Cody Nagle (she/her) is a staff attorney with Civil Survival Project, a Washington state based civil legal aid organization dedicated to helping people reduce the collateral consequences of criminal convictions. Born and raised in Seattle, she recently returned to the Pacific Northwest after nearly a decade on the East Coast. She holds a law degree from Syracuse University College of Law and is licensed to practice in Washington State and the District of Columbia.
Cody’s passion for helping young people stems from her personal experiences with addiction and mental health disorders. Cody struggled with substance use disorder from a very young age and spent most of her teens and early twenties cycling through treatment centers and jails across Western Washington. Since finding recovery in 2012, Cody has dedicated her life and work to advancing opportunities for young people to overcome barriers to recovery including education, employment, housing and treatment.
Cody was one of the first people with felony convictions to serve in the Executive Office of the President under the Biden Administration. She worked as a policy and outreach advisor in the Office of National Drug Control Policy, where she used her lived experience to advance drug policy reform and connect diverse groups to address the national overdose epidemic. Cody has also worked as a legislative attorney, researching and drafting legislation related to drug policy and the criminal legal system.
In her spare time, Cody loves to travel and spend time outdoors with her husband and three kids.
