Traci is a California native who began her practice in Public Interest Law and Indigent Criminal Defense. Traci is currently a Partner at Tyson & Mendes.

Traci has 25 years of trial practice as defense counsel in criminal and civil cases. Traci is a repeat lecturer for the International Academy of Law and Mental Health. She previously lectured for the organization in Vienna, Prague, Rome, and Lyon.

Traci earned her undergraduate Bachelor of Arts degrees in Political Science and Sociology from Georgetown University with an minor in Psychology. She earned her Juris Doctor from Emory University School of Law.