Our Volunteer Boards

JALA is supported, mentored and impacted by the volunteers serving on our Board of Directors, Client Advisory Board and the JALA Foundation Board.

JALA’s Volunteer Board serve as ambassadors, educating the community and building relationships that support our mission. Fiduciary duties include financial and program oversight, and broad policy-making. The Board is committed to providing access to legal justice for poor and low-income individuals who have nowhere else to turn. The Board of Directors is comprised of individual attorneys, those from private law firms, corporate leaders and former JALA clients. (Board members are listed below)

Board of Directors

President: Ashley Goggins
Ashley Goggins Law, P.A.

1^st Vice President: Shawn A. DeVries
The DeVries Law Firm, P.A.

2^nd Vice President: Andrew E. Underkofler
FORDHARRISON

Treasurer: Joshua Shilts
Shilts CPA

Secretary: James H. Cummings
Cummings Mediation

Ex-Officio: James Poindexter
Delegal & Poindexter, P.A.

James H. Cummings
Cummings Mediation

Lance Davies
VyStar Credit Union

Shawn A. DeVries
The DeVries Law Firm, P.A.

Ashley Goggins
Ashley Goggins Law, P.A.

Alexandria Hill
Driver, McAfee, Hawthorne & Diebenow

Fabian Jackson
Client Advisory Board

Alex King
First Coast Criminal Defense

Tyra Nelson
Ameris Bank

James Poindexter
Delegal & Poindexter, P.A.

Joshua Shilts
Shilts CPA

Latoya Williams-Shelton, Esq.
The Law Office of Latoya S. Williams P.A.

Andrew E. Underkofler
FORDHARRISON

Jason Van Lenten
Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A.

JALA’s Foundation Board of Directors

President: Douglas J. Milne, Esq.
Milne & Buckingham, PA

Vice President: Noel G. Lawrence, Esq.
Noel G. Lawrence, P.A.

Treasurer: Renee D. Harrell, Esq.
Harrell & Harrell, PA

Rebeccah L. Beller, Esq.
Beller & Bustamante, PL

Eddie Farah, Esq.
Farah & Farah, PA

Leslie Goller, Esq.
Terrell | Hogan

Guy Victor Murray, Esq.
Guy Victor Murray, PA

Robert Spohrer, Esq.
Spohrer & Dodd, PA

Richard “Rick” L. Lasseter, Esq.
Hall Booth Smith, P.C.

Mary Bland Love, Esq.
Marks Gray, PA

JALA’s Client Advisory Board

The JALA Client Advisory Board serves as an advisory committee to JALA’s Board of Directors and provides critical client input and perspective for development of policies, training plans, community education and outreach, as well as other matters. The Client Advisory Board provides a community-wide forum for JALA clients to express their needs, comments and/or concerns.

Sara Wilson-Kraft, President

Patenia Bogan, Vice President

Phyllis Maxwell, Treasurer

Vacant, Secretary

Vacant, Sergeant at Arms

Patricia Balkcom, Board Member

Shandrea Colson, Board Member

Fabian Jackson, Board Member