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Honoring Patti Lee

Please join us in celebrating a career in the service of others for 49 years. Patti Lee is also a longstanding member of CJCJ’s Board of Directors. 

Patti has been a Deputy Public Defender in San Francisco since 1978 and is the managing attorney for the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office, and former managing attorney for the Juvenile Division of the public defender’s office, where she pioneered holistic defense. She also serves as the Co-Director of the Pacific Juvenile Defender Center, and the co-chair of the juvenile justice committee of the Asian Youth Advocacy Network. Patti is one of the nation’s most recognized experts on juvenile defense.

A celebration of Patti Lee’s work will be held in San Francisco on Thursday September 16th from 5:30 – 8:30pm at El Rio. Event info is on the flyer and below. Come raise a glass, tell a story, and send a legend off right. 


Location: El Rio

3158 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
This event is 21+