Lone Star Legal Aid
Donations deductibleLone Star Legal Aid's network
25 people8 organisationsi25 people and 8 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (25). Violet dotted lines (8) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
25 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 25 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clen Burton Chair | Chair , Audit Committee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| James L Germany Chair | Chair, Nominating Committe | 2017 | 9 yrs |
| James M Douglas Chair | Chair, Facilities Committe | 2017 | 9 yrs |
| Karen Lukin Chair | Chair, Pai/Pro Bono Attorn | 2017 | 9 yrs |
| Lydia Clay-Jackson Chair | Chair, Finance Committee, | 2017 | 9 yrs |
| Richard E Roberts Chair | Chair, Personnel & Governa | 2017 | 9 yrs |
| Amelia Ruiz Fischer | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Bachtuyet Nguyen | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Benny Agosto JR | Co-Chair, Development Comm | 2017 | 9 yrs |
| Brenda Cherry | Long Range Planning Commit | 2017 | 9 yrs |
| Carlos Lopez Garza | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Daniel D HU | Executive Committee, Perso | 2017 | 9 yrs |
| Elizabeth Kroger | Vice-Chair, Executive Comm | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Hon Frank Rynd | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Hon Josefina Rendon | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Hon Larry Thorne | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Maudester Cooper | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Michael Lewis | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Paul Kruse | Co-Chair, Development Comm | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Professor David Swenson | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Roosevelt Terry JR | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Ruby Jackson | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Travis J Wofford | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Vera Montes Cloudy-Schwab | Director | 2017 | 9 yrs |
| Vicente Gonzalez | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
14 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Brenda G Willett | Director of Litigation/ Attorney | since 2017 |
| Carolyn Turley | Directing Attorney | since 2022 |
| Debra A Furrh | Director of Advocacy/ Attorney | since 2017 |
| Ernest Brown JR | Deputy Director/Attorney | since 2017 |
| Kristy Rodgers | Directing Attorney | since 2022 |
| Paul Furrh JR | Chief Executive Officer/Attorney | since 2017 |
| Rhonda Campbell | Company secretary | since 2017 |
| Richard Burton | Chief Financial Officer | 2017 |
| Richard Tomlinson | Director of Litigation | since 2017 |
| Robyn Rice | Chief Financial Officer | since 2018 |
| Roslyn Jackson | Directing Attorney for Urban Programing/ Attorney | since 2017 |
| Sonia Lopez | Director of Innovative Programming | 2023 |
| Sue Sere' | Director of Planning | since 2020 |
| Susanne Sere | Director of Planning | 2017 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Furrh Jr | Chief Executive Officer | 40 | $223k | $45k | |
| Ernest Brown Jr | Deputy Director | 40 | $191k | $54k | |
| Brenda G Willett | Director of Litigation | 40 | $180k | $45k | |
| Sue Sere | Director of Planning | 40 | $180k | $15k | |
| Robyn Rice | Chief Financial Officer | 40 | $176k | $21k | |
| Carolyn Turley | Directing Attorney | 40 | $153k | $19k | |
| Kristy Rodgers | Directing Attorney | 40 | $151k | $61k | |
| Sonia Lopez | Director of Innovative Pro | 40 | $140k | $23k | |
| Rhonda Campbell | Executive Secretary | 40 | $107k | $14k | |
| Paul Kruse | Co-Chair, Development Comm | 3 | $0 | ||
| Lydia Clay-Jackson | Finance Committee, | 3 | $0 | ||
| Maudester Cooper | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Michael Lewis | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Ruby Jackson | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Richard E Roberts | Chair, Personnel & Governa | 3 | $0 | ||
| Roosevelt Terry Jr | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| James M Douglas | Chair, Facilities Committe | 3 | $0 | ||
| Sheryl Swanton | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Travis J Wofford | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Vera Montes Cloudy-Schwab | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Bachtuyet Nguyen | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| James L Germany | Chair, Nominating Committe | 3 | $0 | ||
| Karen Lukin | Chair, Pai/Pro Bono Attorn | 3 | $0 | ||
| Hon Josefina Rendon | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Benny Agosto Jr | Co-Chair, Development Comm | 3 | $0 | ||
| Brenda Cherry | Long Range Planning Commit | 3 | $0 | ||
| Hon Larry Thorne | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Clen Burton | Chair , Audit Committee | 3 | $0 | ||
| Carlos Lopez Garza | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Elizabeth Kroger | Chair, Executive Comm | 3 | $0 | ||
| Hon Frank Rynd | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Daniel D Hu | Executive Committee, Perso | 3 | $0 | ||
| Vicente Gonzalez | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Amelia Ruiz Fischer | Director | 3 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Lone Star Legal Aid
- EIN
- 741537787
- Address
- 1415 Fannin St 3rd Floor, Houston, TX, 77002-7632
- State
- Texas
- Mission
- Lone star legal aid's ("lsla") mission is to protect and advance the civil legal rights of the millions of texans living in poverty by providing free advocacy, legal representation, and community education that ensures equal access to justice. Lsla's service area covers one-third of the state of texas. Headquartered in houston, lsla serves 72 gulf coast and east texas counties as well as... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- I800 Crime and legal-related
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Crime & Legal-Related
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1950
- Principal officer
- Paul Furrh Jr (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 May 1950
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥9years on the filingsJames L Germany
≥9years on the filingsJames M Douglas
≥9years on the filingsKaren Lukin
≥9years on the filingsLydia Clay-Jackson
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $18.7m
- Total liabilities
- $9.1m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $9.6m
- Contributions and grants received
- $43.5m
- Program service revenue
- $26k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $514k
- Employees
- 342
- Volunteers
- 343
Grants paid
3 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Houston Volunteer Lawyers | Free legal services to underpriviledged | $250k |
| Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse | Free legal services to underpriviledged | $200k |
| Jefferson County Bar Association Foundation | Free legal services to underpriviledged | $64k |
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Lone Star Legal Aid likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, entity data (data.texas.gov 9cir-efmm). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Texas
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 20 November 1948
- Registered agent
- Not stated
This register does not publish officers or directors.