Jenny Egan

2024 Partners for Justice Conference

Jenny Egan, Esq.

Chief Attorney in the Maryland Office of the Public Defender – Baltimore Juvenile Division and co-founder of Baltimore Action Legal Team (BALT)

Keynote Speaker 

Jenny Egan is the Chief Attorney for the Juvenile Division of the Public Defender in Baltimore and a cofounder of the Baltimore Action Legal Team (BALT) which provides legal support to those who fight injustices rooted in structural racism and economic inequality through community lawyering and collective solutions. Jenny previously worked as a fellow at the National Women's Law Center and as the Advocacy Coordinator for the ACLU's National Security Project. Jenny is a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School and Smith College. Jenny is a queer, anti-racist, feminist who lives in NE Baltimore with her wife, dog, and a set of very adorable twins. She likes YA speculative fiction that does not take place in space, 90s-era riot grrrl, and building stuff.