SEVEN NEW FULL-TIME FACULTY MEMBERS joined Brooklyn
Law School this fall, further strengthening a faculty that is
already highly regarded for its scholarly and teaching excellence.
“This is an exceptional group of scholars and teachers
who bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the Law
School,” said Dean Michael T. Cahill. “It is a pleasure and an
honor that I will have a front-row seat to witness the many
contributions they will make to advance legal scholarship and
legal education.”
Professor Catherine Kim joined the faculty from University of
North Carolina School of Law, where she was the George R. Ward
Distinguished Term Professor. An authority on the role of courts
and agencies as engines for social justice reform, Kim will teach
Immigration Law, Administrative Law, Anti-Discrimination Law,
and Civil Procedure. Kim was previously a staff attorney at the
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation and clerked for Hon.
Carlos F. Lucero, 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Kim appeared
on Brian Leiter’s list of top 10 lateral moves for 2019–20, the third
year that Brooklyn Law School’s lateral hires have been cited
as noteworthy.
Professor James Macleod, whose scholarship explores
doctrines, procedures, and theories that depend on claims about
the ordinary understanding of concepts like causation and intent,
was associate in law at Columbia Law School. He will teach Torts
and Evidence. Macleod previously was an associate at Gibson
Dunn and Williams & Connolly, and a judicial clerk for Hon.
Raymond J. Lohier, Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Three new full-time faculty members joined the nationally
ranked Legal Writing Program.
Professor Aysha Ames was an attorney with the United
States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, where
she worked to ensure equal access to education and to resolve
complaints of discrimination. She taught Appellate Advocacy at
Rutgers Law School. She also is an expert in yoga law, advising
studios and instructors on employment, business liability, tax,
and intellectual property matters.
Professor Catharine DuBois brings to the Law School
more than a decade of experience teaching legal analysis
and communication. She was a visitor with New York Law
School’s Legal Practice team, and taught Legal Writing at the
Maurer School of Law and Law and Public Policy at the Indiana
University School of Public and Environmental Affairs.
As a senior lecturer at University of Pennsylvania School
of Law, Professor Cecilia Silver helped revamp the first-year
Legal Practice Skills course, taught Civil Pretrial Litigation, and
pioneered the role of writing specialist. She also served as an
adjunct assistant professor of lawyering skills and legal writing
at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.
Professor Prianka Nair also joined the Law School as the
director of the Disability and Civil Rights Clinic, and Professor
Sarah Lorr joined as the new deputy director. Read full story here.