“I enjoy helping nonprofits navigate legal complexities with clarity and confidence to deliver mission-aligned solutions to help the communities they serve.”
Rebecca Trent
Attorney
Rebecca Trent is an experienced attorney with more than 20 years of practice spanning roles in the federal government, nonprofit, and private sectors. Rebecca values being a trusted advisor who meets clients where they are to deliver informed, pragmatic solutions to move mission-driven work forward.
Most recently, Rebecca spent a decade at the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of the Solicitor where she served as the principal counsel for the Job Corps program, the nation’s largest free residential education and job training program for low-income young adults, and the Department’s apprenticeship initiatives. Prior to her time at the Department of Labor Rebecca worked at the Gault Center (formerly the National Juvenile Defender Center) to promote justice for children by ensuring excellence in youth defense. Rebecca began her legal career as a litigator at two law firms in New York City.
Rebecca is an active volunteer in her community and has held various nonprofit Board leadership positions in the public schools her children attend.
Rebecca@CheshireNonprofitLaw.com
267-331-4157
Education
Brown University, B.A. in Literature, 1999
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2003
Experience
Counsel for Job Corps and Apprenticeship, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, D.C.
Senior Staff Attorney and Policy Advisor, The Gault Center (formerly the National Juvenile Defender Center), Washington, D.C.
Associate, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, New York
Associate, Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York
Bar Admissions
New York