Board of Directors
Leaders Expanding Access to Justice
Rising for Justice’s Board of Directors includes leaders from law firms, corporate legal departments, government bodies, and the broader legal and advocacy community.
Board Leadership
HELEN DOOLEY
Board President
Williams & Connolly
CURTIS LU
Board Vice President
FTI Consulting
BRIAN STEKLOFF
Board Treasurer
Wilkinson Stekloff
MARGARITA K. O’DONNELL
Board Secretary
Zuckerman Spaeder LLP
Board Members
NITA CUMELLO
Thomson Reuters
TASHA HAILEY HUTCHINS
IAN HERBERT
Miller & Chevalier
THEODORE HOWARD
Wiley Rein LLP
CARMEN IGUINA GONZÁLEZ
ACLU National Prison Project
JONATHAN S. JEFFRESS
Kaiser PLLC
PHYLLIS A. JONES
Covington & Burling LLP
JAMES KOUKIOS
Morrison Foerster LLP
WILLIAM LAXTON, JR.
Jones Day
ANNE Y. LEE
Covington & Burling LLP
JEREMY MERKELSON
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
HEATHER PINCKNEY
Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia
MELINDA WARNER
Vinson & Elkins LLP
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Washington, DC 20001
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