Lauren Staley is a Staff Attorney at the Ohio Innocence Project, where she
represents clients, assists in teaching, supervises research efforts, and
supports development initiatives.

Staley is an honors graduate of Xavier University, where she earned her
degree in history and was recognized for her academic achievement and
leadership. She then graduated from the University of Cincinnati College of
Law, where she served as an award-winning fellow in OIP’s legal clinic and
was recognized for her excellence during service to the Indigent Defense
Clinic then operated by the Ohio Justice and Policy Center.

After graduating from the College of Law, Staley served for several years as
trial counsel for the Hamilton County Public Defender, protecting the rights of
people charged with misdemeanor and felony crimes. She also has
extensive appellate experience, having served as a staff attorney for the First
District Court of Appeals in Cincinnati and as a judicial attorney to Ohio
Supreme Court Justice R. Patrick DeWine.