Desni Scaife

Staff Attorney, Standing with Our Neighbors

Desni Scaife is a Staff Attorney with the Standing With Our Neighbors program. She is based in the Carver neighborhood and works primarily in Thomasville Heights elementary, Slater elementary, Price Middle School, and The New Schools at Carver/ Carver STEAM Academy.  

Desni provides individual representation in landlord-tenant cases and eviction defense, engages in community lawyering, and assists pro bono volunteer attorneys.  

Prior to joining AVLF, Desni was an Assistant Solicitor General in DeKalb County. She attended Southern University Law Center.