Staff

Trish McAllister has over 20 years of experience in the access to justice field.  Prior to joining the Commission, she served as the Executive Director of Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas, a non-profit pro bono legal service provider.  She also worked at Texas RioGrande Legal Aid where she was a regional team leader for the family law division handling domestic violence cases and then acting branch manager.  Prior to life as an attorney, she worked in the health care field as an executive of a tertiary care hospital in South Carolina and subsequently developed a subsidiary company for a national anesthesia group in Atlanta. 

Trish holds a Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Houston School of Law and a Masters in Business Administration from Duke University.

Cathryn Ibarra joined the Commission as a Civil Justice Attorney after working with the Legal Access Division of the State Bar of Texas to develop and support initiatives designed to improve the quality and quantity of access to justice for low-income people in Texas. Prior to working at the Bar, she pursued her passion for policy work as a legislative aide for Senator John Whitmire.

Cathryn received a B.A. in International Relations from Claremont McKenna College in California before returning to Texas to study law at St. Mary’s University.

Amanda Aubrey joined the Commission as a Civil Justice Attorney after six years as a victims’ rights and family law attorney at Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc.  As a career legal-aid attorney, Amanda has made working to ensure access to justice for low-income and underserved communities a cornerstone of her practice.  She has also served on the boards of directors for the Family Law, Civil Rights and Liberties, and Diversity & Inclusion sections of the State Bar of Wisconsin.

Amanda holds a B.S. in International Business and graduated cum laude from the David A. Clarke School of Law (formerly Antioch Law School) at the University of the District of Columbia.

Catherine Galloway is a program developer at the Texas Access to Justice Commission and the Legal Access Division of the State Bar of Texas.  Prior to working as a program developer, she worked with the Communications Division and the Executive Department of the State Bar of Texas. Catherine earned her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Texas State University in San Marcos. 

 Bio coming soon!

Courtney Crow Wyrtzen joined the Commission staff in 2019 after a decade as a project manager, copywriter/editor, and social media manager in the web and mobile application design and development field. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Human Ecology from the University of Texas at Austin.

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