Porsha-Shaf’on received her J.D. from California Western School of Law and her MSW from New York University School of Social Work. She initially worked at Bronx Defenders as a Forensic Social Worker. During Law school, She then returned to Bronx Defenders as a Law Clerk and after law school, she was a Staff Attorney in the criminal defense practice, the Adolescent Defense Project and a Team Leader. In 2017, she joined the Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem as a staff attorney. In October 2017, she returned to the Bronx Defenders for the fourth time in her career. She is currently a supervising attorney. She has trained all over the country in topics ranging from jury selection to cross examination.

Sara Anderson Clarke currently serves as an assistant public defender in Baton Rouge, LA. Sara has handled Life Without Parole (LWOP) cases, crimes against persons, white-collar crimes, and a capital case. She has mentored junior attorneys and was an Apex Section Chief in over four Sections of District Court in the East Baton Rouge Parish, managing a team of more than ten attorneys and support staff. Sara discovered her love for justice and the judicial system from her grandfather, a Baton Rouge civil rights leader. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Biology from Louisiana State University in 2004 and received her Juris Doctorate from Southern University Law Center in 2007. Sara regularly volunteers for her local community. She was raised in Baton Rouge and has settled in New Orleans with her family.