JUNTA DIRECTIVA
Virginia Villegas, Esq., Chair
Villegas/Carrera, LLP
Rosa Armendariz
Diablo Valley Community College
Christine Brigagliano, Esq., Vice-Chair
Van Der Hout, Brigagliano & Nightingale, LLP
Ruben Chavez, JD
Golden Valley Health Centers
Joseph Jaramillo, Esq., Secretary
Attorney
Manuel Magaña
Farm Worker (Retired)
Richard M. Pearl, Esq.
Law Offices of Richard M. Pearl
Jessica Stender, Esq.
Equal Rights Advocates
Peder J. V. Thoreen, Esq.
Altshuler Berzon, LLP
Rosario Vasquez, Treasurer
Community Organizer
Meredith Johnson
Santa Clara County, Office of the County Counsel
Silvia Garcia, Esq.
In Memoriam (1968-2012)
"I started working with César Chavez in the 1970s. By the 1980s legal aid was under fire and we had to find another way to continue the important work. I am proud to have been on the forefront of creating CRLAF. We have worked really hard for the rights of the farm workers for many years and still there are many things that need to change."
Manuel Magaña
Board Member
I think that it’s difficult to pass strong protective legislation given the power and influence of big agribusinesses.That is why it is so important to have an organization like CRLAF advocating for needed changes.
Joseph Jaramillo, Esq.
Board Member