Faculty
James E. Coleman, Jr.
John S. Bradway Distinguished Professor of the Practice of Law
Director, Wrongful Convictions Clinic
Director, Center for Criminal Justice and Professional Responsibility919-613-7057
Coleman is a leading expert on criminal law, legal ethics, negotiation and mediation, capital punishment, and wrongful convictions. Before joining Duke Law he served as chief counsel for the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Standards of Official Conduct and as a deputy general counsel for the U.S. Department of Education.
Jamie T. Lau
Clinical Professor of Law
Supervising Attorney, Wrongful Convictions Clinic
Deputy Director, Center for Criminal Justice and Professional Responsibility919-613-7764
Jamie Lau is a clinical professor of law, supervising attorney for the Wrongful Convictions Clinic, deputy director of the Center for Criminal Justice and Professional Responsibility, and faculty adviser to the Innocence Project.
Theresa A. Newman
Charles S. Rhyne Clinical Professor Emerita of Law
Theresa Newman was a clinical professor of law, co-director of the Wrongful Convictions Clinic, associate director of the Duke Law School Center for Criminal Justice and Professional Responsibility, and faculty adviser to the student-led Innocence Project. Her professional career at Duke began in 1990. She served as the associate dean for academic affairs from 1999-2008.
Emily Coward
Director, Inclusive Juries Project
Emily Coward serves as Director of the Inclusive Juries Project within the Center for Criminal Justice and Professional Responsibility at Duke University School of Law. From 2012 to 2021, Emily was an attorney with the UNC School of Government’s Public Defense Education group, serving as Director and Project Attorney of the NC Racial Equity Network.
Elana R. Fogel
Assistant Clinical Professor of Law
Director, Criminal Defense Clinic919-660-9159
Elana R. Fogel is an assistant clinical professor and the inaugural director of Duke Law’s Criminal Defense Clinic. She joined the Duke Law faculty in July from Federal Defenders of San Diego, where she was a trial attorney representing indigent persons accused of criminal offenses in federal court. She has practiced law at both the state and federal level.
Lauren Fine
Assistant Clinical Professor of Law
Supervising Attorney, Criminal Defense Clinic919-660-3989
Lauren A. Fine is an Assistant clinical professor and the inaugural supervising attorney of Duke Law’s Criminal Defense Clinic.