Mission & Board of Directors
DC Refers, a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization, connects qualified lawyers and mediators with potential modest-means clients who are seeking reduced fee legal services in the District of Columbia.
DC Refers was created to increase access to justice for persons of modest means in the District of Columbia. Many people in the District of Columbia earn too much to qualify for free legal services from a pro bono lawyer or nonprofit legal aid provider, but do not earn enough to afford to pay the amount that most lawyers charge for legal services. People whose incomes fall between 200-400% of the federal poverty guidelines often have no good options for obtaining legal assistance. We seek to fill that justice gap.
Board of Directors
Meet the members of our all-volunteer Board of Directors.
Jessica Adler
The Law Office of Jessica E. Adler
Susan D. Bennett
Professor of Law Emerita, Washington College of Law, American University
Rhonda Cunningham Holmes
Executive Director, Legal Counsel for the Elderly
Nancy Drane
Executive Director, D.C. Access to Justice Commission
Katie Feiock
Legal Counsel for the Elderly, Hotline Attorney and manager of the Reduced Fee Panel
Andrea Ferster
Law Office of Andrea Ferster; Past President, D.C. Bar
David Greisen
Co-founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Director, Open Law Library
Sam Halpert
Director of Public Service Initiatives, NALP
Sarah Hollender
Associate Director, Tzedek DC
Karen Leichtnam
ADR Training Director, Multidoor Dispute Resolution Division, Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Charlie Lemley
Senior Counsel and Former Partner at Wiley, Adjunct Professor at Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University
Gabriella Lewis-White
Director, Pro Bono Legal Services, D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center
Joe Libertelli
Executive Director, Action Information, Inc.
Ellis Linsmith
Partnerships Manager, Savi
Nancy Lopez
Pro Bono Lawyer, and Mediator, Multidoor Dispute Resolution Division, Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Christine Lopez Kulumani
Managing Attorney, Nonprofit & Small Business Legal Assistance Programs, D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center
Kathy Lugo
Communications Officer, Ascend at the Aspen Institute
Kevin Martin
Kevin C. Martin, Attorney at Law, PLLC
Laura Possessky
Member of the ABA House of Delegates, former President, Women's Bar Association of DC
Alexandra Schwartzman
Attorney, Pines Federal Employment Attorneys
Candace Smith-Tucker
Share Life Gifts, Inc. Founding President and Board Member* Employment/organizational affiliation provided solely for identification purposes.
DC Refers is an online listing of qualified lawyers and mediators who are willing to represent modest-means clients at below-market rates.
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