Louise Howells

Professor of Law Emerita

Professor Howells is a Professor Emerita at the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law, where she taught from 1992-2021. She served as Director of Clinical Programs from 2002 to 2005. An expert in Housing and Community Development Law, she developed the Community Development Law Clinic, which she co-directed for many years. She also taught Torts II, Commercial Law and Real Estate Transactions.

Professor Howells began her career as a Legal Services attorney, specializing in employment and housing law. She was subsequently a fellow at the Georgetown University Law Center Harrison Institute for Public Law, working for the development of limited equity housing cooperatives in the District of Columbia. Following her fellowship, she accepted a position in the Office of the City Attorney for the City of Houston. As a city attorney, she developed programs for disadvantaged businesses and programs to promote and preserve low-income home ownership.
 
Professor Howells has served as a law firm mentor for the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program and served on the Advisory Committee for the D.C. Bar Community Economic Development Project. Her law practice and scholarship interests center on housing and economic justice for low wealth communities.
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Disciplines

  • Housing Law
  • Community Development
  • Economic Justice
  • Clinical Education