Faculty Expertise: Speaking Engagements

Selected Recent Presentations

• Bridgette Baldwin

  Ph.D. Northeastern University, J.D. University of Wisconsin Law School, B.A. Marquette University

  Doctor Baldwin is an expert on criminal law, criminal law reform, and critical race theory, and writes and speaks on civil rights issues.

• Erin Buzuvis

  J.D. Cornell Law School, B.S. University of New Hampshire

  Professor Buzuvis is a nationally renowned scholar and speaker on matters related to Title IX’s mandate for gender equity in educational institution and on sports, gender, and the law. She is often cited in national newspapers like the New York Times for her expertise.

• Lauren Carasik

  J.D. Northeastern University Law School, B.A. Earlham College

  Professor Carasik, who heads the School of Law’s Global Justice Clinic and writes commentary for publications such as Foreign Affairs and Foreign Policy, works in a range of human rights areas, including the impacts of US foreign policy in Central America.

• Justin Dion

  J.D. Western New England University School of Law, M.A. Southern Connecticut State University, B.A. Southern Connecticut State University

  Professor Dion, who directs the School of Law's Bar Success Programs, can speak about how hacking and data breaches affect all of us, and efforts to protect individuals from identity theft. He can also speak on consumer protection more generally, housing discrimination, nonprofit business law, pension rights, and trusts and estates.

• Harris Freeman

  J.D. Western New England University School of Law, B.A. University of Florida

  Professor Freeman litigates immigration defense cases, and has spoken widely on the issues of recent immigration enforcement measures as well as the impact of the suspension of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy.

• Eric Gouvin

  LL.M Boston University School of Law, J.D. Boston University School of Law, M.P.A. Harvard University, B.A. Cornell University

  Professor Gouvin is a widely recognized scholar and speaker in business law and the issues facing small businesses and entrepreneurs. He also speaks on applying to law school and becoming a lawyer, and ghosts and the law (seriously, it’s not a joke!).

• Jeanne Kaiser

  J.D. Western New England University School of Law, M.S. State University of New York at Buffalo, B.A. State University of New York at Buffalo

  Professor Kaiser is a scholar and active litigator with regard to the child welfare system, including foster care, adoption, the rights of parents, and the rights of children. She also teaches and lectures on the importance of writing to the legal profession and how to improve one’s writing.

• Jennifer Levi

  J.D. University of Chicago Law School, A.B. Wellesley College

  Professor Levi, the 2018 recipient of the ABA’s Stonewall Award, has spoken widely on her active role in litigating precedent-setting cases establishing basic rights for LGBT people, including the right of same-sex couples to marry, a transgender student’s right to attend school, and the recent efforts to ban transgender people from serving in the military.

• Barbara Reich

  J.D. Harvard Law School, B.A. Union College

  Professor Reich is a nationally recognized scholar who can speak about complex issues surrounding health law, bioethics, and the multitude of legal issues surrounding end-of-life care.

• Fred Royal

  J.D. Cornell Law School, B.A. University of Massachusetts

  Professor Royal is an expert on tax law, and can speak about the federal, state, local, and individual impact of the recent tax reform.

• Bob Statchen

  LL.M Boston University School of Law, J.D. Chicago-Kent College of Law, M.B.A. University of Connecticut, B.A. Clark University

  Professor Statchen, who runs the School of Law’s Small Business Clinic, writes and speaks about economic justice and development issues. He has also litigated immigration cases in conjunction with the ACLU of western Massachusetts.

• Julie Steiner

  J.D. Boston University School of Law, B.A. Syracuse University

  Professor Steiner has spoken frequently to interested groups and the media on the legal impact of states legalizing marijuana while the federal government has not.

• Jennifer Taub

  J.D. Harvard Law School, B.A. Yale University

  Professor Taub is an expert on “follow the money” matters including banking law, securities regulation, white collar crime, and public corruption. An authority on the 2008 mortgage meltdown and related financial crisis, Taub is also an expert in white collar crime. She has testified before congressional committees and appeared on cable news programs including MSNBC’s Morning Joe and CNN Newsroom.

• Timothy Webster

  L.LM Cornell Law School, J.D. Cornell Law School, M.A. Yale Univerity, B.A. Yale University

  Professor Webster is an international scholar. He has presented his research in French, Japanese, and Mandarin to over 150 conferences, symposia, and workshops in Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Americas. He has testified before Congress, and written for local, national, and international media. Webster chairs or has chaired interest groups for the American Society of International Law, American Association of Law Schools, Asian Society of International Law, and the American Society of Comparative Law, where he currently serves on the Executive Committee. He edits various international and comparative law journals, and is a member of the U.S.-Japan Network for the Future, and Public Intellectuals Program of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations.