Experience

Albany Law School

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Associate Professor

  • Jun 2019 - Present

• Assistant Professor

  • Dec 2016 - Jun 2019



Brooklyn Law School

• United States
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Assistant Professor of Clinical Law

  • Aug 2014 - Jan 2017

  Teach Urban Economic Development clinic and seminar; assist in programming activities for Center for Urban Business Entrepreneurship (CUBE).



NYU School of Law

• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Adjunct Professor of Clinical Law

  • Oct 2013 - Aug 2014

  Co-teach seminars and supervise law students in Community Development and Economic Justice Clinic.



Urban Justice Center

• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Staff Attorney

  • Apr 2013 - Aug 2014

• Staff Attorney

  • Sep 2010 - Mar 2013

• Equal Justice Works Fellow and Staff Attorney

  • Sep 2008 - Sep 2010



University College Cork

• Ireland
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Fulbright Research Fellow

  • Sep 2007 - May 2008

  Researched cooperatives in Ireland and the impact of legislation on cooperatives; wrote master's thesis on reforming laws for cooperative enterprises; lectured on U.S. community development financial institutions and community banking models.



UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency

• Switzerland
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Law Student Intern

  • Oct 2006 - Apr 2007

  Researched countries’ responsibility to protect internally displaced and other vulnerable populations under international law; researched and wrote appeals for disciplinary proceedings against UN agency employees regarding violations of procurement policy.



Enterprise Community Partners

• Civic and Social Organizations
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Edward V. Sparer Public Interest Law Fellow, Law Student Intern

  • May 2006 - Aug 2006

  Prepared documents in property transfers for affordable housing development; drafted mortgage and other loan documents necessary for construction and permanent loan closings; researched City’s rights to acquire and transfer to third parties real property through in rem tax foreclosure.



Community Mediation, Inc.

• Dialogue Project Coordinator/ Intern

  • May 2004 - Aug 2005

  Mediated community disputes; organized community dialogues; trained volunteers. Counseled organization on fundraising and marketing; organized award breakfast generating over $10,000.



Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization, Yale Law School

• Community Development Financial Institutions Clinic Intern

  • Sep 2004 - May 2005

  Advised organizers of community development bank. Studied community development financial institution models. Researched innovative banking products for working poor.