Cassandra Hayes

I received a Bachelor’s in English at the University of Texas at Austin in 2010. After that, I worked as a bartender while prioritizing my passion to travel. I have been lucky enough to spend extended time in Thailand, Laos, France, Amsterdam, England, and Mexico. In 2016, I began training as a professional criminal defense investigator. By 2017, I was the lead investigator at Mayer Consulting in Austin, TX where I worked on pre-trial cases, including capital murder cases. In 2018, I was approached to be a part of The Forensic Project, a new post-conviction, non-profit office dedicated to reviewing cases where convictions were made using unreliable DNA evidence. As a lead investigator at the Forensic Project, I worked on case reviews and habeas writ investigations, which included mitigation investigation. My background as a service industry professional and world traveler, along with my criminal defense investigation experience, has given me a unique blend of communication and interpersonal skills that lead to a personable, team oriented, and client-centered methodology for conducting investigations.