Ms. Crowley is an independent associate with the firm. Her practice areas include state and federal criminal defense and civil rights.
Ms. Crowley received her juris doctor degree from California Western School of Law where she graduated in the top one-third of her class and received the Academic Achievement Award in California Sentencing Law. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of California at Santa Barbara, and advanced mediation training from National Conflict Resolution Center.
In law school, Ms. Crowley interned with Appellate Defenders, Inc., gaining valuable experience in state criminal appeals. She also worked as a research assistant for Professor Laurence Benner, examining probable cause standards in search warrants issued in San Diego County.
After graduation, she volunteered with the California Innocence Project, investigating inmates’ claims of factual innocence. She is currently on the board of directors and chair of the programs committee of the Girls Think Tank, a homeless advocacy group in San Diego. One of her main duties is the oversight of the organization’s free legal clinic. Ms. Crowley provides pro bono legal services to homeless veterans for Homeless Court at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs annual Stand Down event. She serves as a volunteer speaker for the American Civil Liberties Union Constitution Day annually. She also volunteers with the San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program, mediating disputes between juveniles in the Girls' Rehabilitation Facility of the County of San Diego Probation Department.
Ms. Crowley is a member of the Criminal Defense Bar Association – San Diego, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, San Diego County Bar Association, New Lawyer Division of the San Diego County Bar Association, and the American Bar Association.
Ms. Crowley is a native San Diegan. You may contact her at 619-238-5700, or email her.
