Please join us in welcoming our newest Public Law Center staff members. We have grown to 50 teammates and counting. 

Allyssa Scheyer (pictured top left) is a Staff Attorney in our Immigration Unit. Allyssa is a 2020 graduate of UC Irvine School of Law and most recently served as a Staff Attorney in the Children’s Representation Project of Immigrant Defenders Law Center in Los Angeles.

Trang Nguyen (pictured top right) is a Staff Attorney in our Housing and Homelessness Prevention Unit focusing on our Mobilehomes Program. Trang is a 2015 graduate of Trinity Law School and most recently served as a Bankruptcy Attorney in Corona. 

Tuzuk Koul (pictured bottom right) is a Staff Attorney in our Consumer Unit. Tuzuk is a 2018 graduate of University of Virginia School of Law and most recently served as a Legal Fellow at the Humane Society of United States in Washington, DC.

Violeta Schultz (pictured bottom left) is a Staff Attorney in our Community Organizations Legal Assistance Project (COLAP). Violeta is a new Master of Laws graduate of USC Gould School of Law and earned her JD from the University of Guadalajara School of Law in 2013. She most recently served as an Associate Attorney in Whittier.

Ashlie de la Rosa is a Paralegal in our Family Law Unit. Ashlie earned her Bachelor’s Degree from Cal State Fullerton in 2018 and most recently served as a Law Clerk in the Benefits Program at The Alliance of Children’s Rights in Los Angeles. 

Dominique Ruiz is a Paralegal in our Housing and Homelessness Prevention Unit. Dominique earned her AA and Paralegal Certificate from Santa Ana College in 2016 and has served in both customer service and legal assistance positions since her graduation.

Katrina Villaluz is a Development Assistant and most recently served in a similar position with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Huntington Valley. Katrina earned her Bachelor’s Degree from Cal State Fullerton in 2018.



We would like to also congratulate three long-time staff members for their new job titles. 

Leigh Ferrin is now PLC’s Director of Legal Services.

April Schley is now PLC’s Manager of Special Events and Donor Relations.

Aimee Dau is now PLC’s Staff Accountant.

We also need your continued help in identifying and recruiting additional team members to PLC. You can find our latest open positions here. 

The Global Pandemic has changed the way Public Law Center does business in varied ways, including many for the better. One new tool in our mission to provide access to justice to Orange County’s low-income residents is the Provisionally Licensed Program.

Through the program, PLC has worked with:

Pepperdine University School of Law graduate Anna Garabedi (COLAP), 

Indiana University School graduate Hadi Motiee (Consumer), Whittier Law School graduate Natalie Casas (Family), Santa Barbara and Ventura Colleges of Law graduate Commalette Mendez (Housing/ Mobilehomes), John F. Kennedy University School of Law graduate Eliza Jasinska (Family), and USC Gould School of Law LLM and Tehran-Science and Research graduate Mahzad Rad (Health).

We also worked with USC Marshall School of Business MBA and Seattle University School of Law graduate Isaac Guzman (pictured), who has since joined PLC as a Staff Attorney in our Housing Unit.

“Through the Provisionally Licensed Program, I was able to gain exposure to a wide range of client housing issues. I think having initially volunteered helped serve as a bridge to where I’m at now, because I was given a great foundation through the support and guidance of the team,” said Isaac.

“An early case I worked on as a volunteer was negotiating additional time for a single mother and her severely disabled daughter to secure other housing. Had we not been able to assist, the client and her daughter would have been out of a home within a matter of weeks. I am currently representing a client in an unlawful detainer proceeding for alleged lease violations. The client’s mobility is severely limited and suffers from debilitating mental health issues. Had our client not been represented, he would have been on the streets,” Isaac continued. 

For PLC’s client population, the Provisionally Licensed Program has proven to be very beneficial the past couple of years. On their behalf, we thank all our Provisionally Licensed volunteers for their efforts to bridge the justice gap in Orange County.