Board of Directors
ALIZA SHATZMAN, PRESIDENT & CHAIR OF THE BOARD
Aliza Shatzman is the President and Founder of The Legal Accountability Project. Aliza writes and speaks regularly about judicial accountability and clerkships, and she has been published in numerous law journals and mainstream publications. Her court commentary is regularly featured on podcasts and in the media.
Aliza earned her BA from Williams College and her JD from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, where she served as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Law & Policy. After law school, Aliza clerked in D.C. Superior Court.
KARYN POLAK, SECRETARY
Karyn Polak is a long-time financial services executive and General Counsel who is focused on equitable development and mobilizing capital for broader social and economic equality. Karyn earned her BA from Washington University in St. Louis and her JD from Boston University School of Law.
PETER ROMER-FRIEDMAN
Peter Romer-Friedman is a civil rights and public interest litigator. He is a principal and founder of Peter Romer-Friedman Law PLLC and was previously a partner at Gupta Wessler PLLC, a public interest appellate firm, and Outten & Golden LLP, a workers’ rights firm. After graduating from Columbia Law School, Peter clerked for Judge Stephen Reinhardt of the Ninth Circuit and served as labor counsel to Senator Edward M. Kennedy and the Senate HELP Committee.
MATT PRESTON, TREASURER
Matt Preston is a military veteran who earned his BA with honors from IUPUI and his JD with honors from Michigan Law School. Matt previously clerked in the Eastern District of Michigan and on the Michigan Supreme Court, and he is currently clerking on the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.
NICK FROMHERZ
Professor Nick Fromherz is a seasoned attorney, former federal law clerk, and Adjunct Professor at Lewis & Clark Law School, specializing in international environmental law, administrative law, and environmental issues in Latin America. After clerking for Judge David Lawson on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan and for Judge Terence Evans on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Professor Fromherz worked as a litigating attorney for a large firm in California. He then transitioned into environmental and academic work, serving for several years as Visiting Assistant Professor at Lewis & Clark Law School and then Latin American Program Director for the Global Law Alliance for Animals and the Environment at the same institution. Currently, Nick works as an independent consultant and adjunct law professor.