About Us
We offer compassionate civil legal representation.
Our work at JAMLAC is urgent — we walk alongside our neighbors as they face life-altering legal challenges and strengthen their ability to thrive, not just survive.

Our Mission
We derive our name, Justice and Mercy, and our mission from the scriptural verse Micah 6:8, “what does the Lord require of you? To do justice, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.” We live out this call in our work at JAMLAC by seeking justice for people struggling with poverty and oppression. We do this in a way that affirms the client’s dignity and strengthens their capacity to positively direct their own lives.

Our Vision and Values
By providing culturally sensitive civil legal services and defending the cause of the poor and needy, JAMLAC’s Vision is to enhance the quality of lives and create healthy communities where all people have access to justice, live free from abuse, are empowered, and thrive in the community.
You can read more about JAMLAC’s core values and our motivation to care for the poor here.

Our History
Co-founders Steve Thompson and Sulma Mendoza opened JAMLAC’s doors in 2006 in response to a deep desire to fight injustice that those struggling with poverty face. JAMLAC began in a converted motel room at Joshua Station and served 96 clients the first year. Now, in a much bigger space, we have 17 staff members and help 1,500-2,000 people annually.
Our Partners
Collaboration is integral to the success of JAMLAC and the people we serve.
Our Team
Our team of attorneys, paralegals and administrators are committed to bridging the gap between our clients and the justice they seek.

Steve Thompson
Lead Servant & Senior Attorney

Jose Escobar
Associate Director & Family Law Attorney

Sulma Mendoza
Immigration Director

Nikki Koster
Director Of Development

Marlene Bedoya
Communications Director and Development Officer

Elizabeth Davidson
Family Law Attorney & Office Manager

Breanna Hayes
Civil Legal Attorney

Amy Enriquez
Paralegal

Rosanna Mendoza-Rios
Paralegal

Claudia Rueda
Paralegal

Mckenna Newsum Schoenberg
Immigration Attorney

Carmen Stevens
Department of Justice Accredited Representative

Vicky Guerrero
Immigration Paralegal & Workshop Coordinator

Janette Torreblanca
Receptionist

Aide Salazar Zetina
Bilingual Navigator

Alexander Holmes
Family Law Attorney Fellow

Angela Mendoza
Victim Advocate
Our Board

Douglas Griess
Board Chair
Partner, Hackstaff & Snow

Michelle Ferrigno Warren
Board Vice Chair
President, Virago Strategies

Jeff Messer
Board Treasurer
CFO, ToolWatch

Jim Helfrich
Partner, Allen Velltone Wolf Helfrich & Factor, P.C.

Thom Scheffel
Partner, TNS Associates, P.C.

Ayinde Russell
Pastor of Local Outreach, Colorado Community Church

Heidi Messer
Director of Accounting, Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce

Hawk Thomas
Managing Counsel, Reid Law, P.C.

Scott Lumpkin
Principal, Scott R. Lumpkin & Associates LLC – Philanthropic Advisory Services

Maria Sierra
Housing Navigator CPLP, Colorado Poverty Law Project

Penny Salazar-Phillips, LCSW
Director, Leader & Intern Formation Experience
Wes Hayes
Vice President, Bank of America