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Profiles
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Faculty
HLS Professors
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Nikolas Bowie
Louis D. Brandeis Professor of Law
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Maureen Brady
Louis D. Brandeis Professor of Law
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Esme Caramello
Clinical Professor of Law
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Andrew M. Crespo
Morris Wasserstein Public Interest Professor of Law
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Gerald E. Frug
Louis D. Brandeis Professor of Law, Emeritus
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Jacob Gersen
Sidley Austin Professor of Law
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D. James Greiner
The Honorable S. William Green Professor of Public Law
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Laurence H. Tribe
Carl M. Loeb University Professor, Emeritus
Visiting Professors & Lecturers
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David J. Barron
Louis D. Brandeis Visiting Professor of Law
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Barbara Berenson
Lecturer on Law
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Julian Castro
Steven and Maureen Klinsky Visiting Professor of Practice for Leadership and Progress
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Jeanne Charn
Senior Lecturer on Law
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John C. Cratsley
Lecturer on Law
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David Fontana
Daniel P.S. Paul Visiting Professor of Constitutional Law
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Michael Francus
Climenko Fellow and Lecturer on Law
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Owen Gallogly
Climenko Fellow and Lecturer on Law
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Aladdine Joroff
Lecturer on Law
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Christine Kwon
Lecturer on Law
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Julie McCormack
Lecturer on Law
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Betsy Miller
Lecturer on Law
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James Tierney
Lecturer on Law
Clinics
Education Law Clinic / Trauma & Learning Policy Initiative
Emmett Environmental Law and Policy Clinic
Food Law and Policy Clinic
Government Lawyer: Attorney General Clinic
Government Lawyer: Semester in Washington Clinic
Judicial Process in Trial Courts Clinic
Making Rights Real: The Ghana Project Clinic
Research Programs and Centers
Related Courses
Course | Term | Instructor(s) |
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Advanced Constitutional Law | Fall 2023 Course | Noah Feldman |
Animal Law | Spring 2024 Course | Kristen Stilt |
Community Enterprise Project of the Transactional Law Clinics | Fall 2023 Clinic | Noel Roycroft |
Community Enterprise Project of the Transactional Law Clinics | Spring 2024 Clinic | Brian Price |
Constitutional Law: First Amendment | Fall 2023 Course | Noah Feldman |
Education Law Clinic: Legislative and Administrative Lawyering | Spring 2024 Clinic | Michael Gregory |
Environmental Law and Policy Clinic | Spring 2024 Clinic | Andrew Mergen |
Environmental Law and Policy Clinic | Fall 2023 Clinic | Andrew Mergen |
Environmental Law and Policy Clinic | Winter 2024 Clinic | Andrew Mergen |
Environmental Law and Policy Clinical Seminar | Winter 2024 Seminar | Andrew Mergen |