Feeling like you want to do a little bit o f everything in public interest law but aren’t sure what that looks like? J oin Wasserstein Fellow Liv Warren '17\, a (mostly) criminal defense attorne y at a boutique trial firm in Durham\, NC\, for a conversation about buildi ng a career that truly lets you have it all. Liv will share what it’s like to juggle criminal\, civil\, trial\, appellate\, and post-conviction cases in state and federal court\, take on high-stakes matters including death pe nalty and civil rights cases\, and push for change through legislative advo cacy—all without burning out. She’ll also talk about transitioning from non -profit to small-firm practice\, using media and advocacy skills effectivel y\, and finding ways to thrive personally while maintaining a law practice consistent with your values. This is a chance to get honest and practical a dvice about leaving the beaten paths in public interest and diving into loc al communities to build an expansive and exciting career.
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Liv Warren is a criminal defense attorney at Thomas\, Ferguson & Beskind\, a boutique trial firm in Durham\, North Carolina. Liv has a broad practice that includes criminal and civil cases at every level of the state and fede ral courts. Liv primarily represents people accused of crimes in trial\, ap pellate\, and post-conviction proceedings\, including in capital cases. She has a special interest in representing people through collateral proceedin gs in which they are not entitled to counsel\, including expunctions\, supe rvised release\, probation\, and parole revocations\, registry removal peti tions\, and parole and executive clemency. Outside of the courtroom\, Liv e ngages in legislative advocacy at the state and federal level. She has been working with lawmakers on Capitol Hill to pass legislation extending basic civil rights protections to federal judiciary employees since testifying t o Congress in 2020 about her experience being sexually harassed by Judge St ephen Reinhardt on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Most recently\, Liv successfully advocated at the North Carolina statehouse to extend the time limits for people convicted of crimes to file claims of innocence or wrongf ul incarceration. Liv graduated from Harvard Law School in 2017\, where she was a member of the BSA and PLAP. Prior to entering private practice\, Liv was a Staff Attorney at the Center for Death Penalty Litigation. In additi on to clerking for Judge Reinhardt\, she also clerked for then-Judge Ketanj i Brown Jackson on the United States District Court for the District of Col umbia.
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