Philip M. Genty
Everett B. Birch Innovative Teaching Clinical Professor in Professional Responsibility
| Office: |
William Warren Hall
Room 204
New York NY 10027
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| Tel: |
(212) 854-3250 |
| Fax: |
(212)854-3699 |
| Email: |
pgenty@law.columbia.edu |
Assistant Info
Areas of Expertise
- Professional responsibility
- Family law
- Prisoners' rights
- Appellate advocacy
Education
- B.A., Colorado College, 1977; J.D., New York University, 1980.
Detailed Biography
Worked as an attorney at Prisoners' Legal Services of New York; the New York City Department of Housing, Preservation and Development; and the Bedford-Stuyvesant Community Legal Services Corporation. Joined the faculty of Brooklyn Law School in 1987; taught legal writing and a seminar on the rights of prisoners. Joined the Columbia faculty in 1989. Has consulted with clinical legal education programs in Central and Eastern Europe and Israel. Has assisted with legal resource materials for incarcerated parents and works with several organizations that assist women prisoners. Research and teaching interests are in professional responsibility, clinical education, prisoners' rights, family law, and appellate advocacy. Directs first year Legal Practice Workshop and Law School Moot Court program. Serves on Columbia University Senate, Education Committee. Recipient of 2008 Willis L.M. Reese Prize for Excellence in Teaching.
