Demarris Evans

Demarris Evans has worked as a trial attorney at the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office for 20+ years, where she leads a weekly sitting meditation practice. She is currently working as the Racial Justice and Equity Attorney for the office as well as the Chairperson of the Racial Justice Committee. Demarris is also a member of the San Francisco Bar Association’s Criminal Justice Task Force, where she chairs the Bias and Policing Subcommittee. She is a graduate of the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College and the Warrior One Mindfulness in Law Teacher Training Program of 2016. She has been practicing mindfulness since the late 1990s. Demarris is currently enrolled in Spirit Rock’s Dedicated Practitioner Program and the Communities Rizing Yoga and Meditation Teacher Training Program for People of Color. She has led several mindfulness trainings and teaches mindfulness through the lens of healing and human potential. Demarris also serves on the Board of Directors for the Mindfulness in Law Society and is the Head of the Criminal Law Division.