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Expertise
- Civil Rights
- Employment Law
- Immigration Law
- Legal Ethics
- Asylum and Refugee Law
Fees
- Free Consultation
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Connecticut
- State of Connecticut Judicial Branch
- ID Number: 308666
- New York
- New York State Office of Court Administration
- ID Number: 1972579
- 2nd Circuit
- Federal Circuit
- U.S. District Courts for the Districts of Connecticut and Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
- U.S. Supreme Court
Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
- Clinical Professor of Law
- University of Connecticut School of Law
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- Richard D. Tulisano ’69 Scholar in Human Rights (since 2012), Director, Asylum and Human Rights Clinic (since 2002), Acting Director, UConn Law School Legal Clinic (since 2022), Director of Civil Clinical Programs (1994-2004)Faculty affiliate, University of Connecticut Human Rights Institute (since 2004), El Instituto: Institute of Latino/a, Caribbean, and Latin American Studies (since 2012), Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (2009-12), Race Ethnicity and Politics Graduate Certificate Program (since 2018)
- Staff Attorney
- Legal Action Center
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Education
- Yale Law School
- J.D. (1984)
- Honors: C. LaRue Munson Prize for excellence in the investigation, preparation and presentation of a case under a law school clinical program, 1983
- Activities: Yale Legal Services Organization, 1981 to 1984: represented prison inmates in litigation involving prison conditions, sentencing, parole and immigration; Student Director, Danbury Prison Project
- Cornell University
- B.A. (1981)
Professional Associations
- Connecticut State Bar  # 308666
- Member
- - Current
- New York State Bar  # 1972579
- Member
- - Current
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