Jerrod Thompson
Senior Staff Attorney

Jerrod received his B.A. in Legal Studies from UC Berkeley in 2004 and his J.D. from New York University School of Law in 2009. Before joining PLO, Jerrod worked as an Assistant Federal Defender in California, Louisiana, and New York, representing people facing federal criminal charges. Previously, Jerrod led the Second Chances Project at the Louisiana Center for Children’s Rights, where he litigated early release and conditions of confinement on behalf of children incarcerated throughout the state of Louisiana. He began his legal career with the Orleans Parish Public Defender’s Office. In law school, Jerrod participated in the Juvenile Defender Clinic, representing children in delinquency proceedings, and the Parent’s Rights Clinic, representing parents in dependency proceedings.