Anissa Patton is a Supervising Attorney and Child Welfare Law Specialist with more than 19 years of experience providing legal representation for children and families. Anissa was the recipient of the Hon. Willie J. Lovett, Jr. Award for Outstanding Service to Children in 2018, and the Chief Justice P. Harris Hines Child Advocacy Award for Outstanding Attorney in 2019. In October 2020, Anissa was selected as the American Bar Association’s Fearless Children’s Lawyer of the Month because of her advocacy for LGBTQ+ youth in foster care.