Experience

Washington Appellate Project

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Attorney

  • Aug 2016 - Present

  •Draft briefs for indigent clients appealing criminal convictions, orders of dependency, and orders terminating parental rights in the Washington Court of Appeals and the Washington Supreme Court•Argue cases before judicial panels and commissioners



Columbia Legal Services

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Legal Intern

  • Jan 2016 - Mar 2016

  •Drafted a memorandum addressing the parameters of the Public Records Act as it applies to jail records•Reached out to counties throughout Washington State to investigate legal financial obligation collection practices and used the information to create pamphlets to help debtors in different counties•Reviewed and revised proposed legislation



Youth Advocacy Clinic at Seattle University

• Rule 9 Legal Intern

  • Aug 2015 - Dec 2015

  •Secured the release of juveniles at first appearance hearings and appeared on behalf of clients at other juvenile court proceedings• Conducted client and witness interviews• Communicated with prosecutors, juvenile probation counselors, and others involved in client legal matters

• Rule 9 Legal Extern

  • Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  •Drafted an appellate brief that resulted in the reversal of a ruling in favor of the imposition of legal financial obligations• Drafted appellate briefs for indigent clients appealing criminal convictions and parental termination cases in Division 1 and Division 2 of the Washington Court of Appeals



Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Legal Intern

  • Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

  • Compiled, organized, and synthesized nationwide statutes relevant to juvenile life without parole sentencing practices• Assisted in drafting a letter to the Governor of West Virginia that resulted in the retroactive application of a bill that eliminated juvenile life without parole in the state• Identified state specific legislative and adjudicative strategies to end juvenile life without parole