Our experienced team of advocates and attorneys bring energy, expertise and dedication to Friends of Farmworkers.
Mana Aliabadi
Paralegal
Tel: 412-636-2473
Email: maliabadi[at]justiceatworklegalaid.org
Joined in August 2017
Alia Al-Khatib
Staff Attorney
Tel: (215) 733-0878, ext. 180
Email: aal-khatib[at]justiceatworklegalaid.org
Joined in April 2018
Kathryn Brown
Supervising Attorney - East
Tel: (215) 733-0878, ext. 190
Email: kbrown[at]justiceatworklegalaid.org
Joined in September 2013
Janeen Browne
Deputy Director of Grants & Compliance
Tel: (215) 733-0878, ext. 374
Email: jbrowne[at]justiceatworklegalaid.org
Joined in August 2018
Athena Buell Becerra
Paralegal
Tel: (215) 733-0878, ext. 221
Email: abuell[at]justiceatworklegalaid.org
Joined in April 2017
Liz M. Chacko
Deputy Director
Tel: (215) 733-0878, ext. 130
Email: lchacko[at]justiceatworklegalaid.org
Joined in August 2006
Chelsea Edwards
Independence Fellow
Tel: (215) 733-0878, ext. 220
Email: cedwards[at]justiceatworklegalaid.org
Joined in September 2017
Paula Govey
Director of Operations and Compliance
215-733-0878, ext. 210
Email: pgovey[at]justiceatworklegalaid.org
Joined in September 2016
Ian Grant
Administrative Paralegal
215-733-0878, ext. 100
Email: igrant[at]justiceatworklegalaid.org
Joined in February 2018
Vanessa Griffith
Staff Attorney
215-733-0878, ext. 224
Email: vgriffith[at]justiceatworklegalaid.org
Joined in September 2017
Nadja Helm
Staff Attorney
215-733-0878, ext. 231
Email: nhelm[at]justiceatworklegalaid.org
Joined in February 2019
Lisa Hurlbutt
Staff Attorney
215-733-0878, ext. 227
Email: lhurlbutt[at]justiceatworklegalaid.org
Joined in May 2018
Lerae Kroon
Staff Attorney
215-733-0878, ext. 228
Email: lkroon[at]justiceatworklegalaid.org
Joined in May 2018
Matthew Lamberti
Supervising Attorney - West
Tel: (412) 208-6772
Email: mlamberti[at]justiceatworklegalaid.org
Joined in September 2016
Meredith C. Rapkin
Executive Director
Tel: (215) 733-0878, ext. 110
Email: mrapkin[at]justiceatworklegalaid.org
Joined in September 2011
Arthur N. Read
General Counsel
Tel: (215) 733-0878, ext. 150
Email: aread[at]justiceatworklegalaid.org
Joined in October 1982
Nancy Rimmer
Equal Justice Works Crime Victims Justice Corps Fellow
Tel: (215) 733-0878, ext. 229
Email: nrimmer[at]justiceatworklegalaid.org
Joined in June 2018
Priscilla Ruilova
Paralegal
Tel: (215) 733-0878, ext. 120
Email: pruilova[at]justiceatworklegalaid.org
Joined in September 2017
Miriam Straus
Staff Attorney
Tel: (215) 733-0878
Email: mstraus[at]justiceatworklegalaid.org
Joined in February 2019
Andrew Thomas
Equal Justice Works Crime Victims Justice Corps Fellow
Tel: (215) 733-0878, ext. 230
Email: athomas[at]justiceatworklegalaid.org
Joined in June 2018
Evy Tolentino
Paralegal
Tel: (215) 733-0878, ext. 225
Email: etolentino[at]justiceatworklegalaid.org
Joined in July 2017
Carolina Torres Toledo
Office & Program Assistant
Tel: (215) 733-0878, ext. 140
Email: ctorrestoledo[at]justiceatworklegalaid.org
Joined in January 2019