Experience

Washington Appellate Project

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Attorney

  • Mar 2017 - Present



University of Washington Tribal Court Public Defense Clinic

• Staff Attorney

  • Aug 2014 - Feb 2017



Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy

• United States
• Law Practice
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Public Defender

  • Jul 2011 - Jul 2014

  2011 Recipient of the Equal Justice Works/Gideon’s Promise Public Defender Corps Fellowship, a three-year intensive training that focuses on trial advocacy skills and client-centered representation.Appellate Attorney, July 2013- July 2014• Briefed and argued criminal appeals on behalf of indigent defendants who appeal as a matter of right to the Kentucky Court of Appeals and the Kentucky Supreme Court.• Reviewed lengthy trial records and conducted extensive legal research in all areas of criminal law.• Participated in regular case reviews and moot sessions for oral arguments.• Provided case analysis and training to public defenders on the intersections of immigration and criminal law.Trial Attorney, July 2011-July 2013• Represented indigent defendants charged with misdemeanors and felonies in all aspects of trial litigation.• Helped implement an immigration advice system for the Kentucky public defender system.• Authored Kentucky’s Quick Reference Chart for Determining Consequences of Selected Kentucky Offenses and offered case assistance to defense attorneys representing non-citizen clients.