Bio
Somil Trivedi was a Senior Staff Attorney in the Criminal Law Reform Project, working closely with the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û’s Campaign for Smart Justice. Trivedi focused on prosecutorial and criminal law reform litigation, policy, and advocacy. His work integrated novel lawsuits and amicus briefs with legislative, advocacy, and voter education efforts to change incentives for law enforcement and reduce mass incarceration and racial disparities in the criminal justice system. He spoke and wrote nationwide on criminal law and prosecutorial reform issues, and his work has been featured in the New York Times, LA Times, and The Marshall Project, among other outlets.
Trivedi was previously a trial attorney at the Department of Justice’s Fraud Section and the United States Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C. Before that, he worked in white collar criminal and regulatory defense, representing clients in investigations before DOJ, state attorneys general, district attorneys, and the U.S. Congress. He also maintained a robust pro bono practice that included civil rights lawsuits and Supreme Court and appellate briefs with the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û, Innocence Project, and Center for Constitutional Rights, among others. He currently serves on the Board of the Innocence Project of Texas, and has previously chaired advisory committees to the Center for Constitutional Rights and the Brooklyn Family Defense Practice.
Trivedi holds a BA from Georgetown University and a JD from Boston University School of Law.
Featured work
Feb 10, 2022
The Insidious Practice of Racial Gerrymandering
Feb 3, 2022
The Movement to Erase Black History and Culture
Jan 27, 2022
Why Is America So Keen on Separating Families?
Oct 12, 2021
The People of South Carolina Deserve Fair Maps — And a Fair Process to Get There
Oct 8, 2021
What the Supreme Court Can and Can't Do ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Mass Incarceration in the Current Term
Jul 8, 2021
Coerced Out of Justice: How Prosecutors Abuse Their Power to Secure Guilty Pleas
Jun 14, 2021
Orange County’s Dramatic Reduction in Jail Population During the Pandemic is a Model for the Nation