Organizations Filed Purposes:
As a national leader in innovative legal services, NLSLA changes lives and transforms communities. Through a combination of compassionate individual representation, high impact litigation, public policy advocacy, community education, and collaborative projects, NLSLA combats the immediate and long-lasting effects of poverty and expands access to health, opportunity, and justice in the diverse neighborhoods of Los Angeles.
Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County (NLSLA) is a multi-lingual, public interest law firm that has been at the forefront of the issues facing low-income residents of Los Angeles County since 1965. Through litigation, advocacy, collaboration, outreach, education and representation, NLSLA effectively helps individuals and families gain the basic needs and opportunities necessary to secure a better life. Our advocates work with clients, community groups, government agencies and non-profit organizations to secure equal justice and opportunity for low-income residents. We are agents of change, working collaboratively to provide high-quality legal aid to those in need; connecting people with essential support for their physical, social and economic well-being; and, playing a key role in the development of policy that empowers low-income families and communities.
NLSLA provides free legal assistance to low-income persons who reside in Los Angeles County on civil matters that particularly impact the poor including housing, family and domestic violence, public benefits, health, immigration, employment, workforce development, education, community economic development and consumer rights. In 2019, NLSLA provided assistance to 104,307 individuals and groups comprised of representation on 8,839 cases, help to 86,026 litigants at self-help centers and clinics, 9,442 through outreach and educational presentations. NLSLA also assisted hundreds of thousands of people through impact litigation. NLSLA partners with private lawyers and volunteers within the community to assist with the delivery of legal services to the poor throughout Los Angeles County. In 2019, NLSLA recorded $1.9 million in donated services comprised of 500 volunteers providing 39,091 donated service hours. Donated services may include a range of assistance from direct representation, co-counsel, research or expert advice assistance, legal clinic participation and/or administrative support.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Neal S Dudovitz End 919 | Executive Director/Special Counsel | 50 | $229,497 |
| Yvonne Mariajimenezstart 919 | Deputy Director/Executive Director | 50 | $203,739 |
| David Pallack | Dir. of Litigation & Policy | 50 | $176,285 |
| Tzung-Lin Fu | Dir. of Litigation & Policy | 50 | $156,004 |
| Lynne M Hiortdahl | Chief Financial Officer | 50 | $137,782 |
| Carol Smith | Director of Programs | 50 | $134,563 |
| Ana Maria Garcia | Dir. of Access to Justice Initiatives | 50 | $134,399 |
| Elizabeth Weinberg | Development Director | 50 | $124,130 |
| Mandy Wu | Executive Committee | 2 | $0 |
| Andrea L Tozer Esq | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Tom Esq | Past President | 2 | $0 |
| Tiffany W Tai Esq | Executive Committee | 2 | $0 |
| Luz Elena Tafolla | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Emily Song | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Nicolas Orihuela Esq | Board Member (Start 12/19) | 1 | $0 |
| Patricia L Mccabe Esq | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| John B Major | Board Member (Start 7/19) | 1 | $0 |
| Oscar Madrigal | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Sharre Lotfollahi | Board Member (Start 2/19) | 1 | $0 |
| Brian Kabateck Esq | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Tamila C Jensen Esq | Executive Committee | 2 | $0 |
| Jose R Hernandez | Executive Committee | 2 | $0 |
| Albert J Garcia Esq | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Silva Garabedian | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Kathi Frazier | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Jeffrey I Ehrlich Esq | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Erica Deutsch Esq | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Jose De Sosa | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Saheli Datta Esq | Board Member (Start 10/19) | 1 | $0 |
| Michael H Bierman Esq | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Ana E De Santiago Ayon Esq | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Aparicio | Secretary | 2 | $0 |
| Bryan King Sheldon Esq | Treasurer | 2 | $0 |
| Esteban Rodriguez Esq | Vice President | 2 | $0 |
| Paul J Loh Esq | President | 2 | $0 |
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