Lindsey Roberson JD

Upon graduation from UNC School of Law, Lindsey Roberson clerked for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina for three years and then worked at New York law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. Since 2012 Roberson has served as assistant district attorney in the Office of the District Attorney of New Hanover County, in Wilmington, N.C.

Roberson has become “a passionate advocate for victims of sex trafficking,” according to the nominating letter for her award. Roberson helped draft and promote two pieces of legislation in North Carolina, including a law giving safe harbor to teenagers forced into prostitution and mandating tough penalties for traffickers.

In addition to her work in the New Hanover County court, Roberson teaches paralegals at Cape Fear Community College and trains volunteers who work with young female victims of human trafficking. In January she was named by the Wilmington Star-News one of “12 to Watch” in 2014.