Claudia is the Staff Attorney at the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, where she plays an essential role in the Pathways to Freedom program. In this capacity, she supports clemency advocacy and referrals for resentencing. She also represents people at their parole suitability hearings and leads EBC’s coalition work focused on parole reform.
Originally from Jalisco, Mexico, and raised in the Bay Area, Claudia is bilingual in Spanish and passionate about providing legal assistance to people in their language. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Juris Doctor from the University of California, San Francisco.
Throughout law school Claudia honed her advocacy skills through internships at the National Center for Youth Law, the Prison Law office, and Legal Services for Children providing legal assistance to underserved populations.
Before joining EBC, Claudia served as class counsel at the Prison Law Office, where she represented incarcerated individuals in several class action cases addressing disability access and medical care. Additionally, Claudia worked as a staff attorney at Legal Services for Children, advocating for detained undocumented minors in immigration proceedings.
Claudia sits on the Board of Directors at Help A Mother Out, an Oakland non profit organization focused on improving baby and family well being.
Outside of her legal work, Claudia enjoys listening to music, reading, traveling, and caring for her many plants.