLP

    Freddi Mack, Esq.
    City of Miami Beach

    Kathryn Mesa, Esq.
    Legal Services of Greater Miami

    Christopher Noel, Esq.
    Sequor Law

    Jenifer Norwalk, Esq.
    Holland & Knight

    Melissa Pender, Esq.
    Legal Services of Greater Miami

    David J. Petrantoni, Esq.

  • Thomas Raine, Esq.
    Stearns Weaver Miller

    R. Jordan Richardson, Esq.
    Heise Suarez Melville

    Dominique Ritchie
    St. Thomas University College of Law

    Sofia Rinvil
    Harvard University

    Andres Rivero, Esq.
    Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod, LLP

    Joseph Rome, Esq.
    Sequor Law

    Mark WIlliam Royero
    University of Miami School of Law

    Daniel Sanchez
    Genesis Systems Consulting

    Giselle Sardinas, Esq.
    Morrison & Foerster LLP

    Tom Schulte, Esq.
    Hunton Andrews Kurth

    Payton Skeens
    University of Miami School of Law

    Peter J. Sitaras, Esq.
    Levine Kellogg Lehman Schneider + Grossman

    Christopher Sundby
    Gelber Schachter & Greenberg, P.A.

    Anabelle Torek, Esq.
    Human Rights Campaign

    Tanisha M. Wright
    Bast Amron LLP

    Benjamin Zavelsky
    Levine Kellogg Lehman Schneider + Grossman


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