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<br /> <br /> <br />Devin Rose Chatterton <br />California Bar # 313760  Los Angeles, CA  drchatterton@gmail.com  714-654-6140 <br />EDUCATION: <br />GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER May 2016 <br />Juris Doctor, Exceptional Pro Bono Pledge Honoree <br />Journal: Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics, Senior Notes Editor <br />Publication: “Louisiana and the Department of Justice Agreement Elucidates the <br /> Lack of Adherence to the ADA,” Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics, 2015 <br /> <br />UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO May 2013 <br />Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, Sociology <br />Activities: San Quentin California State Prison Alliance for Change Member <br /> Boston University Study Abroad – London <br /> <br />EXPERIENCE: <br />IMMIGRANT DEFENDERS LAW CENTER (Los Angeles, CA) December 2022 – Present <br />Directing Attorney <br />• Direct and manage 7 staff attorneys, 1 managing attorney, and 5 support staff members on the <br />Community Defense Project which provides universal removal defense representation <br />• Manage contract proposals and negotiations with other non-profits, city council members, and <br />county board members in Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Santa Ana <br />• Track and manage data for contract deliverables <br />• Independently represent ImmDef in local, state, and national collaborative meetings <br /> <br />SANCTUARY FOR FAMILIES (New York, NY) May 2021 – December 2022 <br />Senior Staff Attorney <br />• Represent survivors of gender based violence in affirmative and defensive immigration cases <br />• Manage a caseload of approximately 250 clients as well as a team of 3 in our Brooklyn office <br />• Coordinate with Pro Bono partners and oversee case management and assignments for our clients <br />• Represent SFF in budgetary proposal meetings with government officials to secure financial grants <br />• Give internal presentations on Crim/Imm concepts and removal proceedings preparation and strategy <br />• Attorney advisor with the Columbia Law School Domestic Violence Project <br /> <br />IMMIGRANT DEFENDERS LAW CENTER (Los Angeles, CA) December 2017 – April 2021 <br />Staff Attorney / Managing Attorney <br />• Represented mentally incompetent immigrants and separated families in removal proceedings in Los <br />Angeles and Adelanto Immigration Court and before the Board of Immigration Appeals <br />• Managed the National Qualified Representative Program, overseeing program administrative tasks <br />• Supervised a team of 5 staff attorneys, 2 paralegals, 1 case manager, and summer interns <br />• Coordinated with outside organizations to secure bond/bail funds for detained clients <br />• Acted as liaison and represented ImmDef in local, state, and national collaborative meetings monthly <br /> <br />CHILDREN’S LAW CENTER OF CALIFORNIA (Los Angeles, CA) Summer 2017 <br />Contract Staff Attorney <br />• Represented children as appointed counsel in every stage of the Juvenile Dependency Court system <br />• Managed a caseload of approximately 314 clients independently <br /> <br />NEW YORK COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY (New York, NY) August 2016 – May 2017 <br /> Fellow, Rackets Bureau <br />• Draft motions, search warrants, subpoenas, and briefs relating to rackets investigations <br /> <br />GUEST LECTURER: The New School, Immigration and the Politics of Fear (2022) <br />LANGUAGES: Spanish (proficient) <br />INTERESTS: Half marathons, wine tasting, live music, mutual aid volunteering, documentaries 10