I Didn’t Wait to Be Invited
How Lived Experience Became the Blueprint for Justice Innovation
I didn’t arrive here by accident—or by permission.
I got here by documenting injustice, designing tools no one else would build, and transforming lived harm into legal infrastructure.
I’m Teresa Villa—a certified paralegal, ethical AI innovator, and civil rights technologist. I am also a survivor of wrongful evictions, SSDI garnishment errors, false system reports, and more bureaucratic erasure than most people ever see from the inside.
When help didn’t come, I didn’t wait.
I built JusticeTree AI™—a trauma-informed, survivor-led legal technology ecosystem designed to hold broken systems accountable.
🧠 Lived Experience Is My Source Code
Many people speak about human-centered design. Few have actually been the human harmed by the systems they claim to fix.
I have.
And that truth informs everything I build.
Every JusticeTree tool is grounded in lived reality:
- The Justice Engine™ identifies administrative abuse and generates FOIA-ready audit trails
- BitOfJustice™ secures encrypted case archives for survivors facing eviction, benefits denial, or false reporting
- Notary of Justice™ delivers encrypted notarization workflows for affidavits and documentation
- LegalFlow™ provides trauma-informed client intake in English and Spanish
These aren’t apps.
They are survival infrastructure.
🧯 I Don’t Build for Venture Capital—I Build for People in Crisis
Let’s be honest.
Most AI tools being funded today are built by people who have never stood alone in a courtroom.
Never had wages garnished by error.
Never faced housing loss because of a bad database or an unchecked agency decision.
That’s why I build differently.
My systems:
- Treat lived experience as legally relevant evidence
- Prioritize encrypted storage, verified documentation, and notarized trust
- Flag bias, false reports, and due-process violations in real time
- Restore agency to people navigating harm—without requiring an attorney, permission, or a grant
This is justice innovation from the inside out.
And I won’t apologize for building outside traditional power structures.
🌱 I’m Not Building a Brand—I’m Building a Legacy
I am a mother.
A grandmother.
A system witness.
And I refuse to leave this world without creating a blueprint that protects people like me—and people like you.
JusticeTree AI™ is not a product.
It’s not a pitch deck.
It is a living record of resistance.
💬 If This Inspires You—Here’s the Truth
You don’t need to be invited.
You don’t need approval.
You don’t need permission.
If you see a gap—build the bridge.
If you witness harm—document it.
If they won’t make space—create your own.
That’s what I did.
And I hope it reminds you that your lived experience is not a weakness—it’s a blueprint.
📌 Founder: Teresa Villa, CP
📍 Gaffney, South Carolina
