Ben Holston Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, CA, US

San Francisco, California, United States

-Representing clients in civil rights litigation matters regarding jails and prisons.

Los Angeles, California, United States

-Represented clients in a variety of litigation and regulatory matters, with a focus on data privacy-Pro bono work included representing incarcerated clients seeking post-conviction relief and investigating police misconduct

Berkeley, CA

-Senior Articles Editor, Berkeley Journal of African American Law & Policy-Co-Leader, Prisoner Advocacy Network-Volunteer, Death Penalty Clinic-Articles Editor, Berkeley Journal of Criminal LawJoined Berkeley Law as a transfer from UCLA Law

Los Angeles, California, United States

Fremont, CA

-Representing defendants in court at arraignments and probation progress reports-Making pitches on behalf of clients to be released on their own recognizance at arraignment-Interviewing clients upon referral to the public defender's office and throughout their engagement with the criminal justice system-Conducting research and drafting motions in.

Denver, CO

-Chambers of Justice Richard L. Gabriel-Writing memos distributed to all Supreme Court justices recommending that the court grant or deny petitions for certiorari in criminal and civil cases

Los Angeles, California

-1L Rep to the Board of the Criminal Justice Society-1L Rep to the Board of the Law & Entrepreneurship Association-Volunteer for the Re-Entry Clinic, drafting record expungement requests for formerly incarcerated people-Volunteer for the Landlord-Tenant Clinic, conducting intake interviews and providing advice to tenants

San Francisco Bay Area

-Founding team member after developing the idea at Stanford's design school -Responsible for successfully deploying My90's core product with police departments and nonprofits across the United States-Managed the deployment of My90 with the San Jose Police Department, Indianapolis Metro Police Department, Irving Police Department, Santa Clara Police.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

-Conducted and published research on evidence-based policymaking, pay for success financing, and technology policy-Developed the budget for and assisted in managing the Evidence-Based Policymaking Collaborative, a joint project of the Urban Institute, Brookings Institution, American Enterprise Institute, and Pew Charitable Trusts-Provided technical.

Stanford, CA

-Creating the agenda for and running every meeting of the Senate as well as coordinating between Senate and the Stanford community-Drafting legislation concerning appropriation of funds for student groups, University rules and organization of student government-Serving on the Executive committee, new group review committee and the Stanford Student.

Cape Town, South Africa

-Conducted research concerning human rights in relation to South African social security and government contracts with private businesses-Wrote press releases and internal organization memos-Attended roundtable discussions, court cases and other events on behalf of the Black Sash in Cape Town and Johannesburg

Washington, D.C.

-Wrote response letters to constituents on issues ranging from student loans to offshore drilling-Attended committee staff meetings on behalf of the office-Conducted legislative research focused on Senator Bennet's work on the Committee on Finance and the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee-Assembled daily news clips as a press.

Denver, CO

-Interned directly for Chief of Staff Roxane White-Wrote briefs and conducted research for Governor and Senior Staff-Drafted speeches for the Chief of Staff on Governor's office initiatives, leadership and health care-Staffed the Governor and Chief of Staff at public events and visits to departments-Answered constituent phone calls and directed them to.

Doctor Of Law - Jd

Transferred After 1L, Law

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science

Activities and Societies: -Varsity Men's Swim Team -Stanford Improvisors

International Baccalaureate Diploma