Directors
Professor Anthony C. Thompson
Faculty Director
Anthony C. Thompson is a professor of clinical law at NYU School of Law. Thompson teaches courses related to criminal law and civil litigation. His scholarship focuses on race, offender reentry, and criminal justice issues. Thompson recently published the book Releasing Prisoners, Redeeming Communities (2009). He also designed and developed the first course in the country focusing on offender reentry. Thompson writes extensively on issues in the criminal justice system, including problem-solving courts, prison rape, and community prosecution. Thompson earned his J.D. from Harvard Law School and his B.S. Ed. from Northwestern University. In 2007, Thompson was awarded the Podell Distinguished Teaching Award by NYU School of Law. Thompson has also been awarded one of the 2010 New York University Martin Luther King, Jr. Faculty Awards. Thompson is chair of the John Jay College Reentry Institute Board of Directors. He also is a board member of NYU Press and The Doe Fund.
Contact: anthony.thompson@nyu.edu
Annalisa Mirón, Esq.
Executive Director
Annalisa Mirón has dedicated her career to public service, representing communities that have limited access to legal services. Prior to being named executive director of the Bickel & Brewer Latino Institute for Human Rights at NYU School of Law, Mirón served as an attorney at Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem (NDS), where she engaged in holistic defense of Harlem residents accused of crimes. During her tenure there, she litigated approximately twenty misdemeanor and felony trials, successfully prevented clients from being evicted from New York City public housing, and worked alongside NDS's immigration lawyers to mitigate the potential immigration consequences of her clients' criminal cases. Before NDS, she worked as an attorney with the Criminal Justice Project of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. Mirón received her B.A. in Sociology from the University of California at Berkeley in 1999, graduating with the highest distinction in general scholarship. Mirón received her M.A. in Law and Society from NYU Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and her J.D. from NYU School of Law, where she was inducted into the Order of the Coif. She also received the Ann Petluck Poses Memorial Prize for outstanding work in a law school clinic. Mirón works with the Bickel & Brewer Foundation and NYU School of Law faculty to develop and implement the vision, policies, and strategic plan for the institute. She also serves as an adjunct professor for the Federal Defender Clinic at NYU School of Law.
Contact: annalisa.miron@nyu.edu