Our Team

Athul K. Acharya, Executive Director

Athul Acharya (he/him) is an experienced appellate litigator with several important victories under his belt. He served as a law clerk to the Honorable Milan D. Smith Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the Honorable Michael H. Simon of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. He attended law school at Duke University School of Law, where he was awarded the Order of the Coif and graduated magna cum laude.

Sara Rosenburg, Staff Attorney

Sara Rosenburg (she/her/hers) is a 2022 graduate of the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, where she was awarded the Order of the Coif and graduated magna cum laude. As a student attorney in Northwestern's Community Justice and Civil Rights clinic, Sara represented clients in federal civil rights lawsuits against police and prisons and developed a passion for doing community-centered, movement-informed legal work. More recently, Sara served as a law clerk to the Honorable James K. Bredar of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland and the Honorable David J. Barron of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.