Tara Ohrtman

Tara Naoko Ohrtman is a lawyer based in Washington, D.C.  While a student at Stanford Law School, she was a member of the International Human Rights & Conflict Resolution Clinic, for which she managed and worked on projects based around the world that centered on indigenous rights, immigrants' rights, and women's reproductive rights, among others.  Tara also served as a co-manager for the Trauma-Informed Investigations Field Guide and Reference Manual created by the Human Rights and Trauma Mental Health Program at Stanford University and UNITAD (United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability Against Da’esh/ISIL Crimes).  Prior to becoming a lawyer, Tara worked for a civil rights non-profit and for two branches of the U.S. federal government; since becoming a lawyer, she has worked for a top-ranked corporate law firm and spent a year as a Stanford Law School Public Interest Fellow with the Public International Law & Policy Group, working on issues related to peace negotiations and human rights in Ukraine and Sudan.  Tara also sings opera and plays taiko.