Applications for the spring 2025 semester open in fall 2024.
The Appellate Litigation Clinic focuses on working with clients in areas affecting economic security, rights as consumers and workers, and interactions with government and law enforcement. In tackling those civil issues, students in the clinic develop their capacity as appellate litigators in New York’s appellate courts—principally in the state’s Appellate Division and Court of Appeals and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Founded in 2024 and directed by Associate Clinical Professor of Law Dennis Fan, the Appellate Litigation Clinic provides pro bono legal services to individual litigants, nonprofit organizations, and advocacy groups. In advocating for meaningful legal change, the clinic’s dedicated appellate representation counterbalances the institutional resources of businesses, employers, and government actors.
