Caitlin Cedfeldt is a supervising attorney in the Housing Justice Project at Legal Aid of Nebraska and works out of the Omaha office. She has litigated eviction defense cases, security deposit claims, damages cases, and FHA claims for the last eight years. She also teaches a Pre-Trial Litigation course at the University of Nebraska College of Law.

Chelsea Ortega is a partner at the law firm of Santoni, Vocci & Ortega, LLC in Baltimore County, Maryland. Chelsea’s practice primarily focuses on issues involving tenants and consumers’ rights. She regularly represents tenants living in uninhabitable conditions, who have been the victim of unlawful evictions, or who have been charged illegal fees. Chelsea has brought and settled several class action cases against large property management companies, debt collectors, and auto finance companies. She has been a member of the Maryland Legal Aid Board of Directors since 2023 and is a former member of the Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service Board of Directors. Chelsea is the Maryland State Chair for the National Association of Consumer Advocates, a community of more than 1,500 attorneys fighting for consumer justice. Chelsea also serves on the Innovations in Tiered Legal Services Task Force, a joint effort of the Maryland Judiciary, MSBA and the Access to Justice Commission, considering the role of non-attorneys to close the access to justice gap in Maryland. She has given more than a dozen presentations and trainings on various topics to attorneys and advocates across the country. Chelsea has testified before the Maryland legislature relating to the enactment of tenants’ rights and consumer protection legislation.