Lisa Krisher has worked with Georgia Legal Services Program (GLSP) since 1978, addressing the complex challenges of poverty and civil rights issues. Throughout her career with GLSP including as Director of Litigation and Senior Director of Litigation and Advocacy, Lisa has spearheaded institutional reforms and advocacy strategies that have substantially improved the lives of those in dire circumstances. She has litigated a wide-range of civil cases in Georgia and federal courts inlcuding appeals. She had led GLSP's language access advocacy to improve access for persons who are English language learners to the courts, state and federal agencies. She is a co-founder of GLSP's Race Equity Team which she continues to coordinate.

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.

Jeffrey M. Hearne is the Chief Advocacy Officer at Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc., the largest provider of civil legal aid for the low-income communities in Miami-Dade County and the Florida Keys. Jeff oversees the firm's significant litigation and provides a strategic focus to the firm's advocacy in all its practice areas. Jeff has been an attorney at Legal Services for more than twenty years and has focused his career on preventing evictions and enforcing the rights of tenants. Jeff was also the Director of the Tenants’ Rights Clinic at the University of Miami School of Law from 2010 until 2023. He currently serves on the Florida Bar’s Civil Procedure Rules Committee and is a former co-chair of the Florida Housing Umbrella Group, the statewide association of tenant advocates. Jeff has received several honors for his work representing tenants, including the Consumer Protection Lawyer of the Year from the Florida Bar’s Consumer Protection Law Committee (2018), and the Housing Justice Award from the National Housing Law Project (2015). He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin (J.D. 2001, B.A., Plan II, 1998).