Emily Pickens

Emily (she/her/hers) received her J.D. from the City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law where she was a Graduate Fellow, participated in the Defenders clinic and interned with the Capital Habeas Unit at the Federal Defenders of Philadelphia, the Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem's Family Defense Practice, the Brooklyn Defenders' Family Defense Practice, and Housing Conservation Coordinators. Prior to law school, Emily worked as a Parent Advocate at The Bronx Defenders. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Spanish from Wheaton College and is fluent in Spanish.