Kelsey Jost-Creegan is a Supervising Staff Attorney and Lecturer in Law at the Smith Family Human Rights Clinic, where she directs the Extractive Industries and Social Movements Project. Previously, she was a staff attorney at EarthRights International, where she worked on civil tort litigation for transnational corporate accountability. She worked on cases such as Doe v. Chiquita Brands, International, a case against the Chiquita Brands for financing the Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia paramilitary group in Colombia. In addition, she designed and implemented strategies of accompaniment, advocacy, and protection in support of land and environmental defenders facing persecution. Previously, Kelsey was a member of the litigation team on Mamani v. Sánchez de Lozada & Sánchez Berzaín, a suit against the former President and Minister of Defense of Bolivia that resulted in the first civil jury trial against a former head of state and a $10 million jury verdict for plaintiffs.