Lindsey graduated from the University of Delaware with a BA in English and a minor in Spanish and went on to Quinnipiac University School of Law, graduating in 2007 in with a concentration in Family and Juvenile Law.  Shortly after graduating she began her career with the Legal Aid Society in Bronx, NY and moved on to the CT Division of Public Defender Services in late 2008.  She initially worked as a post-conviction attorney representing deep-end youth in residential facilities across the state and country.  In 2014, she transitioned to a field office, and in 2024 became the Supervisory Assistant Public Defender for the Bridgeport Juvenile Court, where she advocates for young people in both delinquency and child protection cases for all of Fairfield County. Lindsey currently acts as a representative of the Public Defender’s Office on the CT Justice Alliance Steering committee, the Bridgeport RED committee, the Youth Mental Health Alliance with the City of Stamford, is a TOW/UNH Youth Justice program graduate, and is a member of the National Advisory Board of the Gault Center and Co-Director of the Regional Advisory Board for the New England Region.