Sarah Medina Camiscoli
Peer Defense Project

Personal Bio

Sarah Medina Camiscoli is a first-generation, LGBTQAI+ attorney of the Puerto Rican diaspora and co-founder of the Peer Defense Project—a nonprofit organization that develops legal education and tech tools to make law a superpower for youth leaders. Her work intersects education law, social movements, and children's rights, focusing on how progressive youth-led movements challenge and reshape legal frameworks during democratic crises. Currently, she works as an assistant professor of law at Rutgers Law School, where she teaches and researches issues related to youth equity and social justice movements. Before attending law school, Sarah taught in the South Bronx, where she founded IntegrateNYC, a youth-led organization addressing segregation and promoting equity.

Project Description

Build strategic networks for youth justice in three new states, launch the first youth paralegal certificate course for 275 students, and develop an AI Chatbot to provide 24/7 access to legal information for youth leaders and organizations.