Tenants' Rights Legal Residency Faculty
Bailey Bortolin is the Director of Advocacy and Strategic Initiatives at Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada. Bailey is an attorney and policy expert who works to effectuate systems level change to advance access to justice. During her time as Statewide Advocacy, Outreach and Policy Director for all non-profit legal service providers in the State of Nevada, Bailey was intimately involved with the Nevada legislative process, where she advocated on a wide variety of topics on behalf of low-income and vulnerable Nevadans, including landmark legislation securing the right to counsel for children in the child welfare system. During the pandemic, Bailey worked with state and local leaders to implement emergency eviction protections and rental assistance programs.
Michael Stannard is the supervising attorney for the Tenants’ Rights Legal Residency Program. Specializing in family law, mediation, and alternative dispute resolution, Michael serves as a mediator for Nevada’s Statewide Juvenile Dependency Mediation Program. In addition to advocating extensively for issues regarding taxation, solar energy, and medical marijuana, Michael continues to mentor the next generation of attorneys by volunteering at the Boyd Mediation Clinic and coaching for Boyd’s ABA Client Counseling and Negotiation Teams.