{"href":"https:\/\/lawhuborg-www-dev.azurewebsites.net\/podcasts\/i-am-the-law\/oembed\/122\/second-chances-rewriting-life-through-clemency","version":"1.0","provider_name":"LawHub","provider_url":"https:\/\/lawhuborg-www-dev.azurewebsites.net","width":640,"height":280,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/lawhuborg-www-dev.azurewebsites.net\/podcasts\/i-am-the-law\/player\/122\/second-chances-rewriting-life-through-clemency\" title=\"I Am The Law Episode 122: Second Chances: Rewriting Life Through Clemency w\/ Katya Valasek\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" frameBorder=\"0\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\"><\/iframe>","title":"I Am The Law Episode 122: Second Chances: Rewriting Life Through Clemency w\/ Katya Valasek","description":"Today, Venetia Mayhew is one of Oregon\u2019s most well-known clemency and post-conviction lawyers, but her path to the law was anything but typical. She started college at 39 and law school at 43. Her prior experience? Working in film, catering, and truck driving. In this episode, she explains how her unconventional path shaped her work as a criminal defense attorney. She reflects on years spent leading clemency efforts at a law clinic and what it\u2019s meant to her to help clients receive a second chance. Now in private practice, she works on complex criminal cases after her clients are already incarcerated. As she puts it, it\u2019s a field where \u201cyou get a lot of losses, but the wins are just very, very sweet.\u201d Venetia is a graduate of Lewis and Clarke Law School.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/artwork.captivate.fm\/0a61246f-146d-4e08-9a59-7586bd0c6783\/57vHEfgaTFJDuPmFnYfehY8V.jpg"}