Samira Nazem

Samira Nazem promotes the value of community resources and collaboration in her work with civil diversion programs to resolve disputes and reduce caseloads. 

She assists courts with the use of technology in process design and improvement; communications and outreach; self-help service delivery; and other court reforms. Nazem oversees our Eviction Diversion Initiative, a multi-year, $11 million grant program that supports state and local courts in designing, implementing, and evaluating eviction diversion programs and related court reform efforts. 

Prior to joining NCSC, she expanded self-help, legal aid, and pro bono resources and developed diversion and rental assistance programs for The Chicago Bar Foundation. Nazem, who began her legal career as a legal aid eviction defense attorney, also served the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts as a self-represented litigant services specialist.