Odette Williamson is a staff attorney at the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) where she focuses on foreclosure prevention and housing sustainability and issues affecting older adults. She also leads NCLC’s Racial Justice and Equal Economic Opportunity project. Prior to joining NCLC she was an Assistant Attorney General in the Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General where she concentrated on civil enforcement actions against individuals and businesses for violation of consumer protection and other laws. She is a co-author of NCLC’s manuals focused on foreclosure and mortgage servicing practices.