Candace Richards

Candi is a 1L at Widener University Commonwealth Law School in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Religion from Wellesley College.She was a voting member of the Wellesley College Pre-Law Society, was nominated to the New England Humanities Consortium for her research on domestic violence and human trafficking [2022], and is the 2021 recipient of the Frazier-Williams Award for Sociology at Piedmont Virginia Community College. She is pursuing criminal law with the mission of becoming a public defender in the great State of Colorado. She has interned for defense attorney Rebecca Briggs on multiple F1/F2 jury trials. It is this experience that has fueled her love for helping those most in need within communities across the state. During her free time, she enjoys travel, athletics, and furthering her knowledge through museums and libraries.