Office of Clinical and Experiential Learning (OCEL) Faculty

Building on the first-year Legal Practice courses, the law school offers a rich array of courses that can broaden your abilities to perform core lawyering tasks. These courses include clinics and field placements; externships and workshops; project-based learning courses; upper-class writing electives; competition teams; and simulation courses. These courses offer you the opportunity to learn experientially, by working directly on cases (either in a simulated mode or with real clients) or by working for or with an outside lawyer or a judge or by working on a project involving legal issues. In addition, these courses are designed to offer students the opportunity to hone their skills in drafting contracts, and writing legal memoranda and briefs. Students will also learn how to research and write appellate briefs and have the opportunity to represent the school in moot competitions. These are courses in skills, but they are also courses in legal reasoning and analysis, which you will have the chance to practice and refine in the context of each legal problem you address – often the problems of a real or simulated client. These courses also acquaint you directly with different areas of practice and may be of real assistance in your job search.

Experiential learning is the lynchpin of all of our curricular efforts to teach professional skills and prepare our students for the practice of law. Placing students in roles as lawyers has proven to be one of the most effective ways to achieve that goal. Whether it is counseling a client or making a presentation to a law firm, when the student is asked to perform as a lawyer would, the learning sticks. The student must know the law, but must also know and appreciate the context in which that law is to be applied. That is the essence of experiential learning.
 

Susan Abraham
Professor of Law
Faculty Advisor, Moot Court Association
E-mail: Susan.Abraham@nyls.edu
Phone: 212.431.2116
Office: S932, 40 Worth Street
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Deborah Archer
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Director, Racial Justice Project
Email: Deborah.Archer@nyls.edu
Phone: 212.431.2138
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Lenni Benson
Professor of Law
Email: Lenni.Benson@nyls.edu
Phone: 212.431.2336
Office: 244, C Building
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Frank Bress
Professor of Law
Director of Clinical Programs
Email: Frank.Bress@nyls.edu
Phone: 212.431.2389
Office: S-909, 40 Worth Street
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Carol Buckler
Professor of Law
NYLS Director of Pro Bono Initiatives
E-mail: Carol.Buckler@nyls.edu
Phone: 212.431.2182
Office: 216, E Building
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Eugene Cerruti
Professor of Law
Email: Eugene.Cerruti@nyls.edu
Phone: 212.431.2815
Office: S-925, 40 Worth Street
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Faith Colangelo
Adjunct Professor of Law
Email: Faith.Colangelo@nyls.edu
Phone: 212.431.2334
Office: S-913, 40 Worth Street

Stephen Ellmann
Professor of Law
Director, Office of Clinical and Experiential Learning
Email: Stephen.Ellmann@nyls.edu
Phone: 212.431.2392
Office: S-930, 40 Worth Street
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Aleta Estreicher
Professor of Law
Email: Aleta.Estreicher@nyls.edu
Phone: 212.431.2144
Office: 916, E Building
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Kris Franklin
Professor of Law
Director, Academic Skills Program
Email: Kris.Franklin@nyls.edu
Phone: 212-431-2353
Office: 226, C Building
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Lawrence Grosberg
Professor of Law
Codirector, Elder Law Clinic
Email: Lawrence.Grosberg@nyls.edu
Phone: 212.431.2172
Office: S-903, 40 Worth Street
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Mariana Hogan
Professor of Law
Associate Dean for Student Development
Director, Externships
Email: Mariana.Hogan@nyls.edu
Phone: 212.431.2173
Office: 516, E Building
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Sandra Janin
Professor of Legal Writing
Director of the Upper-Level Writing Elective Program
Email: Sandra.Janin@nyls.edu
Phone: 212.431.2373
Office: SE-957, 40 Worth Street
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Richard Marsico
Professor of Law
Director of the Justice Action Center
Email: Richard.Marsico@nyls.edu
Phone: 212.431.2180
Office: S-923, 40 Worth Street
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Carlin Meyer
Professor of Law
Director, Diane Abbey Law Center for Children and Families
Email: Carlin.Meyer@nyls.edu
Phone: 212.431.2194
Office: 240, C Building
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Howard Meyers
Professor of Law
Associate Director, Center on Business Law & Policy
Email: Howard.Meyers@nyls.edu
Phone: 212.431.2338
Office: 910, E Building
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Peter Strauss
Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Law
Codirector, Elder Law Clinic
Email: Peter.Strauss@nyls.edu
Phone: 212.431.2196
Office: 242, C Building
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CONTACT INFORMATION

Office of Clinical and Experiential Learning
185 West Broadway
New York, NY  10013-2960
 

Stephen Ellmann
Professor of Law
Director, Office of Clinical and Experiential Learning
P: 212-431-2392
F: 212.966.2053
E: Stephen.Ellmann@nyls.edu


Susan D'Ambra
Associate Director, Office of Clinical and Experiential Learning
P: 212-431-2388
F: 212.966.2053
E: Susan.D'Ambra@nyls.edu