Sabina Crocette
Senior Staff Attorney
Sabina is a Senior Staff Attorney with the Racial Economic Justice Program since August 2022. Sabina provides legal services and training concerning individuals with criminal conviction histories that create barriers to living wage employment. Prior to joining LAAW as an attorney, Sabina was in private practice as a parole defense attorney, representing incarcerated individuals seeking release from state prison, before the California Board of Parole Hearings. During her 12-year practice, she successfully helped over 130 men and women gain their freedom through the parole board and/or appeals to the courts.
Sabina received her undergraduate Associate of Arts Degree from the University of California, Berkeley, with double minors in Women’s Studies and Afro-American Studies. Sabina went on to receive combined degrees in Law and Taxation, from Golden Gate University’s School of Law and School of Taxation. Her first internship in law school was with LAAW. Additionally, Sabina holds a Master of Business Administration from Brandman University. Sabina has been an Adjunct Professor in the Business and Real Estate Programs at Contra Costa College since 2004.