Chavis Jones

Chavis Jones is an Associate Counsel in the Educational Opportunities Project at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. Chavis was born in Shelby, NC, and is a native of Spartanburg, SC. Chavis is a proud graduate of Morehouse College, where he studied philosophy. Chavis then studied at the intersection of religion and social ethics at Harvard Divinity School. At Harvard, he was a fellow of the Harvard Graduate School Leadership Institute, a staff writer for the Harvard Journal of Human Rights Policy at the School of Government, and a Ministry Fellow. In May of 2020, he graduated from law school at Duke University, where he focused primarily on civil and human rights issues. He was the President of the Duke Black Graduate and Professional Students Association, worked as an Active Investigations Team member of the Duke Law Innocence Project, worked in the Wrongful Convictions Clinic, and is a National Vice President of the Duke Black Alumni Association. During law school, Chavis served as an SEO Law Fellow at Jones Day (Atlanta, GA), an Ackerman Fellow at Charleston Pro Bono Legal Services (Charleston, SC), and a Law Clerk in both the Criminal and Civil Divisions of the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia. Prior to joining the Lawyers’ Committee, Chavis served as a Fellow in the Executive Office of the Children’s Defense Fund’s national headquarters in Washington, DC. He plans to use his education and life experiences to advance civil and human rights causes and connect the human family.

Bar Admissions: District of Columbia