Ali Bloomquist has been a trial lawyer since 2005, representing clients in serious criminal cases throughout New England. A public defender by training and conviction, Ali continues to try cases in Connecticut as a Special Public Defender and previously served as Director of Training and Education for the Connecticut Division of Public Defender Services. Her work integrates trial practice with scholarship on race, equity, and the culture of public defense. Ali has been on the faculty of the National Criminal Defense College since 2014 and teaches at state and national defender programs across the country.