Emily Galvin Almanza

Emily Galvin Almanza is the co-founder and executive director of Partners for Justice, a nonprofit creating a new collaborative model of public defense designed to empower defenders nationwide. Prior to founding PFJ, Emily fought for clients inside the LA County Public Defender, Santa Clara County Public Defender, and Bronx Defenders, and with the Stanford Three Strikes Project. Galvin Almanza is the author of The Price of Mercy, and her writing has appeared in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Newsweek, Teen Vogue, and Time, among others.