Kieley Sutton Email & Phone Number

Columbia, South Carolina

• Changed statewide competency procedures through impact litigation (State v. Bellardino, 428 S.C. 247 (S.C. 2019))• Manage a caseload of approximately 600 misdemeanors• Utilize a holistic, client-centered defense model to connect clients with services provided by community partners in addition to providing zealous representation from bond hearings to appeals

Columbia, Sc

• Advocate for the reopening of old criminal convictions and dismissal of pending charges for individuals experiencing homelessness based on their successful participation in social services • Advise partner agencies and their clients entering social services to design individualized plans towards independence• Instruct other municipalities around South Carolina on how to develop and establish their own Homeless Court models• Facilitated a partnership with a local service agency to apply for and administer a grant for emergency housing for unsheltered clients leaving jail

• Support new public defenders navigating their career through monthly check-ins and trainings

• Participated in an intensive 2-week training course and follow-up trainings every 6 months that were centered on passionate advocacy, holistic representation, client-centeredness, and trial skills

Columbia, South Carolina, United States

• Created a non-profit organization that seeks to combat the criminalization of poverty by providing funding for individuals’ articulated, immediate needs that reduce the chance of legal system involvement

Washington College Of Law

• Represented the clinic in scheduling conferences, conducted investigation, prepared discovery responses, and researched relevant legal issues

Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States

• Translated and transcribed client interviews from Spanish to English• Represented clients in bond hearings under the supervision of a practicing public defender

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

• Advocated for clients in plea negotiations and hearings under the supervision of practicing public defenders • Provided Spanish interpretation by listening and responding to all voicemails in the Spanish Speaking voicemail box

Work to research and compile data on corrections facility conditions and write recommendations for improvement. Collect and respond to inmate correspondence.

San Miguel De Tucuman, Argentina

Doctor Of Law - Jd, Criminal Justice/Defense

Activities and Societies: Editor-in-Chief, Criminal Law Practitioner; Student Director, Juvenile Justice Society; Justice, Phi Alpha Delta.

Master Of Social Work - Msw, Social Work

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Foreign Language Studies (Spanish)

Honors: Leading Lights Award Nominee (2014); Student Community Engagement Award (2014); Active Citizens Conference presenter (2014)

Honors Diploma