Meredith J. Weaver joined Disability Rights Advocates in 2015 as a Fellowship Attorney. Since then, Ms. Weaver has represented the American Council of the Blind and its state affiliates, the California Association of the Deaf, the Center for Independent Living, and individuals around the country in litigation and non-litigated negotiations to ensure accessibility for individuals with … Continue reading “Meredith Weaver”
Freya Pitts joined Disability Rights Advocates in 2015 as a Liman Fellowship Attorney, focusing on the rights of young people with mental health and learning disabilities who are confined in juvenile halls, and became a staff attorney in 2017. Ms. Pitts received her J.D. from Yale Law School in 2013, and her B.A. summa cum … Continue reading “Freya Pitts”
Seth Packrone joined Disability Rights Advocates in 2015 as a DRA Fellowship Attorney and became a staff attorney in 2017. He is currently an Attorney with the Impact Litigation Practice at the Bronx Defenders. With DRA, Seth developed and litigated class action and systemic litigation with a focus on access to services for people with … Continue reading “Seth Packrone”
Sean Betouliere joined Disability Rights Advocates in 2015 as its second Wolinsky Fellowship Attorney before becoming a Staff Attorney in 2017 and a Senior Staff Attorney in 2022. Mr. Betouliere received his law degree from Berkeley Law in 2015 and his Bachelor of Arts in English (with highest honors) from U.C. Berkeley in 2005. During … Continue reading “Sean Betouliere”
Rebecca Williford is a seasoned, nationally recognized disability community leader and attorney with extensive experience litigating class action lawsuits on behalf of people with disabilities. Her first job at DRA was as a legal fellow, and she has built her career at DRA, becoming the organization’s President & CEO in April 2023. As an ardent disability … Continue reading “Rebecca Williford”
2013-2015 Skadden Fellow Haben is a former DRA fellow and the first Deafblind person to graduate from Harvard Law School. She currently advocates for equal opportunities for people with disabilities and travels the world teaching the benefits of choosing inclusion. Haben’s first book was published on August 6th, 2019, Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered … Continue reading “Haben Girma”
Evan Davis is a Senior Counsel at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP. He has served as President of the New York City Bar Association, Vice Chair of the Columbia University Board of Trustees and Counsel to Governor Mario M. Cuomo. He graduated from Harvard College and Columbia Law School where he was Editor-in-Chief of … Continue reading “Evan Davis”
Lucy Helm is executive vice president and chief partner officer. A partner (employee) since 1999, Lucy previously served as Starbucks executive vice president, general counsel and secretary for more than five years, and served as the interim leader of the Partner Resources organization (PRO) from March to July 2017. She is part of the senior … Continue reading “Lucy Lee Helm”