Stephen Ellmann Clinical Theory Workshop
The Stephen Ellmann Clinical Theory Workshop provides clinical legal educators with the opportunity to discuss legal scholarship exploring issues of clinical pedagogy, lawyering theory, substantive law, and empirical analysis that are relevant to clinical legal education. The Stephen Ellmann Clinical Theory Workshop is named in honor of Stephen J. Ellmann (1951-2019), a law professor, scholar, and advocate of clinical legal education, who founded the Clinical Theory Workshop in 1985. The Workshop is jointly sponsored by the City University of New York School of Law, Fordham Law School, New York Law School, and New York University School of Law.
Schedule for 2025-2026
October 3, 2025 - 4pm to 6pm
Professors Robin Walker Sterling and Laura Riley
The Boundaries of Autonomy: Case and Client Selection in the Context of Law School Clinics
NYU School of Law
245 Sullivan Street, 9th Floor
Lester Pollack Room
New York, NY 10012
December 5, 2025 - 4pm - 5:30pm
Professor Wendy A. Bach
Pregnancy’s Criminal Procedure Problem
CUNY School of Law
2 Ct Square West, Room 1-204
Long Island City, NY 11101
February 20, 2026
Stephen Ellmann Clinical Theory Workshop: 40th Anniversary Symposium
New York Law School
An overview of the day:
- 9:30 -10:00am: Registration and Light Breakfast
- 10:00 - 10:15am: Welcome and Opening Remarks
- 10:15 - 11:45am: Plenary Panel Discussion
- 12:00 - 1:15pm: Lunch and Keynote Address by Professor Deborah Archer, NYU School of Law
- 1:30 - 3:00pm: Works-in-Progress Breakout Discussions
- 3:15 - 4:00pm: Closing Remarks and Reception
- If you would like to attend, please register by Friday, February 13th.
- For any questions about this event, please contact Christina at christina.symons@nyls.edu.
April 10, 2026
Speaker TBA
Fordham Law School
Contact Us:
Damaris Marrero
damaris.marrero@nyu.edu
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