Desiree Masson initially joined Dade Legal Aid in 2012, after graduating from the University of Miami School of Law. She began as an attorney in Dade Legal Aid’s Guardianship as a post-graduate Fellow, assisting aging out former foster youth, and eventually became an Attorney ad Litem in Dade Legal Aid’s Child Advocacy Project, providing express wishes representation to children in the dependency system. In 2015, she began work at the Florida Guardian ad Litem Office, where she became managing attorney. While there she handled a large case load as a best interests attorney, and supervised multiple attorneys in the 11th Judicial GAL Office. She enthusiastically returns to Dade Legal Aid as Guardian ad Litem for Family, Domestic Violence, and other cases where she will continue her work representing children’s best interests, and will also serve as the Child Advocacy Mentor and Pro Bono Coordinator for pro bono attorneys handling dependency cases through Put Something Back’s Children’s Legal Collaborative.
During Law School, Desiree interned at the Children and Youth Law Clinic, Children’s Legal Services, and for the 11th Judicial Circuit. She graduated from Florida State University in 2007 with a degree in psychology and from the University of Miami School of Law in 2012. She has been a member of the Florida Bar and Miami Dade Bar since 2012.