Jeff’s work focuses on litigation of unjust practices in court systems. He was part of the team that challenged the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office’s use of fake subpoenas and other abuses of power, and has been involved in combating wealth-based detention systems in Texas, California, and other jurisdictions around the country.

Jeff joined Civil Rights Corps after nearly a decade at the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia. While there, Jeff represented people charged with serious crimes, supervised attorneys, conducted trainings for the defense bar, and developed strategic litigation challenging police misconduct, forensics, and more. He was also selected by the International Legal Foundation for a three-month fellowship in the West Bank, where he helped train and supervise four public defender offices.

Jeff received his J.D. cum laude from New York University School of Law, where he was an Arthur Garfield Hayes Civil Rights Fellow and Editor in Chief of the Journal of International Law and Politics. His writing has appeared in the Washington Post, Baltimore Sun, Georgetown Immigration Law Journal, and Journal of International Law and Politics. His article, Waging Waterfare: Israel, Palestinians, and the Need for a New Hydro-Logic to Govern Water Rights Under Occupation, was awarded the Deak Award for the best student-written article on international law.