Tom Stutz, Director of Litigation with Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas has been licensed in Texas since 1983 and Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1989. He received a B.A. in Political Science from St. Louis University and a J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law where he also served as an Articles Editor on The Review of Litigation. He has served as Director of Lititgation since 2011. He was in private practice in Dallas for 28 years prior to joining LANWT. His private practice included personal injury (plaintiff), consumer, business litigation, lender liablity, construction and commercial litigation.

Michael Forton has served as Director of Advocacy for Legal Services Alabama (LSA) since 2016. Prior to taking this position, Mr. Forton served as Managing Attorney of the Huntsville Office for six years. Forton has represented clients in a wide range of cases including: housing, consumer, domestic and appellate issues in both state and federal courts. Prior to joining LSA, Forton served as Staff Attorney with Florida Rural Legal Services and clerked with the Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP). Forton received a B.A., with honors, from Michigan State University and a J.D. from The University of Alabama School of Law, where he was in the Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society. Forton previously served on the Board of Directors for the Public Interest Advisory Board at The University of Alabama. Forton won Legal Services Alabama Advocate of the Year in 2008 and the Public Interest Lawyer of the Year from the Alabama State Bar in 2024.

Becky Moseley grew up in North Texas and earned her undergraduate degree in Government from the University of Texas at Austin. While working as a legislative aide in the Texas House of Representatives, she recognized the need for affordable civil legal services and was inspired to go to law school at the University of Chicago. After law school she worked at Massachusetts’ public defender agency, the Committee for Public Counsel Services, where she was appointed by the court to represent children and indigent parents in cases brought by child protective services. Becky moved back to Texas in 2014 and joined Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas. As a staff attorney, she broadened her family-focused practice to include landlord-tenant litigation and criminal record-clearing advocacy. After working for a few years in the State Bar of Texas’ Legal Access Division, supporting other legal services advocates, Becky returned to LANWT in 2019, joining the Community Lawyering Center (CLC) branch, At the CLC, she supervised the practice and development of law students from UNT Dallas College of Law, and expanded her practice to include probate and real property litigation. Since 2025, she has served as the Deputy Director of Litigation for Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas.