Danielle Wilkins is an adjunct assistant professor of law and supervising attorney at USC Gould’s Post-Conviction Justice Project. She previously served as Clinical Legal Fellow for PCJP from 2022-2024.

Originally from Brooklyn, New York, Wilkins graduated from Spelman College with a BA in Economics and a minor in Management. She received her JD from USC Gould, where participated in the Legislative Policy Practicum, and served as the Pro Bono Co Chair and 3L Advisor to the Barbara F. Bice Public Interest Law Foundation. In 2022, she was named recipient of USC Gould’s prestigious Miller-Johnson Equal Justice Prize.

Prior to law school, Wilkins worked as a systems and management consultant in the finance, technology, and media industries.