Roni Tropper has dedicated 27.5 years to The Volunteer Lawyers Program (VLP), making it her life’s work to serve the community and help others access the justice system.

In 2023, she began her role as Director of the VLP. Prior, Roni served as the coordinator, staff attorney and sole staff member of the Children’s Law Center, a program within the VLP, since established in 1998. Roni worked closely with volunteer attorneys, community partners, judges, and advocates to strengthen legal services for Arizona families in need. Her years of dedication to the CLS/VLP mission made the transition to leading the program a natural next step.

Roni’s passion for expanding access to justice for vulnerable communities throughout Arizona and working to ensure everyone has a voice is contagious. She has a remarkable ability to make pro bono involvement within the legal community both accessible and meaningful.

Her colleagues know her for her kindness, compassion and unwavering commitment to clients, while volunteers find it hard to say no to her enthusiasm and dedication.

Roni graduated from Hofstra School of Law and has been licensed in Arizona since 1996. She was a recipient of the Mark Santana Award for Law-Related Education and 2019 Medical Legal Partnership Award from Mountain Park Health Center.

Although she still misses NY food, she doesn’t miss the winters. Roni enjoys painting, hiking, and an occasional horror movie. Spending time with her wonderful, yet complicated rescue pups bring her tremendous joy – of course, her two-legged family does as well.