About Us: Who We Are
Southern Arizona Legal Aid Inc.
Vision
Our Vision is that all Arizona residents, particularly those within the 33,000 square miles where Southern Arizona Legal Aid, Inc. (SALA) provides legal services, have access to legal, social and economic justice. Further, it is our Vision that all individuals and families in our service area understand the vital role SALA plays in assisting low-income individuals and families.
Mission
Our Mission is to provide quality legal services to people who would not otherwise have equal access to justice, in ways which affirm their individual and collective dignity, integrity, and power.
Non-profit Law Firm
SALA is a non-profit 501(c)(3) public interest law firm, established in 1951, which provides free, civil legal aid to low-income individuals and families in 9 of Arizona’s 15 counties and in 11 of Arizona’s 21 Native American Communities. Since 1951, SALA has been a trusted resource and an effective voice for low-income people in southern and southeastern Arizona. Click Here for our history.
Southern Arizona Legal Aid
Leadership Team
Anthony Young – Executive Director
Anthony Wisz – Deputy Director
Barbara Anderson – Administrator/HR Manager
Nikki J Hunt – Development Director
Doris Lee Butler – Chief Operations Officer/IT Manager
Janet Wiseman – Chief Financial Officer
Wendy Ascher – Director of Intake
Susan Daicoff – Director of Volunteer Lawyers Program (VLP)
Kristin Fitzharris, Managing Attorney – Tucson Domestic Relations & Immigration
Matthew Waterman, Managing Attorney – Tucson Consumer Housing Public Benefits
Lori Johnston, Managing Attorney – Whiteriver & Lakeside Offices
Diana Lopez-Jones, Managing Attorney – Casa Grande & Sacaton Offices
Board of Directors
Frederick Petersen, President – Pima County Bar Association
Margarita Bernal, Vice President – Pima County Bar Association
Tamara Mulembo, Secretary/Treasurer – Arizona Minority Bar Association
Shirley Molina – Native American Community
M. Roxanne Veliz – Snell & Wilmer, LLP
Michael F. Kelly – Pima County Bar Association
Carl A. Piccarreta – Pima County Bar Association
Brian I. Clymer – Pima County Bar Association
Beverly B. Parker – Pima County Bar Association
Ann Littrell – Cochise County Bar Association
Gregory L. Droeger – Santa Cruz County Bar Association
Emery LaBarge – Navajo/Apache County Bar Associations
Andy Silverman – National Lawyers Guild
Katherine Winkley – Pinal County Bar Association
Daisy Flores – Gila/Graham/Greenlee County Bar Association
Maria Antonieta Morales-Smith – El Pueblo Neighborhood Center
Victoria Castro – Parent Child Center Inc.
Norma Jaimes – YMCA
Matthew A. Ramirez – Tucson Indian Center
Day Graham – Tucson Urban League
Rose Taulton – NAACP
Rosalia Garcia – Chicanos Por La Causa
A Word From Our Executive Director Anthony L. Young
Client Testimonials
Southern Arizona Legal Aid has been helping members of the community with legal aid since 1951. SALA has been a trusted resource and an effective voice for low-income people in southern and southeastern Arizona.
