EDUCATION Stanford Law School, J.D., June 2010 Rice University, B.A. in History with Honors, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, May 2006 Marlborough School, High School Diploma, 2002 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Los Angeles Co. Office of the Public Defender, Los Angeles, California, Feb. 2015-Sept. 2017; Mar. 2018-present Deputy Public Defender III Experience in misdemeanors, felonies, and LPS conservatorships Twenty-seven jury trials to verdict; over 350 LPS court trials (LPS conservatorships are a criminal/civil hybrid) Forty-eight grants of mental health diversion Outstanding original written motion practice – most notable cases: In re Z.E. et. al. (filed 38 writs of habeas corpus regarding the unlawful detention of conservatees in jail); People v. Duenas (trial brief advocating for ability-to-pay hearings for court fees); People v. Hopkins (motion for military diversion to include misdemeanor DUIs) Federal Public Defender Central District of California, Los Angeles, California, Sept. 2017-Mar. 2018 Deputy Federal Defender Assigned to trial unit for misdemeanor and felony cases Public Counsel, Immigrants’ Rights Project, Los Angeles, California, Oct. 2012-Feb. 2015 Skadden Fellow Provided immigration services (U visa, VAWA, SIJS, Asylum, and DACA) to survivors of abuse and connected clients to social services United States District Court, Eastern District of California, Sacramento, California, Aug. 2010-Aug. 2012 Law Clerk to the Hon. John A. Mendez Conducted legal research on various civil and criminal topics to prepare bench memoranda and draft opinions