Denise McWilliams is an attorney with over 30 years of experience providing representation to disenfranchised communities who are unable to navigate the legal system. These communities reflect a population of people who have AIDS; developmental disabilities; mental illnesses; who speak English as a second language; who have substance abuse issues; or are members of the LGBT community. She has been the executive director of a policy organization as well as the General Counsel for New England’s largest and oldest AIDS service organization. McWilliams also oversaw and was part of the team that authored “Until There’s A Cure” 1997, the first comprehensive plan for delivering services to people living with HIV in New England.