Tara I. Allen was an Assistant Federal Defender for the Federal District of Rhode Island, where she concentrated in federal criminal defense. She previously served as a trial attorney for federal defenders offices in Pennsylvania and California. She also served as staff counsel for two federal appeals courts. In addition, Tara has over 10 years of teaching experience.
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Kathryn Thompson serves as a Teaching Professor and Director of Academic Success at RWU Law. Before assuming this position, she served at RWU Law as a legal writing professor teaching first year students. She has also served as a clerk for the Honorable Joseph R. Nolan of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Additionally, she clerked for the Honorable Edward F. Harrington from the U.S.…
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Barbara Hurst recently retired from her position as the Deputy Public Defender for the Rhode Island Office of the Public Defender. Before her appointment to that position, she was the Chief Appellate Attorney in that office, arguing hundreds of cases before the Supreme Court of Rhode Island.
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Eliza Vorenberg is the Director of Pro Bono and Community Partnerships. Eliza is a graduate of Bryn Mawr College (1983) and Columbia Law School (1990) and clerked for Massachusetts Supreme Court Justice Herbert P. Wilkins. She has extensive experience in public interest law, the private sector, academia, and conflict resolution. Her previous experience includes litigating employment and civil…, Books, “Pro Bono as a Professional Value,” in, Building on Best Practices: Transforming Legal Education in a Changing World, , edited by Deborah Maranville, et al. (2015) (with Cindy Adcock, et al.), Articles, "Don’t Do It Alone: A Community-Based, Collaborative Approach to Pro Bono" , 23, Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics, 323 (2010) (co-authored with Laurie Barron, et al.)
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Stephen J. Carlotti is a senior partner at the regional law firm of Hinckley Allen & Snyder. He specializes in corporate and securities law. He has served on the Board of Directors of a number of public companies and as a senior executive of two companies. He was the first Managing Partner of his firm and oversaw its transition from Providence based firm to a northeast regional firm. He is a…
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Janet Gilligan is the deputy director of Rhode Island Legal Services, a position she has held for twenty years. She represents clients in domestic abuse cases, custody disputes, child abuse and neglect cases, and termination of parental rights cases in Rhode Island Family Court.
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Juris Doctor Stories, Our JD students and alumni work to make a difference every day in a wide range of fields. Read JD Stories, Master of Studies In Law Stories, As working professionals, our MSL students are developing a deeper understanding of the law. Read MSL Stories
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RWU Law’s innovative and versatile Master of Studies in Law program offers a practical and career-focused approach to the study of law that’s designed to provide mid-career professionals with an understanding of legal doctrine and reasoning that will magnify their effectiveness and responsiveness in a broad array of fields. From business to journalism, government to real estate, law enforcement…
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