Ericka Sanchez

Background

About Ericka Sanchez

Ericka Sanchez is the Statewide Pro Bono Coordinator and a Lead Attorney in the 18th Judicial Circuit representing Florida’s most vulnerable children. Our vision at the Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office is to represent every child under the jurisdiction of Florida’s dependency court. We have a wide array of volunteer opportunities for attorneys and others. Please visit guardianadlitem.org so we can connect you to the right opportunity or for more information. Ericka began her legal career at the Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association as an Equal Justice Works Fellow in 2009. As a Guardian ad Litem attorney for dependent children with developmental disabilities, Ericka provided holistic representation while also recruiting and training pro bono GAL attorneys, lay volunteers, and community partners on a local and statewide level. Ericka then served as the inaugural Director of Pro Bono Partnership at The Florida Bar Foundation now known as Funding Florida Legal Aid (FFLA). Ericka has presented on panels at the Equal Justice Conference, LSC's TIG/ITC conference, Pro Bono Institute's Annual Conference, Equal Justice Works Leadership Development Conference, and Florida's Guardian ad Litem Statewide Disabilities Conference. She is a Class IV Fellow of The Florida Bar's Wm. Reece Smith, Jr. Leadership Academy.