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Ames Grawert

Ames Grawert

Senior Counsel, John L. Neu Justice Counsel, Justice

Ames Grawert is senior counsel and John L. Neu Justice Counsel in the Brennan Center’s Justice Program. He leads quantitative and policy research focused on trends in crime and the collateral costs of mass incarceration. Additionally, he advocates for criminal justice reform policies at the state and federal level.

Previously, Grawert served as an assistant district attorney in the appeals bureau of the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office, where he reviewed and litigated claims of actual innocence in addition to his appellate work. Before entering public service, he was an associate at Mayer Brown LLP, where he represented criminal defendants pro bono in post-conviction litigation.

 

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