Katherine L. Braner is a Visiting Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School and Executive Director of the Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law. An advocate for victims of human trafficking, and conviction relief reform, Braner is nationally recognized for her practice of holistic indigent criminal defense. She has devoted her career to the San Diego County Office of the Public Defender, where she served most recently as Interim Public Defender. Braner was previously Chief Deputy of the Primary Public Defender Office, Chief Deputy of Development and Training, and an Attorney Supervisor. She first joined the San Diego County Office as a Trial Attorney. Earlier in her career, Braner practiced law at Comey Boyd & Luskin. Among other terms of professional service, she has served as a trainer for the California Public Defender Association, the California Judicial College, and the National Institute for Trial Advocacy. Braner holds a J.D. from Yale Law School, where she served as a Senior Editor of the Yale Law Journal, and Student Director of both the Prison Legal Clinic and the Capital Defense Project. She earned a B.A., summa cum laude and with University Honors, from Bowling Green State University.
