Yesenia Acosta, J.D.

Yesenia Acosta is a Legal Services Associate at the Center, with over 12 years’ experience providing holistic legal advocacy and case management for low-income survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking, with a focus on non-intimate partner sexual assault (NIPSA). She has extensive experience in preparing legal pleadings, conducting investigations, and training survivors, legal professionals, and students to address sexual assault, domestic violence and dating violence. In addition to direct client services, she oversees the administration and compliance of the organization’s DOJ/LAV grant. She earned her B.A. from UCLA and her J.D. from California Western School of Law.