Pam Spees is a senior staff attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights. She has a background in international criminal law and human rights. Her work has focused on strengthening accountability for gender-based violence and persecution in international law. She has also worked domestically in Louisiana in support of communities fighting for clean air and water, for preservation of their history and culture, and for the right to protest. 

Immediately prior to joining CCR, she practiced criminal law in Louisiana in state and federal court, and was a recipient of the Blackstone Award given by the Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. She is a graduate of the City University of New York School of Law. She has appeared on national and international radio and television including NPR, BBC, CNN, Democracy Now! and Al Jazeera, and been interviewed in The New York Times, The Boston Globe, The Guardian, The Irish Times, and others.