
Ilana Zeltser
Finance and Operations Manager
Ilana Zeltser joined Volunteer Lawyers Project in April 2019. Ilana earned a BS in Business Management and an MBA from the University of Hartford. Before joining VLP, Ilana spent 6 years working in higher education.

Kevin Walsh, Esq.
Staff Attorney
Kevin Walsh joined the VLP in 2022 as a Temporary Staff Attorney. He practiced law in a few law firms for nearly forty years, handling civil litigation matters such as landlord/tenant cases, business disputes, and contract claims. He earned his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame in 1979, and his J.D. from the Notre […]

Aisling Walsh
Paralegal
Aisling (pronounced Ash-LEEN) is a Criminal and Social Justice major at Boston College and will graduate in May 2023. In 2022, Aisling worked as a Legal Intern at VLP and accepted a full-time position shortly after. Before her time at VLP, Aisling worked for the Massachusetts Department of Correction in the Victim Services Unit and […]

Lurenne Velazquez Carrasquillo
Bilingual Intake Specialist
Lurenne graduated from Boston University with a B.A. in Political Science and joined the VLP as a Bilingual Intake Specialist, where she seeks to gain experience in different areas of law to aid underserved communities. Before joining the VLP, Lurenne worked at the Boston Court Service Center, where she helped individuals complete documents for their […]

Caitlyn Treem, Esq.
Staff Attorney
Caitlyn joined VLP in October 2021 as a CELHP Housing Attorney and transitioned to a HILA Housing Attorney in January 2022. In May 2022, Caitlyn was hired as the VLP Housing and Appeals Staff Attorney. Caitlyn earned her J.D. in 2021 from Suffolk University law School and was a member of Suffolk’s Accelerator to Practice […]

Yewellyn Sanchez
Senior Bilingual Intake Specialist
Yewellyn comes to VLP from MIRA Coalition, where she served as an AmeriCorps member. As an AmeriCorps member, Yewellyn assisted clients with naturalization forms, green card renewals, and other immigration forms, as well as conducting outreach, preparing materials, and registering clients for clinics. She has also worked as a Spanish interpreter and has a certificate […]

Aidelena Sanchez
Bilingual Paralegal
Aidelena worked as a case manager/housing specialist for eight years at Pine Street Inn and Vinfen corps, where she helped clients navigate housing issues. She is excited to work with VLP, mainly because the pandemic has disenfranchised so many people, and Aidelena wants to provide as much support as possible to those in need.

Steve Russo, Esq.
Staff Attorney
Steve Russo is a VLP Staff Attorney. He has over 19 years of experience in the delivery of intake, advice, and referral services to legal services programs and over 21 years of experience as a legal services and private practice attorney. Steve has been a panelist on several continuing legal education and community trainings and has […]

Alexandra Roman, Esq.
Part-time Staff Attorney
Attorney Alex Roman joined VLP in 2018 as a law school intern, in 2021 as a volunteer for the HILA Landlords program, and in 2023 as a Temporary Staff Attorney for the HILA Landlords program. Alex got her BA in history from UMass Dartmouth in 2017 and her JD from New England Law | Boston […]

Danelia Ramirez Aguilar
Bilingual Pro Bono Assistant
Danelia Ramirez Aguilar graduated from the University of Massachusetts Lowell with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice and Sociology. She is a proud first-generation student who values community service and education. Danelia also founded the 14 Stars Foundation, which seeks to help kindergarteners in Honduras who are the first in their families to attend […]