Meet Our Team


April Jackson
Attorney
April Harris Jackson was born and raised in Nashville. She graduated from Hume-Fogg Academic High School, UT-Knoxville, and Nashville School of Law. After dating for seven years, April and her spouse, Ian, got married in at Scout camp the day after finding out she passed the bar exam.
After a great death was scarred by a family feud over inheritance, April knew that she wanted to prevent other families from going through similar situations. She began taking appointed cases in probate court, which ultimately led her to realize how much she did not know. So she set out to learn it. She never quite finished, as evidenced by her annual continuing legal education report.
Her extracurricular activities included serving as co-chair of the Nashville Bar Association Probate and Estate Planning Committee, various informal networking groups, and volunteering for causes she cared about. At home, you could find her under a blanket or a dog, planning her next woodsy getaway, and eating way too much cheese.
Erin Yousief
Director of Operations
Erin Yousief is the Director of Operations at Graceful Aging Legal Services.
Erin grew up here in Nashville, but moved to New York to pursue her undergraduate degree in politics from Sarah Lawrence College, where she was the recipient of three academic scholarships.
In 2018, Erin returned to Nashville to be with family. She helped her sister Lydia establish ElMahaba Center, a non-profit serving Middle Tennesseans.
In her free time, Erin enjoys reading, writing, and baking.


ivy grizzle
Associate Attorney
Ivy Grizzle is an Associate Attorney at Graceful Aging Legal Services.
Ivy grew up in a quiet suburb of Atlanta, Georgia and received a degree in Public Health from Georgia College in 2019. She then moved to Nashville to study law at Belmont University, where she graduated with her Juris Doctor in 2022.
During her last semester of law school, Ivy served as our field placement intern where she helped prepare estate planning documents for pro bono clients. After graduating, she stayed on to work as our law clerk while she studied for (and passed!) the bar exam and officially joined the team as an associate in January 2023.
Ivy is passionate about reproductive rights, the outdoors, and live music. However, the true center of her universe is her black lab, who is conveniently also named April. In her free time, Ivy can be found baking Taylor Swift’s chai cookie recipe, hiking, or watching documentaries about her favorite bands.
daniel sapnu
Administrative Assistant
Daniel Sapnu is the Administrative Assistant for GALS. His work as an Information Technology Specialist before in both government and private sectors prepared him in his current administrative tasks. Daniel ensures that the data that needs to be processed is done, he also handles a variety of tasks, from general administrative duties to back-end technical tasks.
Daniel also regularly engages in calisthenic training; And during free time, he plays with Raj the dog.


Bella
Director of Security
At 9 years old, Bella has lots of experience in her field. One of our favorite “seniors,” Bella is always attuned to her surroundings, which makes Director of Security the perfect role for her. She protects us from the constant barrage of mail and package deliveries throughout the day while we are trying to get things done! She chases them away just as easily as she nestles into her many blankets or out-zooms her brother, Bear.

Bella
Director of Security
April was a free puppy on Facebook that is now worth several billion dollars in the heart of her mom, Ivy. Adopted in March of 2020, April is a true pandemic puppy who loves nothing more than to be right next to you at all times. She enjoys hiking and playing fetch, especially if there’s a river or lake involved, and taking up all of the space in the bed. During the workday, you can find her sleeping in the background of Zoom meetings or whining because she isn’t getting enough attention. Her spunky personality got Ivy through law school and she continues to brighten the day of everyone she encounters.

Bella
Director of Security
Whatever Raj does, his world stops when he sees your hand reach out for his belly.
He rolls around with a big smile on his face. It’s his favorite part of the day! He loves cheese and watching other dogs (as if he’s not one!)
He makes my life so much brighter!