At Wolford Wayne LLP we are a team of dedicated tenant’s rights lawyers. We are committed to fighting for the interests of Bay Area tenants. That starts with our team. We pride ourselves on being approachable, caring and most of all determined to get justice for our clients.
Partner
University of Oregon School of Law, J.D.
Whitman College, B.A., English
State of California
Super Lawyers Rising Star: 2016 – 2020
San Francisco Bar Association,
Barrister’s Litigation Section Executive Committee 2018 –
Barrister’s Solo & Small Firm Section Executive Committee 2018 –
San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association
Tenants Together
San Francisco Tenants Union
Daniel is a partner and co-founder of Wolford Wayne LLP. Daniel has spent his entire legal career dedicated to fighting on behalf of tenants. He has resolved hundreds of cases on behalf of Bay Area tenants and helped his clients recover millions of dollars.
Daniel is active in the tenant’s rights community. He is a volunteer counselor at the San Francisco Tenants Union, writes about tenant’s rights issues for the popular San Francisco-based site Broke-Ass Stuart, and for the San Francisco Apartment Association, and has appeared on 91.7 FM KALW’s “Your Legal Rights” Program.
He received the Outstanding Volunteer in Public Service award from the San Francisco Bar Association in 2012, 2013 and 2014 and has presented to numerous legal groups, as well as to the San Francisco Apartment Association, on topics such as AirBnB and short-term rental legislation, tenancy buyouts, and habitability litigation.
Daniel has been named a Super Lawyer “Rising Star” in each of the past five years (2016 – 2020), an honor bestowed on only 2.5% of attorneys in Northern California.
In his free time Daniel enjoys traveling, spending time with his dog, Sadie and getting outside as much as possible. Daniel makes his home in San Francisco. He is originally from Seattle, Washington.
Partner
Vermont Law School, J.D.
San Diego State University, B.A.
State of California
Board of Directors, Eviction Defense Collaborative
San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association
San Franciso Bar Association
San Francisco Tenant’s Union Volunteer and Steering Committee Member
Jason is a founding partner at Wolford Wayne. He has dedicated the majority of his twenty plus-year legal career to representing Bay Area tenants. Jason’s practice focuses on representing tenants in wrongful eviction, habitability, harassment and retaliation lawsuits.
In his spare time Jason donates his time to a variety of community justice organizations. Jason is the President of the Board of Directors for the Eviction Defense Collaborative, volunteers as a tenant counselor with the San Francisco Tenant’s Union, and is actively involved in the San Francisco Bar Association.
When he’s not working on behalf of tenants Jason enjoys getting outdoors, and spending time with his family.
Associate
Golden Gate University School of Law, J.D.
University of Oregon, B.A., History
State of California
Megan joined Wolford Wayne in 2019. She is an associate attorney at the firm where she focuses her practice on representing residential tenants in wrongful eviction, habitability and harassment lawsuits. She has spent the majority of her six years as an attorney practicing tenants’ rights in the Bay Area. She currently volunteers with Open Door Legal, providing legal assistance to their housing department.
In her free time, Megan enjoys yoga, baking, and spending time outdoors. Originally from the Portland, Oregon area, Megan currently lives in the Bayview district of San Francisco.
Of Counsel
California Western School of Law, J.D., cum laude
University of Washington, B.A.
BAR ADMISSIONS
State of California
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
Federal District Court for the District of Guam
San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association
San Francisco Bar Association
Aaron serves as Of Counsel to the firm, where he counsels and represents commercial tenants involved in contract and eviction disputes. Aaron is the founder of the Jackson Law Group, a boutique firm located in San Francisco dedicated to representing small businesses and owners and startups in litigation and pre-litigation disputes.
Office Manager
University of San Francisco, B.S
Melinda joined Wolford Wayne in 2018 and serves as the firm’s office manager. Melinda is a Bay Area native and grew up in the quaint suburb of Benicia. After spending the first three years of college chasing her dreams as a softball player out of state on an athletic scholarship, Melinda returned to San Francisco to earn her degree in Business Marketing from the University of San Francisco.
Always looking to help, Melinda has also volunteered countless hours at several nonprofit organizations, including the ASPCA, PAWS, and GLIDE. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her family, trying new vegan restaurants, and coaching softball.
Paralegal
University of California, Berkeley, B.A., Ethnic Studies & International Political Economy
Verenice joined the firm in 2019 and is one of the firm’s paralegals. Originally from Mendota, California – a small rural community in the Fresno County — Verenice attended U.C. Berkeley where she was selected as a McNair Scholar and studied the presence of Islamophobia in the Latino immigrant community.
Over the last seven years, Verenice has served as a paralegal in California and in Florida. Verenice has dedicated her career to helping individuals fight injustice. During her career she has assisted families with immigration relief, investigated employment disputes on behalf of employees and whistleblowers, and in personal injury matters.
In 2019, Verenice was appointed as a board member at Jion Academy, a local non-profit that provides educational services to young girls in the Oakland community. She is an active volunteer with the East Bay Naturalization Collaborative, a member of Sambaxe Dance Company, and a certified Zumba Fitness Instructor. She is a native Spanish speaker.
Paralegal
University of California, Davis, B.A., Native American Studies
Michelle Delgado joined Wolford Wayne in 2020. Michelle is a paralegal with the firm and her work focuses on working with clients, and working on wrongful eviction and construction litigation matters. Michelle grew up in the small town of Rio Linda, just outside of Sacramento. She attended U.C. Davis on a full academic scholarship and earned her degree in Native American Studies.
Michelle is a mother of two and owns a small business, Aligned Nutrition, in Sacramento. She frequently volunteers with the organization Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and has assisted in the planning and execution of the last three Walk Like MADD events in the Sacramento region. In her free time, Michelle enjoys spending quality time with her children, going to the beach, and trying new escape rooms.
Legal Assistant
Santa Monica College, A.S., Liberal Arts & History
Zahra is originally from Kansas City, Missouri and moved to California to pursue her educational and career aspirations. Zahra joined the firm in 2019 and is the first point of contact for many of our clients. Zahra also runs the firm’s social media account.
She earned her A.S. in History and Liberal Arts at Santa Monica College before moving up to the Bay Area to continue her studies at U.C. Berkeley.
Throughout her time as a student at SMC, Zahra served as the Student Body Representative for the Title IX Resource Advisory Group, a campus organization dedicated to providing guidance to students in cases regarding assault and harassment. Zahra was also a member of the Law Pathway Program, where she interned at a non-profit family law firm serving the low-income and underrepresented community in Los Angeles.
Zahra enjoys spending her time exploring San Francisco’s vibrant culture and food. Zahra is a fluent Farsi speaker.