Legal Clinic News
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Immigration Clinic Student Spotlight: Samuel Patterson III ’25
Vanderbilt Law School student Samuel Patterson III '25, shares his experience within the Immigration Practice clinic. Read MoreJan. 24, 2024
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Beth Cruz ’10 Named Assistant Dean and Martha Craig Daughtrey Director for Public Interest
Cruz brings significant public interest law experience from Nashville Public Defender’s Office. Read MoreMay. 5, 2023
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Vanderbilt Law Students Work for Three Legal Advocacy Organizations over 2023 Pro Bono Spring Break
Student teams worked on projects to provide end-of-life resources for low-income clients, support indigent criminal defense, and offer civil legal services to formerly incarcerated women Read MoreApr. 17, 2023
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Clinical Alumni Spotlights
Students in the Immigration Practice Clinic defend clients against deportation in court and engage in advocacy in partnership with local and national immigrants’ rights organizations. Below, Samuel Patterson III ’25 shares his experience in the clinic. Participating in Vanderbilt’s Immigration Law Clinic extended the unique opportunity to engage in an… Read MoreApr. 11, 2023
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Turner Family Community Free Enterprise Clinic: 2021-22 Annual Review
The Turner Family Community Enterprise Clinic launched in 2018 as an experiential course at Vanderbilt Law School. Students enrolled in the Clinic gain transactional lawyering skills and experience through the representation of entrepreneurs and community organizations in Middle Tennessee. The clinic’s goals are to teach substantive law and practice strategies, give students the opportunity to apply their skills in the public interest, and facilitate inclusive economic and community development. This report covers the work of students under the direction of Associate Clinical Professor Lauren Rogal in the 2021-22 academic year. Read MoreSep. 23, 2022
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Legislative Advocacy to Eliminate Youth Fines and Fees
Students in the Immigration Practice Clinic defend clients against deportation in court and engage in advocacy in partnership with local and national immigrants’ rights organizations. Below, Samuel Patterson III ’25 shares his experience in the clinic. Participating in Vanderbilt’s Immigration Law Clinic extended the unique opportunity to engage in an… Read MoreMay. 2, 2022
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Collaboration and Community: Vanderbilt Law Clinics and the Elmahaba Center
Students in the Immigration Practice Clinic defend clients against deportation in court and engage in advocacy in partnership with local and national immigrants’ rights organizations. Below, Samuel Patterson III ’25 shares his experience in the clinic. Participating in Vanderbilt’s Immigration Law Clinic extended the unique opportunity to engage in an… Read MoreMay. 2, 2022
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Lessons Learned in Trial Preparation, Joshua Stanton, Clinical Teaching Fellow
Students in the Immigration Practice Clinic defend clients against deportation in court and engage in advocacy in partnership with local and national immigrants’ rights organizations. Below, Samuel Patterson III ’25 shares his experience in the clinic. Participating in Vanderbilt’s Immigration Law Clinic extended the unique opportunity to engage in an… Read MoreMay. 2, 2022
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The Horrors of the Asylum Process, Marina Yousef ’23
Students in the Immigration Practice Clinic defend clients against deportation in court and engage in advocacy in partnership with local and national immigrants’ rights organizations. Below, Samuel Patterson III ’25 shares his experience in the clinic. Participating in Vanderbilt’s Immigration Law Clinic extended the unique opportunity to engage in an… Read MoreMay. 2, 2022
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Helping Immigrants Achieve Their Goals, Alvaro Manrique Barrenechea, LLM’19
Students in the Immigration Practice Clinic defend clients against deportation in court and engage in advocacy in partnership with local and national immigrants’ rights organizations. Below, Samuel Patterson III ’25 shares his experience in the clinic. Participating in Vanderbilt’s Immigration Law Clinic extended the unique opportunity to engage in an… Read MoreMay. 2, 2022