Ask a Mitigation Specialist
Ask a Mitigation Specialist, a resource program that allows defenders to meet directly and privately with a mitigation specialist for specific technical assistance. Complete the form below for a 25-minute session with experienced mitigation professionals. The information discussed during each session is confidential. Complete the registration form to request an appointment.
Please only sign up for AMS if you can commit to attending, as this helps us and our advisors manage scheduling and keeps spots available for those who can fully participate. If an emergency or unexpected conflict arises, please notify us as soon as possible so we can adjust plans and honor the time our volunteer advisors generously offer.
Alicia Amezcua-Rodriguez
Alicia Amezcua-Rodriguez has represented individuals facing the death penalty since 2004. She is currently a program attorney with the Mexican Capital Legal Assistance Program and resource counsel for the Texas Regional Habeas Assistance and Training program. She is also a bilingual and bicultural mitigation specialist, specializing in developing mitigation evidence in capital cases involving foreign nationals.
Ms. Amezcua-Rodriguez graduated from New York University School of Law in 1998. Upon graduation, she received a two-year Soros Criminal Justice Fellowship. As a Soros Fellow, she implemented a project at the Legal Aid Society’s Juvenile Rights Division aimed at enhancing the representation of juveniles facing delinquency charges in New York State Family Court. From 2001-2004, she served as law clerk to the Honorable Judith Lieb in New York State Criminal Court.
Amy Williams, LCSW
Amy is a mitigation specialist in private practice and a Texas Habeas Assistance and Training Project (TxHAT) mitigation consultant. Prior to these roles, she was Chief Investigator at the Federal Public Defender’s Dallas Capital Habeas Unit and has practiced mitigation in trial, state, and federal post-conviction proceedings. She currently chairs the Diversity Subcommittee for the Texas Habeas Race Litigation Group, which is comprised of capital defense practitioners focused on researching factors impacting the hiring and retention of racially diverse talent within the Texas habeas community.
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