Bernice Kwan joined Appellate Advocates as a Staff Attorney in the Direct Appeals Practice in 2025. She was previously a staff attorney in the Criminal Defense Practice at Brooklyn Defender Services for 3 years. She graduated from Harvard Law School, where she was a student attorney with Harvard Defenders, the Crimmigration Clinic, and the Criminal Justice Institute. She also holds a B.A. In Public Policy, magna cum laude, from Duke University.