Cyn Yamashiro
Cyn Yamashiro is a subject matter expert specializing in indigent defense and criminal justice reform. Cyn began his career as a public defender in Los Angeles County where he tried serious felony cases, trained public defenders and supervised the Compton juvenile office. Cyn joined the faculty of Loyola Law School in Los Angeles in 2004 as the founding director of Loyola’s Center for Juvenile Law and Policy. There, he developed three live client clinics representing youth in the delinquency system, education system and appellate courts. Cyn was a founding board member of the Pacific Juvenile Defender Center. As the founding director of the Los Angeles County Independent Defender Program, he led efforts to reform and elevate the quality of representation in the Los Angeles adult criminal and juvenile delinquency systems. He served in a civilian oversight role as a probation commissioner and led a team that created the Los Angeles County Probation Oversight Commission.
Cyn lives in Los Angeles and is married with two daughters. He serves on the board of Manifest Works. Cyn graduated from UCLA with a degree in economics and received his J.D. from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles.