Arlene M. Parra, Esq.

Ms. Parra’s prior legal experience, aside from her years devoted to representing personal injury victims, includes criminal defense, municipal law, commercial disputes, and insurance defense, all of which give Ms. Parra valuable insight into the defense and insurance side of the personal injury field. Still, some of Ms. Parra’s most rewarding legal experiences involved working with underprivileged individuals in desperate need of legal assistance. Ms. Parra worked with NYLS’ Post-Conviction Innocence Clinic, where she and her team represented minorities and low- income individuals who the criminal justice system wrongly incarcerated for serious crimes in New York State, despite colorable claims and proofs of actual innocence. Ms. Parra and her team engaged in factual investigations, conducted prison interviews, conferred with outside counsel, located witnesses, and updated evidentiary research. Her efforts led to the exoneration of a client who had wrongfully served 32 years in prison. Ms. Parra also worked with the Street Law Clinic where she provided high school students from underserved communities, like the Bronx, NY, with high-quality educational courses focused on creating a pathway to careers in the legal profession.