“Lawyer as Storyteller” A Conversation with Joshua Perry, Solicitor General, State of Connecticut

Oct. 17, 2024
12:10PM - 1:30PM
Baker Room 124
Open to the YLS Community Only

A Conversation with Joshua Perry, Solicitor General of the State of Connecticut, and author of the new novel Seraphim

Joshua Perry was a public defender in New Orleans for ten years, serving as head of the city’s youth public defender and as General Counsel to the Orleans Public Defenders. Since then, his civil rights cases have included representing immigrant children separated from their parents at the Mexican border and suing the FDA to preserve access to abortion medication. As the State of Connecticut’s Solicitor General, he leads a team representing the state in complex cases in federal and state appellate courts.  His writing has appeared in The Washington Post, CNN.com, and Slate

RSVP by October 15, spots are limited. A non-pizza lunch will be provided.

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law 

Yale Law School Defenders (DefSoc)

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