The Legislation and Civil Rights Clinic received the Community Champion Award from DV LEAP (Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment and Appeals Project) for its work on the DV LEAF project, which advocates for the inclusion of voices and needs of domestic violence survivors in climate policy. Clinic Director Mary Karin, clinic […]
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Students in Immigration and Human Rights Clinic conduct legal orientations for Afghans living on military base
Last week, UDC Law students in the Immigration and Human Rights Clinic traveled to a military base to assist recently arrived individuals fleeing Afghanistan. First-year students Neena Qureshi ’24 and Kendra Li ’24 joined Professor and Associate Dean for Clinical and Experiential Programs Lindsay M. Harris in conducting legal orientations […]
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Class of 1981 Andrew S. Birrell ’81, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, was sworn in as Secretary of the Nation’s Criminal Defense Bar. Class of 1982 Joyce McConnell ’82, serves as the first woman President of Colorado State University. Listen to her podcast interview on Bizjournals.com. Class of 1983 Karen Clopton ’83, […]
Read MoreUDC Law Clinical Program adapts to meet needs of evening students
UDC Law has adapted clinical offerings to better meet the needs of students enrolled in the robust evening program. This fall, the Clinical Program launched the “clinical semester,” geared specifically to evening students. UDC Law evening students must engage in one of the school’s clinics for 10-credits in the Fall […]
Read MoreLindsay M. Harris named Dean of Experiential and Clinical Programs
The UDC David A. Clarke School of Law proudly announces the appointment of Professor Lindsay M. Harris as the Associate Dean of Experiential and Clinical Programs. Dean Harris will oversee the nationally ranked clinical program while also directing the Immigration and Human Rights Clinic. “It is an honor to lead […]
Read More#SimiCares Annual Day of Service and Scholarship will support student service, honor alum
The District of Columbia School of Law Foundation has announced the Simi Cares Scholarship and #SimiCares Annual Day of Service in honor of alumni Simi Abrol, ’16. Abrol died suddenly in 2018, less than two years after finishing her legal education at UDC Law. She had an unwavering dedication to […]
Read MoreTax Clinic shifts operations during COVID to continue serving clients
Like everything else, the work of the Tax Clinic at UDC Law changed when the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020, but Clinic Director Prof. Jacqueline Lainez Flanagan and her students found a way to continue providing service to their clients. Students, faculty and staff across the University and Law […]
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Waller Fund established to support students in immigration law
The District of Columbia School of Law Foundation has announced the establishment of The Carolyn Waller ’77 Fund for Immigration & Human Rights (Waller Fund). Each year, the Foundation will award a scholarship to one
Read MoreHeather Shaner ’78, featured in Washingtonian, The Washington Post, NPR and Huffington Post for her work with Jan. 6 Insurrection defendants
Heather Shaner ’78 has gained significant media attention since this summer for her representation and education of defendants involved in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. In June, a Huffington Post article profiled Shaner’s unusual approach to defending several of the people charged in the riot, which includes […]
Read MoreAlumni LaRuby May ’06 and Coy McKinney ’12 in the news for affordable housing efforts in D.C.
LaRuby May ’06 has been in the news for her effort to protect the rights of tenants – including her sister – whose D.C.-backed affordable building has been deemed unsafe. In The Washington Post, May said, “We have folk on the property who are not just first-time home buyers, they’re […]
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