Staff

• Shelley Crandell, Senior Paralegal/Office Manager

I am the Senior Paralegal and Office Manager for The Law Office of Bunmi Awoniyi, A P.C. I have an Associate in Applied Science Degree in Legal Office Administration and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management. I have been a family law paralegal since 1997 and began my career as an Executive Assistant/Paralegal in the Bay Area working for a Non-Profit Organization. In 2001, I relocated to the Sacramento area and began working for the Law Office of Bunmi Awoniyi, A P.C. I enjoy working in the family law field because it provides me an opportunity to help others who are going through a difficult and stressful time in their lives.

• Tatyana (Tanya) Kalchik, Paralegal 

I've been in the Family Law field since December 2002, when I started work as a receptionist for a local family law attorney. I have come to enjoy the legal field and have worked as a legal
assistant since 2005. I began employment at the Law Offices of Bunmi Awoniyi in February 2009, as a Family Law Paralegal. It was at this time that I also began to familiarize myself with
Immigration Law and proceedings. Having migrated to the United States from Ukraine at an early age, I have always been interested in the immigration process. I am fortunate to have grown up in the United States, but also to being exposed to the Russian and Ukrainian culture and manyof its traditions.

• Anna Brown-Dawson, Law Clerk

Anna Brown-Dawson began working at the Law Offices of Bunmi Awoniyi in 2006. She graduated from California State University at Sacramento with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice. Currently, Anna is studying at the Lincoln Law School. In addition to her responsibilities at the front desk, she assists the attorneys on immigration and family law cases.

• Susan Reynolds, Bookkeeper

Susan J. Reynolds, a Sacramento native, is the billing and bookkeeping clerk for our office. She has been involved in the legal profession since 1980, first as a legal secretary and paralegal. In 1990, she formed Reynolds Business Services, LLC, which provides comprehensive office support to professionals in the Sacramento area.

• Elaine Ekpo, Intern
Elaine interned with our office in the summers of 2010 and 2011. She is a 3rd year law student at Pepperdine University School of Law in Malibu, California. The areas of law that interest her are family, immigration, and international human rights. Elaine helped out with our family and immigration cases. She attended court with Mrs. Awoniyi, researched legal issues, sat in on client meetings, created different marketing communiqués, and drafted various legal documents.
She said that she not only appreciated the professional and legal aspects of her internship experiences, she thoroughly enjoyed working in a positive environment with such sincere, passionate individuals.

Our staff speaks Russian and Ukrainian - Мы говорим на русском и украинском языке