Today I am introducing you to Attorney Dawn Blagrove.
A graduate of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) and of North Carolina Central School of Law, Blagrove
- earned Bachelor of Science degree in political science with a minor in Secondary Education, cum laude from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
- Master’s Degree, magna cum laude, in Applied Social Science.
- worked at Williams Mullen Law Firm, formerly Maupin Taylor, Wake County Public Defender’s Office, and North Carolina Prisoner Legal Services.
- Blagrove worked for eight years as a post-conviction staff attorney with North Carolina Prisoner Legal Services, where she co-managed the jail credit team of five paralegals dedicated to jail credit issues. Blagrove evaluated and prioritized requests for criminal post-conviction representation from people incarcerated in North Carolina’s Department of Correction. On their behalf, she litigated motions for appropriate relief and petitions for writs of habeas corpus in N.C. trial and appellate courts.
- Blagrove also litigated in U.S. District Courts in N.C.; the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, VA.; and the Supreme Court of the United States
- Blagrove also serves as an adjunct professor for the Criminal Justice Department of Fayetteville Technical Community College. She has taught courses that include Interviews and Interrogations and Introduction to Criminal Justice. She is also a proud co-sponsor of the Capital City Chapter of Jack and Jill of America.
- Executive Director of Emancipate NC
For these reasons, it is safe to deem Dawn a subject matter expert as it relates: RPD Officer, along with an RPD CI planted fake drugs on 13 Black Men and used that fake evidence as evidence to hold 13 Black Men in jail for up to three months.
