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From Harvard Law Today
Faculty
HLS Professors
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Susan Farbstein
Clinical Professor of Law
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Sheila K. Heen
Thaddeus R. Beal Professor of Practice
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Scott Westfahl
Professor of Practice
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Lucie White
Louis A. Horvitz Professor of Law
Visiting Professors & Lecturers
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Whitney L. Benns
Lecturer on Law
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Hugh A. Carlson
Lecturer on Law
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Mandy J. Defilippo
Lecturer on Law
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Michele D. DeStefano
Visiting Professor of Law
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Melanie L. Forbes
Lecturer on Law
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David Friedman
Lecturer on Law
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Deborah Goldstein
Lecturer on Law
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Karen Green
Lecturer on Law
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David Hoffman
John H. Watson, Jr. Lecturer on Law
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Michael Horowitz
Lecturer on Law
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Amy Kao
Lecturer on Law
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Neil McGaraghan
Lecturer on Law
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Memme Onwudiwe
Lecturer on Law
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John Palfrey
Visiting Professor of Law
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Johnathan L. Robertson
Lecturer on Law
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Steven Wang
Lecturer on Law
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Jonathan Wroblewski
Lecturer on Law
Clinics
Research Programs and Centers
Related Courses
| Course | Term | Instructor(s) |
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| Advanced Clinical Practice | Fall-Spring 2026 Seminar | Eloise Lawrence |
| Applying Adaptive Leadership to Drive Change | Spring 2027 Seminar | Scott Westfahl |
| Becoming a Law Professor | Spring 2027 Reading Group | Susannah Tobin |
| Climate Change and Human Rights: Legal Innovations in Action | Spring 2027 Seminar | Tyler Giannini |
| Communication, Law and Social Justice | Fall 2026 Course | Alan Jenkins |
| Diversity and Dispute Resolution | Winter 2027 Course | Audrey Lee, David Hoffman |
| Government and Policy Lawyering: Semester in Washington Clinic | Spring 2027 Clinic | Jonathan Wroblewski |
| Government and Policy Lawyering: Semester in Washington Clinic | Winter-Spring 2027 Clinic | Jonathan Wroblewski |
| Government and Policy Lawyering: Semester in Washington Seminar | Spring 2027 Seminar | Jonathan Wroblewski |
| Government Lawyer: Attorney General Clinic | Fall 2026 Clinic | James Tierney |