Bio
Somil Trivedi was a Senior Staff Attorney in the Criminal Law Reform Project, working closely with the 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 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鈥檚 Fraud Section and the United States Attorney鈥檚 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 老澳门开奖结果, 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
Mar 19, 2021
We Must Abolish Qualified Immunity to Prevent Further Police Harm 鈥 Especially for People in Mental Health Crises
Jan 15, 2021
The Unspoken Agreement Between Prosecutors and Law Enforcement
Sep 28, 2020
True Justice for Breonna Taylor Won鈥檛 Come From Criminal Charges Alone
Aug 26, 2020
Adel鈥檚 Hidden Agenda: 老澳门开奖结果 Exposes Maricopa Prosecutor鈥檚 Hypocrisy
Jul 27, 2020
Incarcerated People are Still Dying of COVID-19, and We鈥檙e Still Fighting to Save Them
Jun 26, 2020
Why Prosecutors Keep Letting Police Get Away With Murder
Jan 13, 2020
Coercive Plea Bargaining Has Poisoned the Criminal Justice System. It鈥檚 Time to Suck the Venom Out.
Oct 24, 2019
Why is Missouri So Afraid of Finding out Whether Lamar Johnson is Innocent of Murder?
Jun 18, 2019
Black Boys Aren鈥檛 鈥淲olf Packs鈥 and Abusive Prosecutors Aren鈥檛 鈥淟one Wolves鈥
May 22, 2019
We鈥檙e Suing Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery to Release the Records He鈥檚 Hiding From Arizonans.