Clinic News

Leanne Gale is a member of the Yale Law School class of 2020. Faith Barksdale is a member of the Yale Law School class of 2020. Megan Hauptman is a member of the Yale Law School class of 2021. Donald M. Berwick is the former administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; president emeritus and senior fellow, Institute for Healthcare Improvement.

Executive director of the Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights Hope Metcalf spoke to WSHU on conditions at a Connecticut correctional institution where prisoners with symptoms of COVID-19 are being housed.

Clinical Associate Professor of Law Miriam Gohara is quoted in the CT Post about an inmate represented by the Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization in his bid for a temporary medical furlough.

Nathan Baker Clinical Professor of Law Jay Pottenger ’75 and Clinical Associate Professor of Law Anika Singh Lemar are mentioned in a Connecticut Law Tribune article about students with the Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization who are helping New Haven businesses navigate the COVID-19 crisis. Hannah Abelow ’21, Natasha Kahn ’21, and Jeff Schroeder ’21 are quoted.

Sarah Russell ’02 is quoted in the CT Mirror about a class action suit filed on behalf of inmates at the Danbury Correctional Institute. They are represented, in part, by the Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization.

Kayla Morin ’21 is quoted, and the Veterans Legal Services Clinic is mentioned, in a New Haven Register update on the Clinic’s client, an elderly inmate veteran who has been moved from prison to a halfway house due to his heightened susceptibility of contracting the coronavirus.