Biography
Raúl Arroyo-Mendoza is a Youth Reentry and Education Attorney at the Contra Costa County Public Defender’s Office. He provides civil legal services to youth involved in the juvenile delinquency system. These services include representation in school expulsion proceedings and special education matters; representation in Extended Foster Care proceedings to ensure youth have access to stable housing, financial assistance, and health care; and representation in juvenile record sealing and expungement matters. Raúl has also previously served as a member of PJDC’s Executive Board, a National Juvenile Defender Center Post-Disposition Reentry Fellow, and as a Pride Law Fund Tom Steel Fellow at the National Center for Youth Law. He is a graduate of Tufts University and Berkeley Law.
