Attorney of the Year, Jennifer Mouzis, is the owner of Mouzis Criminal Defense, a Sacramento based criminal defense firm handling state, federal, appellate, and post-conviction cases. She also serves as an Assistant Public Defender with the Sacramento County Public Defender’s Office. Jennifer earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, with a minor in history, from the University of California, Davis. Jennifer attended McGeorge School of Law, graduating with Great Distinction and Order of the Coif in 1998. Jennifer began her career as a Deputy District Attorney and transitioned to private practice in 2007. After 24 years of practice, Jennifer founded When There Are Nine, a 501(c)(3) non-profit whose goal is to bring more women and people belonging to traditionally marginalized communities into the legal profession and to address the inequalities still faced by women and marginalized groups in the law. Jennifer is on the board of SCBA and California Attorneys for Criminal Justice (CACJ) and is the Chairwoman of When There Are Nine and the Upper Room Dining Hall, a Placerville based non-profit providing food and other essential services to the unhoused.