Zachary Carpenter is a staff attorney at the Orleans Public Defenders in the world's prison capital – New Orleans, Louisiana. Since graduating from Stanford in 2011, Zachary has handled hundreds of misdemeanor and felony cases and represents clients at every stage from arrest to trial. Trained at Gideon's Promise, Zachary and his fellow defenders at OPD uphold the principles of client-centered advocacy and holistic indigent defense that mark the renaissance of the public defender craft in America. Zachary is privileged to live in New Orleans, bearing witness both to the horrors of mass incarceration, and the vibrant rebirth of the great Crescent City.

Mr. Carpenter will also conduct interviews afterward for students interested in the Orleans Public Defenders office.

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