Experience

Just Ground

• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder

  • Sep 2021 - Present

  Just Ground advances the visions of communities working to address corporate activity that threatens or violates their human rights. Our varied projects share a common theme of working alongside and in solidarity with rights holders to challenge and disrupt systems that enable corporate human rights abuses. Just Ground advances the visions of communities working to address corporate activity that threatens or violates their human rights. Our varied projects share a common theme of working alongside and in solidarity with rights holders to challenge and disrupt systems that enable corporate human rights abuses.



Coalition of Immokalee Workers

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

• Associate General Counsel

  • 2020 - 2021

  The Coalition of Immokalee Workers established the Fair Food Program and the Worker-driven Social Responsibility (WSR) model, a breakthrough, worker-driven approach to verifiable corporate accountability recognized for its unique effectiveness in combatting forced labor, sexual violence, and other gross human rights violations in agriculture. The Coalition of Immokalee Workers established the Fair Food Program and the Worker-driven Social Responsibility (WSR) model, a breakthrough, worker-driven approach to verifiable corporate accountability recognized for its unique effectiveness in combatting forced labor, sexual violence, and other gross human rights violations in agriculture.



MSI Integrity

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations

• Human Rights Analyst

  • 2019 - 2020

  Conducted an in-depth structural analysis of over forty different multi-stakeholder initiatives and co-authored a report on the findings. Conducted an in-depth structural analysis of over forty different multi-stakeholder initiatives and co-authored a report on the findings.



CURPHEY LAW, LLC

• United States
• Legal Services

• Attorney

  • 2018 - 2019

  Research and analysis on a range of human and civil rights issues, for the International Women's Initiative, Pacific Northwest Chapter of the International Committee for Human Rights in the Philippines, and Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington among others Research and analysis on a range of human and civil rights issues, for the International Women's Initiative, Pacific Northwest Chapter of the International Committee for Human Rights in the Philippines, and Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington among others



CURPHEY & BADGER, P.A.

• United States

• Attorney

  • 2011 - 2017

  Litigated civil rights cases in state and federal courts at the trial and appellate levels, both solo and as part of a legal team. Litigated civil rights cases in state and federal courts at the trial and appellate levels, both solo and as part of a legal team.



EarthRights International

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

• Volunteer

  • 2010 - 2011

  Co-authored two reports documenting human rights violations connected to natural resource extraction in Myanma; wrote curricula and conducted trainings for CSO representatives from the Mekong River region on human rights law, report writing and organizational development. Co-authored two reports documenting human rights violations connected to natural resource extraction in Myanma; wrote curricula and conducted trainings for CSO representatives from the Mekong River region on human rights law, report writing and organizational development.


U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon
• Judicial Law Clerk

  • 2008 - 2010

Federal Public Defender for the District of Oregon
• Research and Writing Attorney

  • 2007 - 2008

Northwest Center for Constitutional Rights
• Loyola Law School Public Interest Fellow

  • 2006 - 2007