MANAGING ATTORNEY

Jenipher is a civil movement and human rights attorney and Managing Attorney of For the People | A People’s Legal Office, LLC. Jenipher began her career in the New Orleans office of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) through the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship of Harvard University and the City of New Orleans Office of Independent Police Monitor (OPM). Her work challenging the system of mass incarceration has resulted in binding affirmative decisions regarding the constitutional rights of prisoners in the U.S. Jenipher litigates complex civil litigation cases involving the rights of political prisoners, employment discrimination, and law enforcement/correctional officer misconduct. Her work in litigation and in the community have been recognized by Clinical Legal Education Association (CLEA) and Denver Public Schools (DPS).

As a clinical law professor, Jenipher has instructed law students regarding the rights of prisoners, movement lawyering, professional identity formation, and has been published domestically and abroad serving as Editor in Chief of the National Lawyers Guild Law Review. Jenipher currently joint chairs the Mass Incarceration Committee of the National Lawyers Guild (NLG). She serves on the Board of Directors of the Faculty of Federal Advocates (FFA) and has been recognized as one of Denver's 40 Under 40 young professionals. Jenipher is a proud board member of the National Conference of Black Lawyers (NCBL) and is a recipient of the National Black Lawyers Top 100, Top 40 Under 40 Black Lawyers. She also received extensive training in contemplative practice and social justice as informed by the perennial tradition, receiving a certificate from the renowned Center for Action & Contemplation (CAC).

FEDERAL BAR ADMISSIONS

Supreme Court of the United States

United States District Court for the District of Colorado

United States District Court for the District of New Mexico

United States District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Co- Chair Mass Incarceration Committee -National Lawyers Guild

Board of Directors-Faculty of Federal Advocates | Co-Chair DEI Committee

Board of Directors - National Conference of Black Lawyers

Project for Integrating Law, Spirituality, and Politics (PISLAP)

Executive Committee-American Association of Law Schools (AALS) Balance Section

Advisory Board - Journey Space

EDUCATION

Bennett College for Women

Loyola University New Orleans College of Law

SENIOR PARALEGAL | DIRECTOR OF LITIGATION | MEDIATOR

Neal Price is the Senior Paralegal and Director of Litigation at For the People, bringing focused expertise and years of experience in legal research, drafting, case management, and discovery to the firm's robust docket of civil rights, employment, and public interest matters. Working in close collaboration with Managing Attorney Jenipher R. Jones, Neal plays a central role in managing and advancing the firm's litigation operations from intake through resolution. 

Neal is also the founder and operator of Plug Paralegal, an independent paralegal services practice dedicated to providing skilled, accessible legal support to attorneys and clients navigating complex legal challenges. Through Plug Paralegal, Neal has developed a reputation for precision, reliability, and a deep commitment to justice-centered legal work. 

In addition to his litigation role, Neal is available to assist in mediation, offering parties a knowledgeable and grounded presence aimed at achieving meaningful, equitable resolution. 

CHIEF OF MOVEMENT AFFAIRS

Kalonji Changa is a highly active community organizer, prolific author, lecturer, and filmmaker, widely recognized as the founder of the influential FTP Movement and the media organization Black Power Media. Through his work, he focuses on fostering and mobilizing grassroots power structures dedicated to Black liberation and social justice.

Changa's core activism is centered on the relentless fight against police brutality and the vigorous advocacy for political prisoners. He was a leading organizer around the case of Troy Anthony Davis and the fight for justice following the police murder of 92-year-old Kathryn Johnston. He has also worked extensively on high-profile campaigns for the release of political prisoners, including Leonard Peltier, Jeff Fort, Jamil Al-Amin, and Mumia Abu-Jamal. His deep commitment to this cause is reflected in his organizational roles: he is the former Co-Director of the Leonard Peltier Official Support Committee and acts as the Chief Consultant for Movement Building and Community Engagement at For The People Law Firm, directly linking legal advocacy with community action.

As a major contributor to contemporary political thought, Changa is the author of the best-selling book, How to Build a People's Army. He also served as the editor and a co-author for Revolution in These Times: Black Panther Party Veteran Dhoruba Bin Wahad on Antifascism, Black Liberation, and a Culture of Resistance (2025). His analysis of state violence and militarized policing is featured in several important volumes, including Beyond Cop Cities: Dismantling State and Corporate-Funded Armies and Prisons, edited by Joy James (2024), and the latest publication Confronting Counterinsurgency (2025). Furthermore, he is a contributing writer for Harvard Law's Inquest Magazine, where he has co-authored influential articles such as "Urban Warfare and Corporate-Funded Armies" and "Slave Rebel or Citizen?".

Beyond his written work, Changa is the co-producer of the documentary Organizing Is the New Cool. Known for his fiery speeches and powerful rhetoric, his voice has been sampled in several prominent Hip Hop songs. He also serves as the host of RSTV and is a co-chair of the Urban Survival and Preparedness Institute. Changa frequently appears as a political commentator and analyst on major media platforms, including CNN, Democracy Now!, Press TV, KPFA's Hard Knock Radio, and KPFA’s Law & Disorder, where he discusses critical topics and current events.

CHIEF OF STAFF AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Andy is a natural rights advocate and former jailhouse lawyer. After being acquitted on drug charge in a bench trial, Andy was determined to improve conditions for himself.

He obtained a bachelor’s degree in paralegal studies from Lewis University. After graduating, Andy worked as an activist during the foreclosure crisis. In 2012, Andy was elected vice president of the DuPage County NAACP. He is founder of the National Coalition for Prisoner Voting Rights, and a member of the National Lawyers Guild as well as the National Police Accountability Project.

Williams has courageously sought to challenge mass incarceration and legalized slavery. Whether its formerly incarcerated right to bear arms, Fair Housing violations, prisoners right to vote, or the prison-labor exception to the Thirteenth Amendment's prohibition of slavery, a provision he argues violates not only the antislavery principle but also the First, Fifth, and Eighth Amendments.

LAW FELLOW

Zane McNeill, a 3L at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, has previously volunteered as an editor for the Activist History Review, Arissa Media Group, Green Theory & Praxis Journal, and the Institute of Critical Animal Studies. He is deeply committed radical to legal scholarship, which integrates movement lawyering principles and praxis-informed scholarship with a focus on social justice organizing. In 2024, he co-authored an article titled "Grindr and Privacy Concerns of LGBTQ+ People in the United States and the European Union," published in the NLG Review" and is looking forward to collaborating with other activist-scholars and legal workers to advance work that informs social movements and disrupt the legal field.