Fish & Richardson Supports 2024 Equal Justice Works Fellow Focusing on Criminal Justice Reform 

Fish & Richardson, in collaboration with Microsoft Corporation, is proud to sponsor 2024 Equal Justice Works Fellow Katy Daley. This prestigious fellowship program places promising new lawyers in two-year positions at nonprofit organizations, where they develop and implement innovative projects to address critical community needs. Selected from a competitive pool of applicants, Daley is a recent graduate of Seattle University School of Law and will work with the Seattle Clemency Project.  

Daley’s project focuses on leveraging recent legal reforms to support individuals serving life and long-term sentences. Through her work, she will help secure early release through prosecutor-initiated resentencing while providing crucial representation and reentry services. 

In response to mass incarceration and Washington State's abolition of parole, Daley's work will address a critical need for free legal representation for the review of cases prosecuted during the tough-on-crime era. She will leverage Washington State's 2020 prosecutor-initiated resentencing law, which provides a pathway to early release when original sentences no longer serve the interests of justice. 

During her two-year fellowship, Daley plans to: 

• Provide pro bono representation to a minimum of 25 incarcerated individuals per year 
• Screen and present eligible candidates for prosecutor review 
• Offer pre-release and post-release reentry support 
• Report on decarceration outcomes 

Fish is honored to continue its partnership with Equal Justice Works to foster the next generation of public interest leaders. This fellowship represents another step in addressing critical justice gaps and supporting underserved communities across the country.  

Equal Justice Works is the nation's largest facilitator of opportunities in public interest law. The fellowships program places new lawyers in two-year assignments at nonprofit public interest organizations where they implement projects to meet community needs. Fellows receive a competitive salary, loan repayment assistance, connections to their sponsors, training, and additional support during their two-year tenure. For more information, visit: www.equaljusticeworks.org.