Meet Jason Eggert and Angeles Menses, SADO's Newest Assistant Defenders

Jason Eggert and Angeles Meneses joined SADO in August 2016. SADO is happy to have such bright new additions to the staff and we look forward to watching their promising careers unfold.

Jason Eggert

Before joining SADO, Jason was an associate attorney at Gurewitz & Raben, PLC in Detroit, Michigan. At Gurewitz & Raben, Jason assisted in the representation of criminal defendants in every step of the federal criminal process from pre-indictment representation to drafting petitions for writ of habeas corpus. He also worked on several complex federal criminal trials and appeals, including second chairing the RICO prosecutions of the Howard Boys and the Bounty Hunter Bloods and the sentencing and appeal of former mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. 

Jason is a 2011 graduate, cum laude, of Wayne State University Law School where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Law in Society and helped plan a day-long symposium on legal theories and remedies to challenge the school-to-prison pipeline. During law school, he interned at SADO, the Federal Defender Office, and was a student in the Criminal Appellate Practice Clinic. After graduation, he was as an associate attorney at Goodman & Hurwitz, PC where he worked on police misconduct and prisoner rights cases.

Prior to attending law school, Jason attended the University of Michigan-Flint where he graduated with high honors. After graduating, he taught high school social studies in Chicago Public Schools. 

Jason lives in Detroit and enjoys playing and watching basketball, riding his bike around the city, playing music, and spending time with friends and family. He is deeply committed to the representation of indigent defendants and is excited to join SADO. 

Angeles Meneses

Angeles Meneses, a Michigan native, is a 2015 graduate, cum laude, of Michigan State University College of Law and a 2008 graduate of the University of Michigan, with a B.A. in Political Science.

During law school, Angeles developed a passion for public interest and indigent criminal defense early on. She spent her first summer as a student attorney with the Washtenaw County Public Defender office, working on misdemeanor cases. In this capacity, Angeles had the opportunity to work with Spanish-speaking clients, providing translation and streamlined access to the public defense system. She spent her second summer as a legal clerk with the Federal Defender Office, representing indigent criminal defendants facing federal charges. As a second year law student at MSU, Angeles took part in the Plea and Sentencing Clinic taught by SADO faculty. 

During her third year of law school, Angeles served as the All-School Director of the Appellate Moot Court Board. As team captain, she helped her team reach the regional semi-finals at the National Moot Court Competition and the national semifinals at the Gibbons Criminal Procedure Moot Court Competition. 

Before joining SADO, Angeles worked for Pitt McGehee Palmer and Rivers as a project attorney for the Flint water contamination class action lawsuit. In this capacity, she had the opportunity to help draft pleadings, including the complaint against the Environmental Protection Agency. While thankful for the opportunity to have worked on behalf of the people of Flint, she is incredibly grateful to fulfill a longtime dream by working at SADO. 

Despite having attended both Michigan and Michigan State, Angeles considers herself a zealous Wolverine fan. She enjoys politics, barre, and spending time with friends, family, and her dog, Scout.