Jason Alfredo Pedraza

Biography

Throughout my career, I’ve worked across diverse legal landscapes advocating for individuals, institutions, and communities navigating complex legal challenges and systemic barriers. As an Assistant Professor of the Practice of Law at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, I teach in the Lawyering Process Program, training the next generation of lawyers to be rigorous thinkers, skilled advocates, and principled defenders of the rule of law. Previously, I practiced at Holland & Hart as a litigator, served as an assistant attorney general counseling Colorado’s higher education institutions, and clerked at the Colorado Supreme Court. From my earliest work as a Skadden Fellow at the Education Law Center to my ongoing commitment to education equity and public service, I’ve remained grounded in the belief that the law can—and should—be a force for justice and the public good.