Vincent Barraza

Born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona. Vincent graduated from the City University of New York School of Law (CUNY) in 2003.  CUNY’s motto “Law in the Service of Human Needs” is a philosophy that Vincent discovered when he first started working at the Maricopa County Public Defender’s Office providing indigent defense representation in 2004. In 2008, Vincent joined the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (SRPMIC) Defense Advocate Office in Scottsdale, Arizona as a staff attorney.  Vincent was one of the first two licensed attorneys to join other tribal court advocates in providing criminal defense representation to tribal members in the Salt River Tribal Court.  In October of 2013, Vincent became the director of the Defense Advocate Office where he continues to lead the office and provide defense representation in the Salt River Tribal Court.  Vincent helped form the Adult Wellness Court Committee working with All Rise and the Tribal Law & Policy Institute (TLPI) to provide onsite training for the AWC team.  Vincent continues to be a core member of the AWC team.