Renee Sevilla

Attorney

Renee Sevilla serves as an Attorney with the Communities Partnering for Peace (CP4P) Justice Corps of the Legal Aid Society (LAS).

Prior to this role, Renee served as a 711 licensed extern with the Lawyers’ Committee for Better Housing (LCBH) where she represented vulnerable renters in Chicago who were facing eviction and unfair housing conditions. During law school, Renee was granted the Milt and Judi Stewart Overseas Externship Fellowship which allowed her to work for the Office of the Ombudsman, Human Rights Commission of Poland. While in Warsaw, Poland, Renee participated in initiatives aimed to combat hate speech, election fraud, discrimination and other human rights topics and worked with attorneys, government representatives, NGOs, and other international leaders.

Prior to law school, Renee worked with Jail Behavioral Services at the San Francisco County Jails and with the Forensic Mental Health Association of California. Renee’s work involved designing and implementing programming for inmates, reentry planning, organizing trainings, and advocating for policy changes within California’s correctional system. Renee also worked as a paralegal in the San Francisco Bay Area for various law firms representing a diverse range of clients.

Renee received her Juris Doctor from Indiana University Maurer School of Law in 2020 and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley.