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Junior Dufort
- Washington, D.C.
Junior Dufort is a member of the firm's Financial Services Corporate, Regulatory, Compliance & Transactions practice.
Prior to joining Perkins Coie, he worked as the deputy director of campaign affairs for Philadelphia Councilman Isaiah Thomas and on the campaign team for State Representative Joe Hohenstein. He also completed internships at both the Connecticut Judicial Branch and the Office of Immigrant Affairs at Philadelphia City Hall. He received his B.A. in political science and criminal justice from Temple University.
Junior earned his J.D. from University of Maryland King Carey School of Law, where he was a member of the Black Law Student Association, Student Bar Association, National Trial Team, and executive article editor of the Maryland Journal of International Law. During law school, Junior was a two-time summer associate with Perkins Coie. He also participated in the Youth, Justice, Education Clinic at the University of Maryland, representing child clients and incarcerated clients. In 2023, Junior was selected as a Perkins Coie Racial Justice Fellowship recipient, which allowed him the opportunity to work with the Maryland Office of Public Defenders Decarceration Initiative.
*Admitted only in Maryland.
Areas of focus
Education & Credentials
Education
- University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., 2023
- Temple University, B.A., Political Science and Criminal Justice, cum laude, 2020
Bar and Court Admissions
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Maryland
Related Employment
- Princeton Strategies, Philadelphia, PA, Deputy Director of Campaign Affairs for Councilman Isaiah Thomas, 2019 – 2020; State Representative Joe Hohenstein Political Campaign Team, 2018
- Connecticut Judicial Branch, Hartford, CT, Courthouse Intern, 2018
- Philadelphia City Hall, Philadelphia, PA, Office of Immigrant Affairs Intern, 2018
Additional Languages
- Haitian Creole