About Aaron Zisser

Aaron Zisser brings extensive experience and deep expertise. He has investigated large state and local agencies, squared off with police chiefs and prison wardens, and fought for accountability and reform. He will gather all the relevant information, thoroughly review records, and build a strong factual narrative. Mr. Zisser is licensed in California and New York and is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

EXPERIENCE

  • U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Special Litigation Section (conditions of confinement, disability rights)

  • U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Educational Opportunities Section

  • Assistant District Attorney, Independent Investigations Bureau (police and jail use of force), San Francisco District Attorney’s Office

  • Independent Police Auditor, San Jose, CA

  • Interim Executive Director, Oakland Community Police Review Agency

  • Director of Equal Opportunity and Title IX Coordinator, Santa Clara University

  • Staff Attorney, Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia

  • Law Clerk, U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee

EDUCATION

  • UC Berkeley, BA with honors (2003)

  • Georgetown University Law Center, JD cum laude (2006)

LICENSURE

  • California Bar (2015)

  • New York Bar (2008)