Hannah Gorman

Working in New Orleans as a Research Fellow on Reprieve's EC funded project, Hannah identifies and assists European nationals on death row in the US.

Prior to joining Reprieve, Hannah was Head of Prison Law at Carter Moore, Manchester, UK. She trained and qualified as a Solicitor-Advocate at the firm specialising in serious crime, appeals and judicial review. She also worked pro bono on a number of death penalty cases and assisted in the drafting of an amicus curiae brief to the US Supreme Court arguing against the imposition of whole life sentences for juveniles.

After graduating, Hannah was an intern at the Office of Capital Defense Counsel, Jackson, Mississippi . Upon her return, she became a member of the Amicus Management Committee, responsible for organising death penalty training.

Hannah studied law at Birmingham University and obtained a diploma in legal practice from Sheffield University.