Shailly Agnihotri
Founder & Director
Shailly consults with workplace organizations and school districts to offer leadership training in embedding the values of the restorative justice landscape. Shailly developed TRC's unique curriculum to teach restorative justice to educators, attorneys, social workers, youth leaders, and community members. She brings years of experience to advocate for the power and potential of restorative justice so that we can remember who we truly are.
Shailly spent more than 20 years as an attorney, with expertise in criminal justice through working as a prosecutor (Orleans Parish), teaching (Georgetown Law School, Southern University Law Center), and as a public defender (New York City). She had the privilege of studying (as a Prettyman Fellow) with Professor William Greenhalgh, whose love for the Constitution and the rights it affords the accused inspired her legal career. She has come to understand the power of facilitated Restorative Justice circles to guide individuals and communities to a deeper emergent wisdom of justice. She has a J.D. (cum laude) from Tulane Law School and an LL.M. (Prettyman Fellowship) from Georgetown Law.
Shailly has presented at conferences around the world on TRC's vision for an independent free-standing model for Restorative Justice. She has facilitated restorative justice circles for schools, community centers, organizations and the workplace.
Her published works include:
Shailly Agnihotri & Cassie Veach, Reclaiming Restorative Justice: An Alternate Paradigm for Justice 20 CUNY L. Rev. 323 (2017)
Shailly Agnihotri & Nicolas Schumann, Orders of Protection & the Disappearance of Due Process, ATTICUS, Summer 2012, at 18
Avoid Agony, Queens Noir anthology published by Akashic Books
Shailly is a yoga and mediation teacher (RYT 500-hours with advanced work in yoga philosophy, yoga Nidra, and restorative yoga), a playwright (Mata Gee; Cosmic Dancer), a filmmaker (Three Soldiers, The Bride Wears Red), and a published author. She is also currently writing a book on her journey to Restorative Justice entitled FireKeeper: The Unclaimed Heart of Justice.
Shailly previously hosted an internationally-broadcasted talk show for the Indian diaspora called Let’s Talk and now hosts a podcast on restorative justice, Justice Reimagined.
Shailly is available to speak at events on the application of lessons learned from restorative justice. More media can be found here.
Shailly is the mother of Nicholas and Miraya, two amazing individuals who never cease to dazzle her.
shailly@therestorativecenter.org