OUR STAFF
Bill Wise
Brooke Weitzman
Brooke Weitzman
Bill is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of the ELDR Center. He also serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors at the ELDR Center.
Bill previously worked as a Supervising Attorney with the Orange County Legal Aid Society where he supervised the Senior Citizens Legal Advocacy Program.
Bill earned his bachelor's degree and law degree from Santa Clara University.
Brooke Weitzman
Brooke Weitzman
Brooke Weitzman
Brooke is the Co-Founder and CEO of the ELDR Center.
Before founding the ELDR Center, Brooke provided legal services to veterans as an Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps Legal Fellow. She worked to ensure access to justice; prevent homelessness; increase employment; and more to protect the rights of our veterans.
Brooke earned her bachelor's d
Brooke is the Co-Founder and CEO of the ELDR Center.
Before founding the ELDR Center, Brooke provided legal services to veterans as an Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps Legal Fellow. She worked to ensure access to justice; prevent homelessness; increase employment; and more to protect the rights of our veterans.
Brooke earned her bachelor's degree at Northeastern University and her law degree at the University of California, Irvine.
Andrea Smith
Andrea Smith
Andrea Smith
Andrea is a volunteer attorney coordinating the Disability Justice Law and Organizing Project at the ELDR Center. See more about her project at disabilityjusticelaw.org.
Andrea graduated from UC Irvine School of Law in 2013. She was a Skadden Fellow with Disability Rights Legal Center from 2013-2015 and continued as a volunteer attorney
Andrea is a volunteer attorney coordinating the Disability Justice Law and Organizing Project at the ELDR Center. See more about her project at disabilityjusticelaw.org.
Andrea graduated from UC Irvine School of Law in 2013. She was a Skadden Fellow with Disability Rights Legal Center from 2013-2015 and continued as a volunteer attorney until 2020. She is also a long-time social justice organizer. She is currently a coordinator with CAT-911 which creates alternatives to 911 in Southern California and is a founder of the Abolition and Disability Justice Collective.
Ben Davis
Andrea Smith
Andrea Smith
Ben is a pro-bono development attorney with ELDR. Ben previously worked as an attorney with Bet Tzedek Legal Services in Los Angeles as part of the Preventing and Ending Homelessness Project. He assisted unhoused clients with removing barriers to housing, as well as defended the rights of those at imminent risk of homelessness.
Ben earned
Ben is a pro-bono development attorney with ELDR. Ben previously worked as an attorney with Bet Tzedek Legal Services in Los Angeles as part of the Preventing and Ending Homelessness Project. He assisted unhoused clients with removing barriers to housing, as well as defended the rights of those at imminent risk of homelessness.
Ben earned his law degree from Southwestern Law School and MBA from Drucker School of Business at Claremont Graduate University. He received his undergraduate degree from Western Washington University.