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  • Lisa Huestis

    Associate Professor of Legal Studies

    Email
    huestisl@newschool.edu

    Office Location
    B - Eugene Lang College Building - 65 West 11th Street

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    Lisa Huestis

    Profile

    Before joining Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts, Lisa Huestis was a clinical associate professor of law and the faculty director of Northwestern University School of Law's International Team Project, a program that introduces students to comparative law and the complex issues raised by globalization. Prior to that, Ms. Huestis investigated and prosecuted hundreds of criminal cases as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois. She holds a JD from Brooklyn Law School and a BA from Hamilton College, where she majored in religion and dance.

    Current Courses

    Constitutional Law

    Dispute Resolution

    Famous Trials

    Famous Trials (Spring 2020)

    Ind Senior Prject

    Rights of the Accused

    Rights of the Accused (Spring 2020)

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