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Senior Attorney
Juvenile Justice
Primary office: Oakland, CA
Email: parthur(at)youthlaw.org
Phone: (510) 835-8098
Fax: (510) 835-8099
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Patricia J. Arthur is a Senior Attorney at NCYL, specializing in juvenile justice and complex litigation. She joined NCYL after 25 years as the Director of the Institutions Project at Columbia Legal Services in Washington State. Pat is cofounder and founding President of TeamChild, a statewide advocacy organization in Washington that helps youth in trouble by addressing their basic health, housing and education needs. She is currently an Emeritus Member of TeamChild’s Board of Directors. Pat is Cochair of the Juvenile Justice Subcommittee of the Children’s Rights Litigation Committee of the ABA. She also serves on the Advisory Board of the Pacific Juvenile Defender Center, a regional affiliate of the National Juvenile Defender Center. She has been lead counsel in many class action lawsuits involving the rights of incarcerated youth and youth at risk of institutionalization. Pat earned her B.A. at Hampshire College and her J.D. at Hofstra University.
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