Blue Ridge Legal Services employs a small staff of licensed attorneys, paralegals and support staff in offices located in Winchester, Harrisonburg, Lexington, and Roanoke.

Our legal staff is supplemented by the donated services of over 400 private attorneys throughout the Shenandoah Valley and Roanoke Valley who have agreed to assist low-income clients we refer to them on a pro bono basis, without charge.

Staff Directory

Click on staff person’s name for a short biographical sketch and contact information.

Program-wide Management

John E. Whitfield, Executive Director/General Counsel
Wanda Propst, Program Administrator

Winchester Office

Jennifer Locke, Managing Attorney
Cindy Decker, Domestic Violence Attorney
Hannah Rahimzadeh, Staff Attorney
Barbara Marmet, Staff Attorney
Debbie Lanham, Referral Coordinator/Secretary
Becky Stallard, Intake Paralegal

Harrisonburg Office

Betzi Bostic, Supervising Attorney
Sherron Ashby, Domestic Violence Attorney
Molly Bell, Referral Coordinator
Cathy Bagwell Marsh, Resource Development Specialist
Jim Clough, Staff Attorney
Elizabeth Coltrane, Staff Attorney
Mary Katherine Hayburn, Domestic Violence Attorney
Vanessa Keasler, Staff Attorney
Calissa Hiligh, Elderly Services Attorney
Anne See, Elderly Services/Public Benefits Paralegal
Courtney Sinnett, Intake Paralegal
Beth D. Wimer, Secretary

Lexington Office

Jan Fox May, Managing Attorney/Domestic Violence Attorney
Savannah Altherr, Staff Attorney
Vacant, Staff Attorney
Stephanie D. Brads, Intake Paralegal/Secretary
Darlene Moore, Support Staff

Roanoke Office

Susan C. Proctor, Managing Attorney
Robert Williams, Staff Attorney
Lawrence Brewer, Jr., Intake Paralegal
Olivia Thacker, Intake Paralegal
Sheri Glandon, Legal Assistant/Receptionist