Staff

Brian is a graduate of the University of Connecticut (B.A) and the University of New Hampshire, School of Law(JD).  Brian joined South Coastal Counties Legal Services in 2005 as a staff attorney after a 20 year career as a Criminal Defense Attorney. In 2011 Brian became the Program Manager of the Justice Center.  He has assisted thousands of families in housing and benefits cases, and supervised the provision of legal services by dozens of attorneys. Brian is also involved in many local, state-wide and federal campaigns aiming to promote access to justice for  all members of our community.

Emily Leung is the supervising immigration Attorney at the Justice Center of Southeast Massachusetts. In this role, she oversees a robust team of immigration advocates who engage in direct representation, community education, and impact advocacy affecting immigrant populations. Previously she worked as a staff Attorney at Massachusetts Law Reform Institute focusing on immigration policy and advocacy and was the Albert M. Sacks Clinical & Advocacy Fellow at the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic. She has worked at numerous boutique firms and non-profit organizations focused on asylum law, family-based petitions, removal defense, and other humanitarian-based relief. Emily received her J.D. from Boston University School of Law and her M.A. in International Relations, also from Boston University.

Amy Copperman is the Program Director for AmeriCorps Legal Advocates of Massachusetts. Amy worked at the Women’s Prison Association and MDRC in New York City before moving to Massachusetts to attend law school. Amy received a Skadden Fellowship in to launch her career in public interest law at Massachusetts Law Reform Institute. She practiced housing law for twelve years at MLRI where she specialized in fair housing, class action litigation, public and subsidized housing tenancies, and tenants’ rights. While at MLRI, Amy was the editor for three editions of Legal Tactics: Finding Public and Subsidized Housing. Amy received her BA in Comparative Literature from Brown University and her JD from Harvard Law School. Amy also has a Chef’s Certificate from the Cambridge School of Culinary Arts and serves on the Board of Directors for Food For Free.

Ashley F Straker is the Supervising Attorney of the Education Unit at the Justice Center of Southeast Massachusetts. Attorney Francisque represents students and their families in various school related issues, including school discipline and special education matters. In 2015, she served as the Bart Gordon Fellow for two years working in partnership with the Center for Law and Education on a project focused on systemically addressing school policies that negatively impacted students who attended Brockton, New Bedford and Fall River school districts. She received her B.A. degree in Political Science at Boston College and received her J.D. degree from Suffolk University Law School.

Meagan Antonellis is a staff Attorney on the immigration team at the Justice Center of Southeast Massachusetts. Her practice involves direct representation of clients to address a wide array of immigration matters, as well as various community education and impact advocacy endeavors affecting immigrant populations. Previously, she has worked as a student Attorney with Greater Boston Legal Services, the Immigration Impact Unit at CPCS, and various other immigrant advocacy organizations. Meagan received her J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law and her B.A. in International Relations from Boston University.

Laura F. Camara is the Directing Attorney of Housing Advocacy at the Justice Center of Southeast Massachusetts. She is a proud AmeriCorps alumnus having served two years with the program from 2011-2013 as an Attorney with South Coastal Counties Legal Services; she has continued to serve as a supervisor for new members entering the program. Attorney Camara previously practiced in the areas of family and elder law but now specializes in housing and benefit matters, particularly in the areas of public and subsidized housing and housing protections for survivors of domestic violence. She currently serves as the co-chair of the Brockton DTA Advisory Board, sits on the Access to Justice Commission Housing Working Group, is a member of the Plymouth County Bar Association, and is an active participant in the Tenancy Preservation Program’s Steering Committee. Attorney Camara received her J.D. from the State University of New York at Buffalo with concentrations in Finance and Affordable Housing and Community Development and is admitted to both the Massachusetts and New York bars.

Jessica De Loureiro is a Senior Attorney with the Justice Center of Southeast Massachusetts (“JCSM”). Jessica provides legal advice and direct representation in predominantly immigration matters, with a focus on humanitarian benefits, asylum, and removal defense. She also serves on the state-wide Language Access Coalition and is a staunch advocate of language access rights. Jessica initially joined the JCSM in 2013 as a member of AmeriCorps Legal Advocates of Massachusetts (formerly the Massachusetts Legal Assistance for Self-Sufficiency Program). She is a graduate of the University of Connecticut School of Law and Lafayette College. Jessica speaks Spanish and Portuguese.

GianMarco Fongaro joined the Education Unit at the Justice Center of Southeast Massachusetts in September 2022. His experience encompasses matters in education law, including school discipline, special education, and Section 504 accommodations. GianMarco received a B.A. in English from Fordham University, an MA in English Language Instruction from Teachers College, Columbia University, and a J.D. from Boston University School of Law.

Dwayne Franklin is an Immigration Attorney at the Justice Center of Southeast Massachusetts. His role includes direct representation, community education, and impact advocacy.

Henry Gunther is an Attorney at the Justice Center of Southeast Massachusetts. His role includes direct representation, community education, and impact advocacy.

Amanda Hesse is a Staff Attorney at the Justice Center of Southeast Massachusetts. Her practice involves advising and representing elderly clients on a variety of civil legal matters, including those related to housing and public benefits. Prior to joining the organization, she worked as an attorney in the Insurance & Financial Services Division of the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office and was a law clerk in the Massachusetts Superior Court. Ms. Hesse received her J.D. from Boston University School of Law and her B.A. in Law & Society and Public Communication from American University.

Abeer Massri is an Attorney with the Immigration Unit at the Justice Center of Southeast Massachusetts in Brockton.

Clare McLeod is an Attorney in the Education Unit at the Justice Center of Southeast Massachusetts. Her practicee involves advising and representing students and their families in school-related cases, including school discipline and special education matters. Clare received her B.S. in Psychology and Sociology from Fordham University and her J.D. from Boston College Law School.

Elizabeth Mullins (Liz) is an Attorney with the Justice Center of Southeast Massachusetts. Her experience involves direct representation, community education, and impact advocacy. She received her J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law and her B.A. in Neuroscience from Oberlin College.

Sedri-Ann Murray is an Immigration Attorney at the Justice Center of Southeast Massachusetts. Her role includes direct representation, community education, and impact advocacy.

Caddie Nath-Folsom is an Attorney with the Justice Center of Southeast Massachusetts. Her practice involves helping immigrant clients with various legal problems, including immigration applications, divorce and other cases in family court, and deportation defense in immigration court. Caddie practices under the Civil Legal Aid for Victims of Crime program, meaning that she specializes in providing trauma-informed services to people who have been victims of crime, including domestic violence and childhood abuse. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Denver and her masters and law degree from Boston University.

Mithra Reddy is an immigration Attorney at the Justice Center of Southeast Massachusetts. Her role includes direct representation, community education, and impact advocacy. Prior to joining SCCLS, she interned at the Victim Rights Law Center and the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center, where she provided legal advocacy to survivors of sexual and domestic violence. She is originally from Illinois and received her BA in Criminology, Law, and Justice at the University of Illinois at Chicago and her J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law.

Caitlyn Seed is an Attorney at the Justice Center of Southeast Massachusetts in September. Her experience involves advising and representing clients on housing and public benefits cases. Caitlyn received her J.D. as well as a Master’s in Social Work from Boston College. She received her B.A. in Psychology from the University of Virginia.

Courtney Snegroff is an Attorney at the Justice Center of Southeast Massachusetts.  Her work focuses on all types of humanitarian relief including asylum, special immigrant juvenile petitions, and relief for survivors of violence and trafficking. Courtney has dedicated her work over the past twenty years to community organizing for immigrant justice. Having worked previously for the janitor’s union, 32BJ SEIU, she is particularly interested the intersection between worker organizing and immigrant rights. Courtney has also worked in city government for the Boston Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement as well as in the nonprofit sector. She received her J.D. from Boston University School of Law and her B.A. from Wesleyan University. She is fluent in both Spanish and Portuguese.

Marin Tollefson Almeida is an immigration Attorney with the Justice Center of Southeast Massachusetts. She works with clients in all types of immigration matters, with a focus on humanitarian relief, including asylum, special immigrant juvenile petitions, and relief for survivors of violence and trafficking. Marin has a particular interest in the intersection of criminal and immigration law and has engaged in federal litigation on detainee rights. Marin speaks Spanish, Portuguese, and Cape Verdean Creole. She served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Sao Nicolau, Cape Verde, and in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique. Before coming to the Justice Center, Marin worked as a law clerk for the Federal District Court of Minnesota. She received her J.D. from Harvard Law School and her B.A. in Anthropology and Spanish from Washington University in St. Louis.

Kimberly Yox (Kim) is a Senior Attorney practicing family law at Justice Center of Southeast Massachusetts. She represents survivors of intimate partner abuse in complex domestic relations matters, such as divorce, custody, support, and abuse prevention matters. As part of the Family Law Task Force, she works with other advocates and legal services Attorneys on impact and legislative advocacy to advance the interests of domestic violence survivors. Kim received her B.A. from Douglass College/Rutgers University and her J.D. from Boston University School of Law.

Karen Guinn assists attorneys with direct representation in immigration cases and provides immigration representation as a DOJ Accredited Representative before the Immigration Court, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and the Board of Immigration Appeals. Previously she served as an AmeriCorps Legal Advocate for two consecutive years. Karen was admitted to practice law in her native Colombia and received a Master of Law in Human Rights from Northeastern University School of Law.

Emily Brunelle is serving her second year at Justice Center of Southeast Massachusetts through the AmeriCorps Legal Advocates of Massachusetts program. As an immigration advocate, she assists Attorneys with direct representation cases and coordinates with local organizations to bolster community engagement and provide services like consultation clinics and educational workshops. She received her BA in Anthropology from Bridgewater State University.

Julia Garvey is the AmeriCorps Legal Advocates of Massachusetts Program Coordinator. Julia served for the past two years as an AmeriCorps member in Boston Public Schools with College Advising Corps – Boston University. In that role, she supported over 120 low-income, first-generation seniors each year with the college admissions process, financial aid advising, and other post-secondary pathways. Julia holds a BA in Political Science from Western New England University and a MA in Urban Affairs from Boston University. Throughout her college career, she interned with the U.S. District Court and various political campaigns and worked as a law clerk. Julia also volunteered with Community Legal Aid’s Lawyer for a Day program in her home city of Springfield. She brings experience in communications, data collection and analysis, and mentorship to her role.

Sovannary Sok is a Legal Secretary at the Justice Center of Southeast Massachusetts.

Sarina Prasad serves as an advocate in the immigration unit at the Justice Center of Southeast Massachusetts through AmeriCorps Legal Advocates of Massachusetts. She assists attorneys with client cases and provides support to a range of immigration-related projects and services. Sarina earned her BA in Political Science from Williams College.