WHO WE ARE

Colibri Institute of Social Justice believes in unlimited potential for the creation of innovative solutions to advance transitional change one step, one organization, or one institution at a time.

At Colibri, we believe that all members of society regardless of their backgrounds have basic human rights and equal access to the benefits that all members of a society share.  

We need to ask ourselves whether the institutions or businesses we belong to embody our core and our community values.

OUR FOUNDER

Angie Iglesia Martell has practiced law for 30 years. She is a seasoned mediator and peacekeeper providing innovative legal solutions to complex legal challenges. She has helped businesses, organizations, and institutions create the leadership necessary for implementing social justice plans, peaceful resolutions, and harmonious interactions. 

In her holistic law practice, she works in a variety of areas, including business formation and business law, conscious contracts, family law, criminal law, civil law, civil rights, mediation, employment law, social justice issues, and estate planning. 

Angie is an active participant and trainer in peacekeeping circles. She was the recipient of The Washtenaw County Bar Association's Martin Luther King "I Have a Dream" Award for her work building trust between the community and the legal system, and for devotion to securing fair and equal treatment for all individuals under the law. Angie has received also an award from the City of New York Comptroller’s office for her LGBTQIA work.

In 30 years of legal practice as a social justice advocate, mediator, and peacekeeper, she has been in the forefront of social justice issues for women, and an advocate for African American communities, and for communities of indigenous, LGBTQIA, Latino, deaf and hard of hearing persons in the legal system. Angie is a strong advocate for climate change and protection of the environment.

Angie is admitted to practice in Michigan, New York, Massachusetts, and the Federal Courts of Puerto Rico, New York, Massachusetts, Michigan, and the United States Supreme Court.  

Angie is certified as a conscious contracts provider and utilizes a variety of these approaches both in in her legal practice and in the Colibri Social Justice Institute.