About
Over the past two decades, I’ve held leadership, research, and policy roles across the civil justice ecosystem. My experience includes serving as Executive Director of the Texas Access to Justice Commission, Researcher at Harvard Law School's Access to Justice Lab, Director of the American Bar Association's Resource Center for Access to Justice Initiatives, Manager of Research and Evaluation at Legal Aid of Nebraska, and inaugural Executive Director of Detroit's Office of Eviction Defense.
Throughout those roles, I've partnered with courts, legal aid organizations, bar associations, foundations, universities, and government agencies to develop strategic plans, evaluate programs, launch new initiatives, facilitate stakeholder engagement, and support better decision-making. My work has ranged from statewide strategic planning and organizational development to randomized controlled trials, national surveys, program evaluation, conference design, and policy research.
Although much of my career has focused on access to justice, the thread connecting all of my work is helping organizations solve difficult problems thoughtfully, collaboratively, and with practical implementation in mind. I believe the strongest solutions emerge when rigorous research, meaningful stakeholder engagement, and operational realities are considered together. I bring that perspective to organizations seeking a collaborative partner to strengthen programs, navigate change, and move ideas into action.
Research
Designed and led research on access to justice, legal aid, courts, housing, pro bono, and behavioral science, including randomized controlled trials, program evaluations, national surveys, and mixed-methods studies.
Selected experience
Harvard Law School’s Access to Justice Lab
American Bar Association’s Division for Legal Services
University of Nebraska’s Center for Children, Families and the Law
Northwestern University’s Human Development and Social Policy Program
Legal Aid of Nebraska
Speaking
More than 40 presentations and workshops for conferences, courts, universities, bar associations, legal aid organizations, and justice system leaders.
Selected conferences
Equal Justice Conference
National Meeting of State Access to Justice Commission Chairs
National Association for Court Management
National Legal Aid & Defender Association Annual Conference
Medical-Legal Partnership Summit
Conference on Empirical Legal Studies
Law & Society Annual Meeting
Writing
Author of peer-reviewed journal articles, national reports, practitioner publications, and book chapters on access to justice, legal innovation, program evaluation, and justice system reform.
Published in
South Carolina Law Review
Court Review
Family Court Review
The Prosecutor
American Bar Association publications
Leadership
Leadership roles spanning nonprofit organizations, universities, local government, and national professional associations.
Selected roles
Texas Access to Justice Commission
Harvard Law School’s Access to Justice Lab
American Bar Association’s Resource Center for Access to Justice Initiatives
City of Detroit’s Office of Eviction Defense
Texas State Bar’s Legal Access Department