PRO BONO / AWARDS
For her work representing a class of low-income tenants living in a dilapidated apartment building in Santa Ana against their landlords, Lori received the California State Bar’s Wiley W. Manuel Award for Pro Bono Legal Services, Gibson Dunn's prestigious Frank Wheat Memorial Award, and the American Jewish Committee’s Learned Hand Emerging Leadership Award.
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Currently, Lori is serving as a member of the Orange Coast College Foundation Board, which supports her alma mater, OCC, by encouraging gifts of time, treasure and talent from alumni, campus and community members.
She is also a member of Woman of Hope and Circle of Hope supporting Hope Through Housing Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to elevating the well-being and self-sufficiency of low-income residents living in National CORE affordable apartment communities in Southern California and beyond.
Previously, Lori worked with the Constitutional Rights Foundation (a non-profit, non-partisan educational organization) for years, supporting their state-wide mock trial program, both coaching teams at Fountain Valley and Saddleback High Schools and judging competitions.
Lori also volunteered for Holy Spirit Catholic Church as a high school retreat director, developer, and leader for over 15 years and as a pastoral council member for about 5 years.