Abby Khodayari is a Senior Staff Attorney at Bay Area Legal Aid’s Richmond office, where she works on a Medical-Legal Partnership focused on addressing social determinants of health, specifically access to safe and affordable housing. She represents tenants in eviction cases, subsidized housing voucher terminations, and housing discrimination complaints; and has represented clients in General Assistance and Social Security appeals. Prior to attending law school in 2013, she was a staff member at The RYSE Youth Center, in their Education and Career Department. She is now a proud Richmond resident and is excited to work more closely with Urban Tilth. Outside of work she can be found hiking, camping, coaching group fitness in at Plank and Power in El Cerrito, or hanging out with her dog Bennie.