For a list of all NLG law school chapters, click here.
If you’re seeking NLG chapter protest arrest hotlines or other mass defense support, visit nlg.org/massdefenseprogram.
NLG Chapters are organized into regions. Click on a region below to see the local chapters and their contact information.
What are Chapters? Chapters are run by volunteer members like yourself! Though it varies, the majority of chapters focus on mass defense efforts like legal observing and providing “Know Your Rights” trainings, running jail support hotlines, and finding representation for protesters. Some chapters are a lot more active than others, and some have vibrant local committees outside of mass defense. Many times a chapter can be very active for a period and then become dormant for the next. Our largest and most active chapters are our “Staffed Chapters” of NYC, Los Angeles, San Francisco Bay Area, Michigan, and Massachusetts. If you would like to hear more about getting involved in a particular chapter as a member, reach out using the contact information listed. If you do and do not hear back within a few days, email the National Membership Director at membership@nlg.org
Interested in becoming more involved with the NLG but don’t have a chapter near you? Contact membership@nlg.org to learn about starting an NLG chapter in your area!
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Northwest Region
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Far West Region
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Southwest Region
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Texoma Region
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Southern Region
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Midwest Region
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Mid-East Region
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Mid-Atlantic Region
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Northeast Region
Northwest Region
Regional Vice Presidents (Junga Cha & Andi Pla) | northwestrvp@nlg.org
Idaho
- Primary Contact: Ritchie Eppink, reppink@acluidaho.org
- Website: www.nlgidaho.org
- Social Media:
- Instagram: @NLG_of_Idaho
- Twitter: @NLG_of_Idaho
Montana
- Primary Contact: nlg.umtlaw@gmail.com
- Social Media:
- Facebook: facebook.com/NLGMontanaLaw/
Oregon: Eugene/Southern Oregon
- Primary Contact: eugene@nlg.org
- Website: www.nlg.org/cascadia
Oregon: Portland
- Primary Contact: portlandchapter@nlg.org
- Website: www.portlandnlg.org
- Social Media:
- Facebook: facebook.com/NLGPortlandO
- Twitter: @NLG_Portland
Washington: Seattle
- Primary Contact: nationallawyersguildseattle@gmail.com
- Website: www.nlg-seattle.org/
- Social Media:
- Facebook: facebook.com/NationalLawyersGuildSeattle
- Twitter: @NLG_Seattle
Washington: Whatcom-Skagit
- Primary Contact: whatcom-skagit@nlg.org
Far West Region
Regional Vice Presidents (Sasha Novis & Delia Metoyer) | farwestrvp@nlg.org
California: Central Valley
- Primary Contacts:
- cacentralvalley@nlg.org
- Mariah Thompson, Mariah.c.thompson@gmail.com
- Website: www.centralvalleynlg.org
- Social Media:
- Facebook: facebook.com/centralvalleyNLG
- Instagram (Central to the Valley Podcast): @CTTVPodcast
California: Los Angeles
- Primary Contact: Carolyn Gómez, Program Coordinator & Interim Executive Director, carolyn@nlg-la.org
- Website: www.nlg-la.org
- Social Media:
- Facebook: facebook.com/NLGLosAngeles
- Twitter: @NLG_LosAngeles
- Instagram: @nlg.la
- Instagram (Central Coast): @NLG.CentralCoast
California: Sacramento
- Primary Contact: nlgsacramento@gmail.com
- Website: www.nlgsacramento.com
- Social Media:
- Facebook: facebook.com/NLGSacramento
- Twitter: @NLG_Sacramento
California: San Diego
- Primary Contact: Kate Yavenditti, kateyav@cox.net
- Social Media:
- Facebook: facebook.com/nlgsandiego
California: San Francisco/Bay Area
- Primary Contact: Sara Kershnar, Interim Executive Director, membership@nlgsf.org
- Website: www.nlgsf.org
- Social Media:
- Facebook: facebook.com/nlgsf
- Twitter: @nlgsf
Southwest Region
Regional Vice Presidents (Zoë Williams and Shoshanna Silverberg) | southwestrvp@nlg.org
Arizona: Central
- Primary Contact: Dianne Post, postdlpost@aol.com
Arizona: Southern
- Primary Contact: southernarizona@nlg.org
- Social Media:
- Facebook: facebook.com/NLGSouthernAZ
- Twitter: @SouthernAZ_NLG
- Instagram: @NLG_SoAZ
Colorado
- Primary Contact: core@nlgcolorado.org
- Website: www.nlgcolorado.org
- Social Media:
- Facebook: facebook.com/National-Lawyers-Guild-of-Colorado-1745601619103807
- Twitter: @ColoradoNLG
Nevada: Las Vegas
- Primary Contact: lasvegas@nlg.org
- Website: www.nlglv.org
- Social Media:
- Facebook: facebook.com/VegasNLG
- Instagram: @NLGLasVegas
- Twitter: @NLGLasVegas
Nevada: Reno
- Primary Contact: reno@nlg.org
- Social Media:
- Instagram: @NLGReno
New Mexico
- Primary Contact: newmexico@nlg.org
Utah
- Primary Contact: utahnlg@gmail.com
- Website: www.nlg.org/utah/
- Social Media:
- Facebook: facebook.com/UtahNLG
- Instagram: @NLG_Utah_Mass_Defense
Texoma Region
Regional Vice Presidents (Megan Rue & Raymundo Rojas) | texomarvp@nlg.org
Oklahoma
- Primary Contact: oklahoma@nlg.org
- Social Media:
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/nlgok
Texas: Austin
- Primary Contact: Cassandra Champion, austinlawyersguild@protonmail.com
- Website: www.austinlawyersguild.org
- Social Media:
- Facebook: facebook.com/austinlawyersguild
- Twitter: @NLG_ATX
- Instagram: @NLG_ATX
Texas: El Paso
- Primary Contact: Ray Rojas, rayrojas@rayrojaslaw.com
Texas: San Antonio
- Primary Contact: sanantonio@nlg.org
- Social Media:
- Twitter: @NLG_SA
Southern Region
Regional Vice Presidents (Liliya Oliferuk & Reighlah Collins) | southernrvp@nlg.org
Alabama
- Primary Contact: David Gespass, pass.gandjlaw@gmail.com
Arkansas
- Primary Contact: arkansas@nlg.org
- Website: www.nlgar.org
- Social Media:
Florida: Central
- Primary Contact: centralfl@nlg.org
- Social Media:
Florida: Gainesville
- Primary Contact: Andrea Costello, gainesvillenlg@gmail.com
Florida: South
- Primary Contact: Aidil Oscariz, nlgsouthflorida@gmail.com
- Social Media:
Georgia: Atlanta and Greater Atlanta
- Primary Contact: Asia Parks, asiamparks@gmail.com
- Social Media:
- Facebook: facebook.com/NLGMetroATL
- Twitter: @NLGMetroATL
Kentucky
- Primary Contact: nlgky@protonmail.com
- Social Media:
- Facebook: facebook.com/NLGKy
- Instagram: @nlg_ky
Louisiana
- Primary Contacts: louisiana@nlg.org, nolalocoordinator@gmail.com (for Legal Observer/mass defense inquiries)
North Carolina
- Primary Contact: northcarolina@nlg.org
- Social Media:
- Twitter: @ncnlg
Tennessee: Knoxville
- Primary Contact: Knoxville@nlg.org
Midwest Region
Regional Vice Presidents (Justice Gatson & Scott Kampas)| midwestrvp@nlg.org
Illinois: Chicago
- Primary Contact: Betsy Merbitz, Administrator: chicago@nlg.org
- Website: www.nlgchicago.org
- Social Media:
- Facebook: facebook.com/nlgchicago
- Twitter: @NLGChicago
Indiana
- Primary Contact: David Frank, indiana@nlg.org
Kansas
- Primary Contact: kansas@nlg.org
Kansas/Missouri: Kansas City
- Primary Contact: Justice Gatson, kancitynlg@gmail.com
- Social Media:
- Facebook: facebook.com/nlgkc/
- Twitter: @GuildLawyers
Minnesota
- Primary Contact: nlgminn@gmail.com
- Website: www.nlgmn.org
- Social Media:
- Facebook: facebook.com/nlgminnesota
Missouri: St. Louis
- Primary Contact: stlouis@nlg.org
- Website: www.nlgstl.org
- Social Media:
- Facebook: facebook.com/STLNLG
- Twitter: @STLNLG
Wisconsin: Madison
- Primary Contact: Amanda Leipold, amandaleipold@gmail.com
- Website: www.madisonnlg.blogspot.com
- Social Media:
- Facebook: facebook.com/madison.nlg
- Twitter: @MadisonNLG
Wisconsin: Milwaukee
- Primary Contact: MilwaukeeNLG@gmail.com
- Website: nlgmilw.wordpress.com
- Social Media:
- Facebook: facebook.com/NLGMilwaukee
- Twitter: @NLGMilwaukee
Mideast Region
Regional Vice President (Kathleen Garbacz) | mideastrvp@nlg.org
Michigan
- Website: www.michigannlg.org
- Social Media:
- Facebook: facebook.com/michigannlg
Ohio
- Primary Contact: ohio@nlg.org
- Website: www.ohionlg.org
- Social Media:
- Facebook: facebook.com/ohionlg
- Twitter: @OhioNLG
- Instagram: @ohionlg
Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh
- Primary Contact: pittsburgh@nlg.org
- Social Media:
- Facebook: facebook.com/nlgpgh
- Twitter: @NLGPGH
Mid-Atlantic Region
Regional Vice President (Aneesa Khan) | midatlanticrvp@nlg.org
Maryland
- Primary Contacts: Charlie Kerr and Siobhan Miller, maryland@nlg.org
- Website: nlgmaryland.org
- Social Media:
- Facebook: facebook.com/NLGMaryland
- Twitter: @NLGMaryland
- Instagram: @NLGMaryland
New Jersey & Delaware
- Primary Contact: (Paul) Stanley Holdorf, Supervising-Attorney@DE-NJ-NLG.org
Pennsylvania: Central
- Primary Contacts: Shaleeta Washington, shaleetaw@gmail.com and Leslie Hall, Lesliehall94@aol.com
Pennsylvania: Philadelphia
- Primary Contact: Cassie Grainge, cassiegrainge@nlgphilly.org
- Website: www.nlgphilly.org
- Social Media:
- Facebook: facebook.com/PhillyNLG
- Twitter: @PhillyNLG
Virginia: Central
- Primary Contact: CentralVA@nlg.org
- Social Media:
- Facebook: facebook.com/NLGCentralVA
- Twitter: @NLGCentralVA
Washington, DC
- Primary Contacts: Alexis Harper and Sam Halpert, dc-chapter@nlg.org
- Website: dcnlg.org
Northeast Region
Regional Vice Presidents (Nate Fox & Shahily Negron-Falcon) | northeastrvp@nlg.org
Connecticut
- Primary Contact: ConnecticutNLG@gmail.com
- Social Media:
- Facebook: facebook.com/ConnecticutNLG
Massachusetts
- Primary Contact: Urszula Masny-Latos, NLG Mass Executive Director, nlgmass-director@igc.org
- Website: www.nlgmass.org
- Social Media:
New York: Albany
- Primary Contact: NLGAlbanyNY@gmail.com
New York: Buffalo
- Primary Contact: nlgbuffalo@gmail.com
- Social Media:
- Facebook: facebook.com/groups/321278789446
- Twitter: @NLG_Buffalo
New York: New York City
- Primary Contact: Susan Howard, NLG-NYC Executive Director, nlgnyc@igc.org
- Website: www.nlgnyc.org
- Social Media:
- Facebook: facebook.com/NLGNYC
- Twitter: @NLGNYCnews
- Instagram: @nlg_nyc
New York: Rochester
- Primary Contact: Katie Adamides, rochester@nlg.org
- Social Media:
- Facebook: facebook.com/NLGRochester
- Twitter: @NLGRochester
Rhode Island
- Primary Contact: Anthony Sinapi, rhodeisland@nlg.org
- Social Media:
- Facebook: facebook.com/NLGRI
- Twitter: @nlg_ri
Vermont
- Primary Contact: Kira Kelley, vermont@nlg.org
- Social Media:
- Facebook: facebook.com/VT-National-Lawyers-Guild-2044729882426529
- Twitter: @VTGuild