About me
Porsha-Shaf’on Venable, Esq. is the Deputy Director of The Juror Project, where she supports programming, strategy, and partnerships aimed at increasing civic participation and dismantling exclusion in the jury system.
A licensed attorney and social worker based in the Bronx, she brings a background in public defense, forensic social work, and legal education. She also currently works with The Bronx Defenders and previously served with the Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem, where she held roles as a staff attorney, forensic social worker, and team leader. Porsha holds a J.D. from California Western School of Law and an M.S.W. from NYU. She has trained public defenders and legal advocates across the country on jury selection, jury nullification, and trial strategy through platforms like the Black Public Defender Association and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Her work is rooted in building community power through legal knowledge and public access to justice while simultaneously co-creating a world that prioritizes accountability over punishment.
