Jessica Zimbelman

Jessica Zimbelman is a Managing Attorney with the State Appellate Defender Office, representing people statewide as they appeal their convictions and sentences. She has appeared before the Michigan Court of Appeals and Michigan Supreme Court multiple times, as well as trial courts throughout the state. Prior to SADO, she was the Senior Analyst in the Legislative Corrections Ombudsman’s Office, monitoring the Michigan Department of Corrections on behalf of the State Legislature. Before law school, Jessica was a legislative aide in the Michigan House of Representatives and continues to be active in the policy world through SADO and as Co-Chair of the Rules and Law Committee of the Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan. Jessica is a member of the Representative Assembly of the State Bar of Michigan, representing Ingham County. She is a graduate of Michigan State University School of Law and she lives in Lansing with her husband and two rambunctious twin daughters.