Kasey Castillo

Kasey graduated Cum Laude from San Diego State University with a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice Administration and a minor in Journalism. While at San Diego State, she was the vice president of the Criminal Justice Student Association, a student mentor, on the Dean's List and a member of two national honor's societies. Kasey was admitted to the State Bar of California in 2005 after graduating early from Chapman University School of Law. While at Chapman, Kasey was the vice president of one of the school's legal fraternities and received the CALI award for the highest grade in Legal Research and Writing.

After law school, Kasey worked for two small boutique law firms, focusing on employment law, personal injury, representation of individual and business debtors, financial institutions, mortgage lenders and other creditors in commercial litigation, bankruptcy and reorganization. Then in 2006, she went to work for the San Bernardino County District Attorney's office where she most recently was a member of the Career Criminal Prosecution Unit, prosecuting serious and violent felons. During her five year tenure there, Kasey held also assignments in the juvenile delinquency division, was a member of the misdemeanor trial and preliminary hearing team, and a part of the auto theft division. While at the DA's office, Kasey was responsible for all aspects of felony and misdemeanor criminal prosecutions, including trial preparation and investigations. She continues to enjoy legal research and writing and trial advocacy. Since 2006, she has also been an attorney coach for the mock trial students at a high school in Rialto, CA.

Since 2008, Kasey has also been a faculty instructor at the University of Phoenix, teaching bachelor's degree courses in criminal law, criminal procedure, criminal courts, ethics, juvenile justice, and interpersonal communications in law enforcement.

Kasey is admitted to all California courts, as well as the Central, Eastern, and Southern Districts of California. She is a member of the California State Bar Association, San Bernardino County Bar Association, and a former member of the California District Attorneys Association, California Gang Investigators Association, California Narcotics Officers Association, International Latino Gang Investigators Association, Western States Auto Theft Investigators Association, and California Robbery Investigators Association.

Kasey was recently published in “Inmates and Parolees: A Law Enforcement Contacts Guide,” where she co-authored a chapter on current trends and an update on the applicable case law relevant to the search and seizure of parolees and felony probationers.

 

Kasey also received the honor of being selected as Academic Faculty Member of the Year for 2011 for the Southern California College of Criminal Justice and Security in her capacity as an instructor at the University of Phoenix.

 

Kasey can be reached at Kasey@policeattorney.com

 

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