Robyn L. Chew

Robyn Chew is a criminal defense attorney and adjunct professor, who volunteers with Shortstop, a juvenile offender intervention program and with Reading to Kids, a non-profit inspiring underserved children with a love of reading.

Ms. Chew graduated from University of California, Davis and University of California Law San Francisco. For 30 years, she worked as a public defender for the Los Angeles County Alternate Public Defender’s Office. Ms. Chew has tried hundreds of misdemeanor and felony cases, including several death penalty cases, and teaches Trial Advocacy at Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles.

Ms. Chew is an advisor and past chair of the State Bar Criminal Law Executive Committee, now California Lawyers Association, and was a member of the State Bar’s Working Group to revise the Guidelines on Indigent Defense Services Delivery Systems. She has spoken on a variety of topics relating to criminal law, including Trial Practice, Hate Crimes, Gangs, and Experts.