Tara Zeiss is a Supervising Attorney who oversees a project on Domestic Violence and Firearms. Tara’s project focuses on representing survivors who have suffered gun violence or were threatened by gun violence. Her representation focuses on Civil Protection Order and Extreme Risk Protection Order cases. Tara also provides representation in a limited number of family law cases where a child custody order or divorce decree would provide continued stability and violence prevention. Tara joined DCVLP in 2022 as an Equal Justice Works Fellow, sponsored by Crowell & Moring Foundation. Originally from California, Tara graduated with her J.D. from University of California, Berkeley, School of Law in 2022 and spent her time in law school working with survivors of domestic violence at variety of organizations. Tara received her B.A. from University of California, Los Angeles. Tara is passionate about working with survivors of domestic violence and loves getting to contribute to DCVLP’s mission.