Purpose. Dignity. Action. (PDA)
Skylar Brett is a Senior Staff Attorney & Legal Intern/Extern Coordinator at Public Defender Association since November 2021. Previously, Skylar worked as an Appellate Public Defender at Law Office of Skylar Brett from July 2016 to January 2023, and as a Staff Attorney at Backlund & Mistry -- Appellate Public Defense from April 2013 to July 2016. Skylar holds a Doctor of Law (JD) from University of Washington School of Law and Bachelor's degrees in Cultural Studies from The Evergreen State College.
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Purpose. Dignity. Action. (PDA)
Formerly the Public Defender Association, Purpose. Dignity. Action. (PDA) is a nonprofit organization that plants seeds for a world rooted in community and care instead of punishment and neglect. We work with people actively seeking to move past experiences of harm and injury, along with neighborhood and public partners. Through compassion and a harm reduction framework, we create and implement better responses to public health and safety.