Will Bardwell

Will Bardwell is a civil rights lawyer with a diverse legal background. They began their career as a reporter at The Meridian Star from 2003 to 2005 before pursuing a law degree at the University of Mississippi School of Law, graduating in 2008. After gaining experience as a judicial law clerk for both the Mississippi Supreme Court and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, they served as an associate at McCraney Montagnet Quin & Noble, PLLC from 2012 to 2015. Bardwell then worked as a senior staff attorney at the Southern Poverty Law Center until 2022 and currently holds the position of senior counsel at Democracy Forward.