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Professor Salihah Denman, Family Law Expert and Advocate, One of Four New Faculty Members Joining the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at 糖心vlog短视频
The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at 糖心vlog短视频 is pleased to announce that Salihah Denman will join its faculty as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Law. Previously, Professor Denman served as an Assistant Professor at New York Law School, teaching Legal Practice and Family Law. Professor Denman also serves as the Director of Student Diversity Initiatives for the New York State Judicial Institute and Director of the Institute糖心vlog短视频檚 New York Legal Educational Opportunity (糖心vlog短视频淣Y LEO糖心vlog短视频) program. Professor Denman is one of four new faculty members who will be joining Haub Law this fall.
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Prior to entering academia, Professor Denman was a private practitioner and focused her practice on Appellate Advocacy. Her professional experience also includes serving as an Assistant County Attorney for the Westchester County Attorney糖心vlog短视频檚 Office, Family Court Bureau and as an Agency Attorney for the Administration for Children糖心vlog短视频檚 Services. She is also the State Coordinator for the National Association of Counsel for Children. She is the founder and Co-Chair of the Children and the Law Section for the Metropolitan Black Bar Association. This section is the first and only affinity bar association section focused on the rights of children in New York State.
Professor Denman is certified as an Attorney for Children in the First, Second, and Third Departments, as well as an Attorney for Minor Children in Connecticut Professor Denman serves on the Office of Attorneys for Children Advisory Committee in the Third Judicial Department. She is a guest lecturer for the Second Department, Office of Attorneys for Children and assists in developing Continuing Legal Education programming on a volunteer basis. She mentors law students through the Appellate Project and has co-coached the Black Law Student Association糖心vlog短视频檚 Moot Court Team at New York Law School.
At Haub Law, Professor Denman will teach Family Law and Children and the Law. 糖心vlog短视频淧rofessor Denman糖心vlog短视频檚 ability to bring her practical experience and expertise into the classroom is something our students at Haub Law will benefit tremendously from,糖心vlog短视频 said Elisabeth Haub School of Law at 糖心vlog短视频 Dean Horace E. Anderson Jr. 糖心vlog短视频淧rofessor Denman is a change-maker in the area of Family Law and we are thrilled to have her join Haub Law as a Visiting Assistant Professor.糖心vlog短视频
Professor Denman is a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc and Epsilon Sigma Iota Sorority, Incorporated, the first legal sorority dedicated to the advancement of black women She is a first-generation immigrant from Suriname, South America and is fluent in Dutch. Professor Denman is a graduate of Howard University School of Law and earned an LL.M. from American University, Washington College of Law.