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Managing Attorney: Ms. Shellon Boyce, LLB

Ms. Boyce, having previously obtained a BA in History from the University of Guyana in 2005, graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree from the same university in 2009, attended Hugh Wooding Law School 2009-2011 and was called to the Guyana Bar in November 2011.

She then worked with the chambers of Hanoman, Jackson & Associates until joining the Clinic in November 2014.

Ms. Boyce, who has previous legal aid experience, having worked at the Hugh Wooding Legal Aid Clinic between October 2010 and April 2011, is based at the Georgetown office.

Ms. Boyce was appointed acting managing attorney in June 2017 following the resignation of Ms. Simone Morris-Ramlall and was appointed substantive managing attorney with effect from 1 July 2017.

Ms. Fancius Gittens, LLB, Attorney-at-Law

Ms. Gittens obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Guyana in 2019, attended Hugh Wooding Law School 2019-2021 and was called to the Guyana Bar in October 2021.

Prior to joining the Clinic in January 2024, Ms. Gittens worked with B & G Attorneys-at-Law.

Ms. Gittens is based at the Clinic’s Anna Regina office.

Mr. Kevin Morgan, LLB, Attorney-at-Law

Mr. Morgan obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Guyana in 2014, attended Hugh Wooding Law School 2015-2017 and was called to the Guyana Bar in October 2017.

Prior to joining the Clinic in May 2024, Mr. Morgan worked with the Department of Energy, the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission.

Mr. Morgan is based at the Clinic’s New Amsterdam office.

Ms. Tawana Charles, LLB, Attorney-at-Law

Ms. Charles obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Guyana in 2022, attended Hugh Wooding Law School 2022-2024 and was called to the Guyana Bar in October 2024.

She is based at the Clinic’s Georgetown office.

Ms. Kasha Fraser, LLB, Attorney-at-Law

Ms. Fraser obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Guyana in 2022, attended Hugh Wooding Law School 2022-2024 and was called to the Guyana Bar in October 2024.

She is based at the Clinic’s Georgetown office.

Ms. Phileisha Douglas, LLB, Attorney-at-Law

Ms. Douglas obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Guyana in 2022, attended Hugh Wooding Law School 2022-2024 and was called to the Guyana Bar in October 2024.

She is based at the Clinic’s Georgetown office.

Ms. Aqilah Shepherd, LLB, Attorney-at-Law

Ms. Shepherd obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Guyana in 2018, attended Hugh Wooding Law School 2018-2020 and was called to the Guyana Bar in November 2020.

Before joining the clinic, Ms. Shepherd worked with The Robertson Law Firm and was a judicial research assistant at the Guyana High Court.

She is based at the Clinic’s Georgetown office.

Ms. Tomika Major LLB, Attorney-at-Law

Ms. Major was called to the Guyana Bar in October 2025, having attended Hugh Wooding Law School 2023-2025, having previously obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of London in 2017, a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice and an LLM in Commercial Legal Practice from BPP University in the United Kingdom in 2022 and 2024 respectively.

She is based at the Clinic’s Georgetown office.