Michael Hoosier | Senior Attorney

Michael Hoosier is a Senior Attorney Fellow with the Economic Advancement Team at CLSEPA, where he focuses his practice on criminal reentry work and worker’s rights. Prior to joining CLSEPA, Mike worked as a clean slate attorney at the Alameda County Public Defender’s Office, and he has been volunteering in criminal reentry/expungement work since law school. Prior to his work … Read More

Alysyn Martinez | Staff Attorney

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Bianca Marconcini | Social Worker

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Pamela Rivera | Legal Operations Associate

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Adelina Arroyo | Client Services Specialist 

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Jason Vizmanos | Digital Communications Specialist

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COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Extension Letter & Update

CLSEPA has joined with 90+ organizations to sign a letter calling on the California Legislature and Governor to take immediate action to extend COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave! To learn more, you can find the letter on the slideshow above or click here to read more. Join us in this movement of helping those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic by … Read More

CLSEPA Response to the Texas Federal Court Decision on DACA

On July 16, 2021, a U.S. federal court in Texas ruled that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is unlawful. Here’s what you need to know about the Texas v. US decision: 1) Judge Hanen found the DACA program to be unlawful, but DACA renewals and advance parole for DACA recipients may continue for now. 2) The government … Read More

November 2020 Election Recommendations

Support your community and vote! CLSEPA has taken a position on these statewide propositions because they relate to our legal advocacy in the areas of housing, workers’ rights, or criminal reentry. CLSEPA ha tomado una posición sobre estas propuestas estatales porque se relacionan con nuestra defensa legal en las áreas de vivienda, derechos de los trabajadores o reingreso criminal.CLSEPA offers … Read More

NOVEMBER 17th, 2020 DACA CLINIC

DOES YOUR DACA EXPIRE SOON? Renew your DACA at our FREE workshop! Tuesday, November 17th at 2:45 pm Video Conference on Zoom Pre-Registration Required Contact Meghana at 650-391-0355 or mravikumar@clsepa.org LIMITED FUNDS AVAILABLE TO COVER THE $495 FILING FEE ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS! DOES YOUR DACA EXPIRE SOON? Renew your DACA at our FREE workshop! Tuesday, November 17th … Read More