David Wallach, Board Chair
David Wallach is FVLC’s Board Chair. He is a partner at King & Spalding, where his practice focuses on construction disputes, international commercial arbitration, international civil litigation and complex civil litigation. Dave has represented clients in many pro bono matters, including cases involving domestic violence and federal civil right violations. He has a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, and a B.A. from Colorado College.
Janelle Smith, Finance Committee Chair
Janelle M. Smith is FVLC’s Finance Committee Chair and has served on the board since 2015. She is an attorney in the Natural Resources Law Section of the California Attorney General’s Office. Before joining the Office of the Attorney General, Ms. Smith worked in private practice and assisted pro bono clients with obtaining asylum on domestic violence grounds. Ms. Smith has a J.D. from Stanford Law School and a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Molly A. Jones
Molly A. Jones is a counsel in the San Francisco office of Crowell & Moring. She has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in complex commercial and intellectual property litigation spanning across various industries, including internet and networking technology, software, biotechnology, higher education and academic research, health care, and real estate. In addition, Molly has an active pro bono practice with special emphasis on immigration issues. A long-time resident of Oakland, Molly received her J.D. from UC Hastings College of the Law and her undergraduate degree from Duke University.
L. Autumn King
L. Autumn King currently serves as Senior Director of Marketing, Communications and Visitor Experience at Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) where she leads a dynamic, multifaceted team to effectively tell the many stories of OMCA through marketing, communications, visitor experience and retail efforts. King focuses on forging strategic relationships to generate earned and contributed revenue and develop key community partnerships. She is a member of the Senior Directors Council where she collaborates with colleagues on organizational goals, budgeting, and strategic planning for the organization. King received her BA from Lincoln University in Pennsylvania and her Masters in Art in Museums Studies from JFK University. Autumn is a native New Yorker who is equally proud to call Oakland home for over 15 years.
Stephen Knight
Stephen Knight brings three decades of experience as an advocate for social justice, both in law and policy advocacy. Stephen currently is the Executive Director of Worksafe. His professional career includes work on the intersection of women’s rights, refugee law and immigration law as Deputy Director of the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies. He has also worked in affordable housing and the environment with the National Housing Law Project and Save the Bay, and was the Policy & Partnerships Director with Alameda County Community Food Bank. A native San Franciscan, Stephen is a graduate of Yale University and U.C. Hastings College of the Law.
Koren Stevenson
Koren Stevenson focuses her practice in the Corporate Healthcare space – both on the Payor and Provider sides. She has been a member of the senior leadership team at a health plan based in the East Bay, Managed Care Counsel at a northern California health system, Senior Counsel with Delta Dental of California and and is currently is General Counsel for Planned Parenthood Northern California. Ms. Stevenson received her law degree from Georgetown University Law Center. While at Georgetown she served as President of the Black Law Students Association and received the Dean’s Certificate of Service for her commitment to the law center community.