According to the U.S. Census Bureau, nearly 40 million people in the United States live in poverty. At Harvard Law School, students work side-by-side with faculty to research the causes of and solutions to poverty in America, fight inequality, advocate for laws and policies that promote economic justice, and represent indigent clients in the school’s 37 legal clinics and 11 student practice organizations.
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Faculty
HLS Professors
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![Sharon Block headshot]()
Sharon Block
Professor of Practice
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![Esme Caramello headshot]()
Esme Caramello
Clinical Professor of Law
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![Susan H. Farbstein headshot]()
Susan H. Farbstein
Clinical Professor of Law
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![D. James Greiner headshot]()
D. James Greiner
The Honorable S. William Green Professor of Public Law
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![Janet E. Halley headshot]()
Janet E. Halley
Eli Goldston Professor of Law
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![Jon D. Hanson headshot]()
Jon D. Hanson
Alan A. Stone Professor of Law
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![Alan Jenkins headshot]()
Alan Jenkins
Professor of Practice
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![Eloise Lawrence headshot]()
Eloise Lawrence
Assistant Clinical Professor of Law
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![Christopher Lewis headshot]()
Christopher Lewis
Assistant Professor of Law
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![Daniel Nagin headshot]()
Daniel Nagin
Clinical Professor of Law
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![Brian K. Price headshot]()
Brian K. Price
Clinical Professor of Law, Emeritus
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![Joseph W. Singer headshot]()
Joseph W. Singer
Bussey Professor of Law
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![Lucie E. White headshot]()
Lucie E. White
Louis A. Horvitz Professor of Law
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![Crystal S. Yang headshot]()
Crystal S. Yang
Bennett Boskey Professor of Law
Visiting Professors & Lecturers
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![Mehrsa Baradaran headshot]()
Mehrsa Baradaran
Robert Braucher Visiting Professor of Law
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![Jacob Chin headshot]()
Jacob Chin
Lecturer on Law
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![Steve Churchill headshot]()
Steve Churchill
Lecturer on Law
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![John C. Cratsley headshot]()
John C. Cratsley
Lecturer on Law
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![Julia Devanthery headshot]()
Julia Devanthery
Visiting Assistant Clinical Professor of Law
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![Trevor Findley headshot]()
Trevor Findley
Lecturer on Law
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![Nancy Gertner headshot]()
Nancy Gertner
Senior Lecturer on Law
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![Jodi Guinn headshot]()
Jodi Guinn
Lecturer on Law
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![Carmen Halford headshot]()
Carmen Halford
Lecturer on Law
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![Dana Montalto headshot]()
Dana Montalto
Lecturer on Law
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![Shaun Ossei-Owusu headshot]()
Shaun Ossei-Owusu
George Francis Brownell Visiting Professor of Law
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![Aminta Ossom headshot]()
Aminta Ossom
Lecturer on Law
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![Audrey Patten headshot]()
Audrey Patten
Lecturer on Law
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![Leah A. Plunkett headshot]()
Leah A. Plunkett
Meyer Research Lecturer on Law
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![Carlos Portugal Gouvea headshot]()
Carlos Portugal Gouvea
Visiting Professor of Law
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![Nicole Provo headshot]()
Nicole Provo
Lecturer on Law
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![Stephanie Robinson headshot]()
Stephanie Robinson
Lecturer on Law
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![Alexa Rosenbloom headshot]()
Alexa Rosenbloom
Lecturer on Law
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![Noel Roycroft headshot]()
Noel Roycroft
Lecturer on Law
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![Daniel L. Smail headshot]()
Daniel L. Smail
Harvard University Affiliated Professor
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![Elizabeth Tuttle Newman headshot]()
Elizabeth Tuttle Newman
Lecturer on Law
Clinics
Research Programs and Centers
Related Courses
| Course | Term | Instructor(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Access to Justice in the Digital World | Spring 2026 Reading Group | Leah Plunkett |
| Advanced Clinical Practice | Fall 2025 - Spring 2026 Seminar | Eloise Lawrence |
| Anti-carceral Organizing and Lawyering | Spring 2026 Seminar | Andrew Crespo, Premal Dharia |
| Art of Social Change | Spring 2026 Course | Crisanne Hazen, Michael Gregory |
| Beyond “Economic Growth”: Practice, Theory, and Potential | Spring 2026 Seminar | Lucie White |
| Business and Human Rights | Spring 2026 Seminar | Tyler Giannini |
| Communication, Law and Social Justice | Fall 2025 Course | Alan Jenkins |
| Consumer Protection Clinic | Fall 2025 Clinic | Alexa Rosenbloom |
| Consumer Protection Clinic | Spring 2026 Clinic | Alexa Rosenbloom |
| Consumer Protection Clinical Seminar | Fall 2025 Seminar | Alexa Rosenbloom |