About me
Whitney Allen graduated from the University of Kentucky’s College of Law in 2018. She joined DPA’s Post-Conviction Branch in 2018 and moved into her role as a staff attorney with the Kentucky Innocence Project in 2019. She currently litigates post-conviction innocence claims, focusing on claims of newly discovered evidence including new DNA testing, police misconduct, and shifting forensic science. Recently, Whitney has focused her litigation on alleged shaken baby syndrome/abusive head trauma cases at the trial and post-conviction level.