Staff

Claire Blaylock was named Executive Director of HALT in March 2013. She has been a vital part of the organization since June 2011, having previously served as Operations Administrator and Membership Coordinator. In her current role, she guides the organization's program and fundraising efforts, and is also responsible for office activities, handling member inquiries, and overseeing human resources and state charities filings. She assists with HALT's newsletter and website, and also manages HALT's Twitter and Facebook presence.

Prior to joining HALT, Claire served as a project manager for the private consulting firm History Associates, Inc. from 2008 to 2011. Claire graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst with a master's of arts in history. She lives in Arlington with her husband and daughter.

Suzy joined HALT's staff in 2002 and served as its Senior Counsel from 2005 to 2008. In that capacity, she headed up HALT's Lawyer Accountability and Judicial Integrity Projects, authored many of HALT's national report cards, testified before numerous state legislatures, federal administrative panels and bar association groups and acted as HALT's primary spokesperson. As Of Counsel, she will continue to provide legal guidance and assistance to staff on all of HALT's reform projects. She received her J.D. from Hastings College of the Law and her B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley.