Alisa Wellek

Alisa Wellek is a Principal Consultant and Founding Attorney at Just Counsel LLC, located in New York, New York. She has held this position since January 2021. Just Counsel LLC is a consulting and law practice that provides services to nonprofits and campaigns focused on social change. The firm offers organizational problem-solving, strategy, policy research, campaign support, and curriculum development. Its boutique law practice specializes in post-conviction relief, pardons, and support for immigrants facing detention and deportation or other immigration-related consequences of criminal offenses.123

Before founding Just Counsel LLC, Alisa Wellek served as the Executive Director of the Immigrant Defense Project from 2016 to 2020. She was also Co-Executive Director from 2014 to 2015 and held various other roles within the organization starting in 2010. Her work there included advocating for justice and human rights for immigrants, managing organizational growth, and developing successful policy changes at multiple government levels.13

Alisa Wellek holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Feminist Studies from Stanford University and a Doctor of Law degree from New York University School of Law.1