Ted has directed the Center since its founding in 2018. In that time, the Center has conceived and helped organize four annual or biennial conferences, including the Consumer Law Scholars Conference and the Economic Justice Policy Advocates Conference; four regular regional and statewide convenings of experts from government, legal services, nonprofits, and academia; and symposia on...
Shelmun Dashan serves as the Center's Policy Director, overseeing ongoing economic justice advocacy, policy, and coalition-building efforts.
Shelmun most recently served as the Deputy Director of the Division of Financial Institutions at the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Before that, she was a staff attorney at two legal aid organizations in Chicago — Legal Council for Health Justice and Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago (now Legal Aid Chicago). There she represented clients in...
David Nahmias is the legal director with the Center who oversees the Center's ongoing economic justice advocacy in litigation and regulatory actions. He also leads the Consumer Law Advocates, Scholars & Students (CLASS) Network, a nationwide initiative dedicated to developing consumer law and economic justice curriculum, experiential opportunities, and coordinated projects at law schools around the country.
