Robert A Williams - Director, Migrant Farmworker Justice Project:  Specializes in employment law involving migrant and seasonal farmworkers. Rob graduated with a BA in Economics, from the University of Michigan in 1971, and later received his JD from Harvard law School in 1975.  Rob was a staff attorney with Florida Rural Legal Services from 1975 - 1991, when he became Florida Rural Legal Services legislative and administrative advocate in Tallahassee. 

Gregory S. Schell - Managing Attorney:  Specializes in migrant and seasonal agricultural worker protection act and temporary foreign worker (H-2A) program.  Greg graduated from Harvard College, A.B. magna cum laude in Government in 1976; and received his JD from Harvard Law School in 1979.  Greg was admitted to the Florida Bar 1979 and to the Maryland Bar in 1985 and is a member of the Southern, Northern, and Middle District of Florida.

Between 1988 and 1995, Greg served as Director of the Farmworker Employment Group at Florida Rural Legal Services, Inc. Greg also worked as the Managing Attorney for the Migrant Farmworker Division at Maryland Legal Aid Bureau from 1983 to 1988. He has been the recipient of multiple awards and recognitions for his outstanding work on behalf of farmworkers and has been at the center of significant litigation resulting in major victories for farmworkers and Farmworker advocates in the U.S. Greg speaks Haitian Creole. 

Daniela Dwyer- Staff Attorney: Daniela Dwyer is a Staff Attorney at Florida Legal ServicesÕ Migrant Farmworker Justice Project.  She is a second-generation Mexican-American immigrant from El Paso, Texas.  She is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Chicago School of Law (Class of 2003). 

Daniela has had the pleasure of spending her seven-year legal career exclusively at civil legal aid organizations.  She started out in civil litigation representing battered women and immigrants with Texas RioGrande Legal Aid.  She was then the Supervising Attorney of the Maryland Legal Aid BureauÕs Farmworker Program which assists migrants with employment-law and related matters throughout Maryland and Delaware.  Daniela is a recent transplant to Florida, is immensely enjoying working with the MFJP and farmworkers of all backgrounds, and is hoping that with law licenses in Texas, Maryland and Florida, she doesnÕt have to take another bar exam for a long time.

Victoria Mesa- Staff Attorney: Victoria is a Staff Attorney at MFJP, specializing in the migrant and seasonal agricultural worker protection act and temporary foreign worker (H-2A) program. A native of Colombia, Victoria immigrated to the U.S. in 1992. She graduated from St. Thomas University School of Law in 2008, and also holds a Master of Laws (LL.M) in Intercultural Human Rights, cum laude. In 2002, Victoria earned her Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and International Relations from Florida International University, with a concentration in Latin American and Caribbean Studies.

While in Law school, Victoria co-founded the Public Interest Law Student Association, and was twice selected as a Florida Bar Foundation fellow to work for the Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center providing legal support and representation to detained and non-detained immigrants in immigration proceedings. Prior to MFJP, Victoria was the California Field Organizer for Oxfam America’s Make Trade Fair Campaign and later continued her policy work in support of small farmers and migrant workers’rights. Victoria is a member of the Florida Bar and of the Southern, Northern, and Middle District of Florida. She is fluent in Spanish and French.

Karla Martinez- Paralegal: Karla joined MFJP in October 2009 after serving a two-year year term as an AmeriCorps Team Member with Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc. (ABLE) in Toledo, Ohio. While at ABLE, Karla worked with the Migrant Farmworker and Immigrant Project, which provides legal services to migrant farmworkers and immigrants.

Karla obtained her J.D. from the University of Iowa, College of Law in 2007 and awaits her admission to the Florida Bar. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and Latin American Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2004. She is fluent in Spanish.

Raul Barrera- Paralegal: Raul is a true legend among Farmworker advocates. Raul worked as a migrant laborer himself early in his life, harvesting crops in Florida and other states. He was one of the first workers hired through the former Office of Economic Opportunity in the late 1960's to provide services to migrant workers in Indiana serving as state director of the Associated Migrant Opportunity Services. In the early 1970's, Raul began his paralegal career with Texas Rural Legal Aid. Later, in the 1980's, Raul assumed a leadership role in TRLA's advocacy on behalf of residents of the "colonias" surrounding many towns near the Mexico/U.S. border, working with organizations of local homeowners to see that basic utility and other municipal services were extended to these communities.

In the mid-1990's, Raul moved to Florida, where he has worked for the past decade as a paralegal for the Migrant Farmworker Justice Project. Raul's efforts again proved critical in numerous legal victories, including cases of nationwide importance such as Arriaga v. Florida-Pacific Farms. After over four decades of tireless and heroic advocacy on behalf of America's migrant farmworkers, Raul G. Barrera retired from his job as a paralegal on 2006, only to return back 6 months later and continue his exemplary work on behalf of farm-workers to the present day.

Manuel Avalos- Paralegal: Manuel has been working as a paralegal with FLS since 2004 providing support to attorneys and conducting general Farmworker outreach in Florida.

Prior to FLS, Manuel spent over 20 years as a public servant, working for the State of Florida at the Division of Agriculture and the Division of Forestry, the Collier County Sheriff’s Department, and the Collier County School Board. Manuel is fluent in Spanish.

Sol Couto- Office Manager: Sol began working for FLS in 2001 as the office manager, along with providing receptionist and general office support. Prior to her work with FLS, she worked in the private sector for five years as a legal assistant and specialized in the area of Florida workers' compensation.  Sol is fluent in Spanish.

Matthew Guyette- Settlement Administrator: Matt Guyette is the Settlement Administrator for 8 different class action lawsuits involving more than 13000 migrant workers who picked tomatoes in Florida from 2001-2009.   He is primarily engaged in locating, qualifying and registering eligible farm workers for settlement proceeds.  

His background includes human service program administration and grant writing activities for the City of Boston and project management and technical support activities for the Department of Regional Development of the Organization of American States in Washington.   He has conducted natural hazard mitigation and GIS technology transfer activities on a volunteer basis with the American Red Cross as well as with the regional planning department of Cundinamarca (Bogota,) Colombia.   Mr Guyette is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese and conversant in French.