Belle Yan
Assistant Professor and Supervising Attorney
USF School of Law
Belle Yan (she/her) is an Assistant Professor and Supervising Attorney at USF School of Law’s Racial Justice Clinic, where she leads the clinic’s Racial Justice Act litigation and implementation work. In addition to representing clients in post-conviction RJA litigation, she writes and provides training on the Racial Justice Act and has been invited to present and testify before legislative bodies regarding the RJA and its amendments.
Belle’s professional background is rooted in indigent criminal defense. She previously served as a deputy public defender in the Bay Area and worked as a paralegal at the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office, where she supported felony trial attorneys.