Patrick Liu

Patrick is a Staff Attorney for the Health Justice and Public Benefits Program. He started his legal career as a trial attorney at the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, where he represented youths accused of felony offenses. He then joined the New York Civilian Complaint Review Board, investigating NYPD officers for misconduct and biased policing. In both roles, Patrick witnessed the cruel connections between state violence and public health. 

Patrick was raised in San Ramon, California and is a graduate of the University of Chicago and Yale Law School. Prior to law school, Patrick was a research assistant at the Brookings Institution, writing on topics related to the labor market and the social safety net. His interests center around harm reduction, restorative justice, and abolition.