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Devin Rose Chatterton <br /> California Bar#313760 • Los Angeles, CA • <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 /> 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 /> 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 /> 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 /> 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 /> 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 /> 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 /> GUEST LECTURER: The New School, Immigration and the Politics of Fear(2022) <br /> LANGUAGES: Spanish(proficient) <br /> INTERESTS: Half marathons,wine tasting,live muisoic,mutual aid volunteering, documentaries <br />