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Harvard Defenders
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Harvard Defenders Host 7th Annual Litman Symposium
December 19, 2018
Via Harvard Law Today Courtesy of Harvard Defenders Harvard Law School’s Harvard Defenders hosted the 7th annual Litman Symposium on Nov. 15. This year’s event, titled…
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A New Harvard Law Building Opens on Mass Ave
November 9, 2018
Via Harvard Law Today Credit: NBBJ Boston By: Clea Simon Citing its future role in “innovation, deep learning, collegiality, and service,” Dean John F.
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Clinical Instructor John Salsberg Quoted in Boston Globe Article about MA Show Cause Hearings
October 15, 2018
Inside Our Secret Courts Via The Boston Globe Credit: Brooks Kraft Senior Clinical Instructor for Harvard Defenders John Salsberg was quoted in an article describing…
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SPO Student Reflection: Answering the Call – In Community for Justice
September 14, 2018
By: Felipe Hernandez, JD ’20 Source: Pixabay As a first-generation college student, my parents and I, who worked nightshifts as janitors, never dreamed that one…
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Students honored at 2017 Class Day
May 25, 2017
From Harvard Law Today—A number of Harvard Law students from the Class of 2017 received special awards during the 2017 Class Day ceremony on May 24. They were recognized for outstanding leadership, citizenship, compassion and dedication to their studies and the profession.
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Advocating and making a difference with Harvard Defenders
March 13, 2017
By Stephanie Schuyler, J.D. '17—Many SPOs here at HLS can provide students with hands-on experience. But what drew me to Defenders was the possibility of centering and lifting the narratives of our clients, who might otherwise be processed by the criminal justice system
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Warm Welcome to Jordana, Daneiris, Alyssa, and Christina
February 17, 2017
The Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs extends a warm welcome to Daneiris Heredia-Perez, Christina Haines, Alyssa Chan, and Jordana Arias.
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By Tori Anderson, J.D. ’16 Tori Anderson, J.D. ’16 I knew coming into law school that I wanted to work in public interest. Working for…
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Harvard Defenders: 65 years of legal service to the community
October 13, 2015
Via HLS News “The role of a criminal-defense lawyer is rarely comfortable, and never popular,” renowned defense attorney Jack T. Litman ’67 liked to…
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Fighting Injustice in the Tennessee Court System
October 6, 2015
Last Spring, a group of HLS students traveled to Tennessee to work with Equal Justice Under Law, a non-profit civil rights organization started by alumni …
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Student finds motivation in her clinical work
May 18, 2015
Ashley Lewis, J.D. ’15 By Ashley Lewis, J.D. ’15 The most memorable moments of law school have been walking out of a courtroom with…
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Alumni of the Clinical and Pro Bono Programs receive Public Service Venture Fund “seed grants”
April 3, 2015
Via HLS News Two recent Harvard Law School graduates, Shannon Erwin ’10 and Alana Greer ’11, have been selected as recipients of grants from the…
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Harvard Defenders Celebrated the Jack T. Litman Fellowship
November 20, 2014
By Meghan Michael, J.D. ’15 On Wednesday, October 22, 2014, Harvard Defenders celebrated its 65th anniversary at its annual Litman Fellowship Symposium, with presentations…