Elan Firpo addresses attorney experience and other facts about her background

Elan worked her way through law school employed by a defense attorney. During the first 6 months she started practicing law, she worked for a defense attorney.

She also has experience protecting the accused, and she agrees with Arnie that this experience gives you an edge as a prosecutor because you have seen situations from both sides.

She disagrees with Arnie's statement that he is the only candidate who has both prosecuted and defended.

While she was a certified law student she defended families who were in the system whose children were taken away by Child Welfare Services and were working towards reunification. "This has shaped the way I approach prosecution."

With so many families locally here where criminal and family issues overlap, I think having a DA candidate with CWS experience is an asset not only in the courts but how juveniles and CAST is handled.