Joseph Schieffer is the founder and CEO of A2J Tech Store. Joseph can be found collaborating with advocates to develop user-centered solutions. As both a project manager and a programmer, Joseph is able to efficiently design and implement technology projects. Joseph has presented at the National Legal Aid & Defender Association Conference, the Legal Services Corporation Innovations in Technology Conference, the ABA/NLADA Equal Justice Conference, and the LGBTQ Legal Aid Summit. Joseph is a co-founder of Denver Legal Hackers.

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Joseph has earned the Project Management Professional designation from the Project Management Institute and the Certified ScrumMaster designation from Scrum Alliance. He holds a MS in Business Administration with a Concentration in Entrepreneurship from the University of Florida and a BS from the United States Air Force Academy. Joseph enjoys exploring Colorado's outdoors and coaching his kids' youth sports teams. Follow Joseph on Twitter @josephA2J

Mauricio Duarte is an International Associate based in Guatemala. Mauricio has a deep background in international arbitration and alternate dispute mechanisms and has focused especially on the use of technology to solve disputes. His previous experience led him to become a Fellow in the Kleros Fellowship of Justice in Law & Society. Mauricio is a professor at Universidad Francisco Marroquín where he teaches “Lawyering Skills I & II” and “Networking & Technology Resources.” Mauricio is a co-founder of Guatemala Legal Hackers and Legal Hackers Podcast (In Spanish).

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Mauricio graduated with a Juris Doctor (J.D.) and Public Notary from Universidad Francisco Marroquín (Guatemala). Subsequently, he graduated with an LL.M. in U.S. Law from the University of St. Thomas (Minnesota). Outside of his working life, Mauricio is a marathon runner and triathlete.

Laciey Eidson is a human-centered designer for A2J Tech Store. She performs the research and evaluation of how people use technology that informs our design decisions. She liaises with community partners for our internship and hiring programs.

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As a single mother and survivor of domestic violence, she is passionate about helping low-income families get access to resources that they desperately need. Laciey utilizes her first-hand experience as a client of programs for low-income earners to design solutions to improve access to justice.

Kimi deMent Dean joins the A2J Tech team after serving the Tennessee Supreme Court's Access to Justice Commission for nearly four years where she helped manage and direct statewide access and innovation initiatives focusing on strategic collaboration and community engagement. Prior to her work for the Court, she worked as a family justice attorney at the Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands in Nashville, Tennessee, and in the private bar as a civil litigation associate for a small firm in Murfreesboro, TN. She has presented at numerous conferences including the ABA Equal Justice Conference, Self Represented Litigants Network Conference, TALS Equal Justice University, NLADA Annual Conference, and Subtech 2020. Kimi holds a Bachelors of Arts from Vanderbilt University, a Juris Doctor from the University of Tennessee College of Law, and a Master of Arts and Theology from the University of the South: Sewanee.

Kimi enjoys distance trail running, backpacking, orchid collecting, volunteering, and spending time with family. Kimi is a long-time marathon guide with Achilles International, a non-profit that pairs able-bodied and disabled athletes allowing athletes of all abilities to experience the joys of running. Kimi serves on several committees for the Colorado Access to Justice Commission and serves as Co-Chair of the Justice Tech Working Group of the Self Represented Litigants Network.

Melissa is A2J Tech's Strategy and Human-Centered Design Advisor. For the last 25 years, Melissa has focused all her professional energies and efforts on access to justice, working in and for legal aid and pro bono programs, ATJ Commissions, IOLTA programs, and the Legal Services Corporation. Her passion is community-led justice design (co-design), where community members are empowered and supported by lawyers and technologists in framing the legal problems that impact their lives and shaping the justice solutions that will work best for them.

Melissa received her JD from GSU College of Law. She and her husband Cameron live in northeast Florida with their two overbearing French Bulldogs and they all go sailing when they can. Follow Melissa on Twitter @RouncingTigger

Scout Batz is a designer for A2J Tech. She provides graphic design, web design, and video production for A2J Tech Store and its clients. Scout holds a Bachelor's of Architecture in Environmental Design from Texas A&M University.

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Scout is an artist in several disciplines. She sings in her church choir and enjoys watercolor painting. See some of Scout's graphic design and video production work.

Triana Kalmanoff is a Product Manager and UX Design Researcher. She specializes in creating simple experiences out of complex processes. Previously she served as the lead product manager for the Judicial Council of California's first interactive digital tool and helped design digital services. She is also currently a Project Lead for US Digital Response, assisting governments to respond to the COVID-19 crisis. In her spare time, you can find her rock climbing, playing soccer, and traveling around the good ole US of A in her self-built camper van.

Laura Steinbach is an ATJ Tech Fellow for A2J Tech Store. She is part of the 2020 cohort for the Access to Justice Technology Fellows Program. Laura will be performing legal research and developing automated documents to assist self-represented litigants with filling out court forms.

Laura’s interest in access to justice issues intensified during her undergraduate career at the University of Georgia where she graduated with a B.A. in Political Science and a B.A. in Spanish. She then pursued her passion in public interest at the Georgia State University College of Law, where she is a rising 3L. After volunteering for several legal aid organizations, she realized that many potential clients are declined legal services due to a lack of resources on the part of the organization, leaving them with no choice but to represent themselves. She is proud to be part of a team that seeks to resolve this gap in access to justice and empower pro se litigants with the confidence to represent themselves.

Jacob Wicks is a legal innovator and developer for A2J Tech. Jacob is an attorney and a software developer based in Seattle. He has an extensive background working with Legal Aid Organizations and over 8 years of experience in landlord-tenant law. In addition, Jacob co-founded inForm Legal Tech, a non-profit organization that develops technology to improve legal aid. The inForm document assembly software has been exhibited at the Access to Justice conference.

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Jacob graduated with a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the University of Iowa College of Law. In his spare time Jacob updates his developer blog, which covers JavaScript, TypeScript, and React. Outside of his passion for programming, Jacob enjoys weightlifting, metalworking, and hiking.

David Nonemaker is a developer for A2J Tech. He primarily works on complex document automation and other software development projects. He holds bachelor’s degrees in English and Computer Information Systems.

His background involves policy and technology consulting in the non-profit education sector. SCUBA-Diving, photography, and traveling are among his favorite pastimes. Currently, he lives in St. Louis, Missouri.

Shawn Cooley is a developer for A2J Tech. Shawn graduated from LaunchCode in St. Louis, Missouri. Currently, he helps others start their journeys into technology as a teacher for LaunchCode. Shawn studied Computer Science, Math, and Physics at the University of  Missouri and Washington University. He is actively involved with organizations that feed the hungry and house the unhoused.

Shawn is passionate about developing online educational resources for those who need them most. Shawn loves to overcome challenges, be it on a board game, online game, or in his community.