Mark Slaughter

Mark Slaughter ‘02 recently retired as Principal Attorney at the Sacramento County Office of the Public Defender, with over 20 years of representing indigent clients in a broad spectrum of criminal, juvenile, and conservatorship matters. He is deeply committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging within the legal profession. He volunteers to educate the community on voting rights, “Know Your Rights,” criminal record expungements, and Immigration Know Your Rights. He is a member of the Sacramento County Bar Association, Wiley Manuel Bar Association (Sacramento’s Association of Black Attorneys and Judicial Officers), and SacLegal (Sacramento’s LGBTQ+ Bar Association). 

 

Mark is currently an Adjunct Professor of Law in McGeorge's Trial Advocacy Program, and a Mock Trial team coach. He is also an Instructor with the College of Health and Human Services at California State University Sacramento. He has taught Master's courses in Liability and Risk Management, Undergraduate courses in Introduction to Recreation Law, and Legal, Ethical, and Safety Issues in Sport and Recreation.