Crystal is a movement lawyer and Managing Director at Zealous. She co-developed the first national training for public defenders moving their advocacy outside of court and continues to develop and teach this curriculum with Zealous. Crystal leads Zealous’s multidisciplinary advocacy work across the country with attorneys, advocates, artists, and people directly impacted by the criminal legal system to achieve transformative policy changes.

Crystal previously worked as the Coordinator of Media Advocacy at Brooklyn Defender Services and Social Media Editor at The Appeal. In Oregon, she has worked on indigent defense cases and provided legal support to protestors. Crystal is on the Oregon Justice Resource Center’s Amicus Committee which provides amicus assistance on cases in Oregon that present significant social justice issues.