Experience

Oregon Justice Resource Center

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Transparency and Accountability

  • Jun 2022 - Present

  Coordinate and implement strategies to improve transparency in government related to the criminal legal system to prevent abuses, educate communities, and inform efforts at positive change. Coordinate and implement strategies to improve transparency in government related to the criminal legal system to prevent abuses, educate communities, and inform efforts at positive change.



Metropolitan Public Defender

• United States
• Legal Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Attorney

  • May 2017 - Sep 2021

  • Advise and advocate for indigent clients charged with serious crimes. • Tried eight felony jury trials and four bench trials and litigated countless substantive legal motions. • Secured not-guilty verdicts for falsely accused clients in mandatory-prison trials. • Advocated for parents, children, and infants in juvenile dependency cases alleging abuse and neglect. • Negotiate with community partners and experts to secure alternative outcomes for clients. • Train attorneys in professionalism, cross-examination, and jury instructions.



United States Attorneys' Offices

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant U.S. Attorney

  • Dec 2012 - Sep 2016

  • Tried eight federal felony jury trials, including drug trafficking and human trafficking. • Directed investigations into complex financial conspiracies. • Presented hundreds of cases to a federal grand jury. • Conducted trainings of federal agents in Fourth Amendment and Miranda issues. • Tried eight federal felony jury trials, including drug trafficking and human trafficking. • Directed investigations into complex financial conspiracies. • Presented hundreds of cases to a federal grand jury. • Conducted trainings of federal agents in Fourth Amendment and Miranda issues.



Pima County

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Public Defender

  • Apr 2011 - Nov 2012

  • Defended indigent clients against felony and misdemeanor charges at trial. • Completed three felony jury trials, including heroin possession and animal-cruelty cases. • Defended indigent clients against felony and misdemeanor charges at trial. • Completed three felony jury trials, including heroin possession and animal-cruelty cases.



Pima County Superior Court

• Tucson, Arizona Area

• Law Clerk

  • Mar 2010 - Apr 2011

  Assisted in all aspects of the court’s business, including motion practice, legal research and writing, hearings, and felony trials. Assisted in all aspects of the court’s business, including motion practice, legal research and writing, hearings, and felony trials.



Dechert LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate

  • Sep 2007 - Mar 2009

  • Worked on litigation matters involving product-liability disputes and e-discovery. • Recipient of Clifford Scott Green Bill of Rights Award for the defense of Guantánamo detainees; firm recognition for pro bono in excess of two hundred hours annually. • Worked on litigation matters involving product-liability disputes and e-discovery. • Recipient of Clifford Scott Green Bill of Rights Award for the defense of Guantánamo detainees; firm recognition for pro bono in excess of two hundred hours annually.



Philadelphia School District

• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Intern - Office of General Counsel

  • Sep 2005 - Jan 2006



University of Pennsylvania

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Nov 2004 - Dec 2005

  Research assistant to Professor Geoffrey Hazard. Research assistant to Professor Geoffrey Hazard.