Civil Litigation Program Faculty
Robert G. Burdick
Director, Civil Litigation Program
Clinical Associate Professor of Law
B.A., Harvard University
J.D., Boston University School of Law
Professor Burdick became acting director of the Legal Aid Program (now the Civil Clinical Program) in 1977 and director in 1979. He is a popular national trainer and presenter in the area of negotiation and professional responsibility.
Susan M. Akram
Clinical Professor of Law
B.A., with honors, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center
Former executive director of the Political Asylum/Immigration unit at Greater Boston Legal Services, Professor Akram is an expert in immigration issues and was a Fulbright Scholar for the 1999-2000 academic year.
Constance A. Browne
Clinical Associate Professor of Law
B.A., with distinction, University of Maine
J.D., cum laude, Boston College Law School
After engaging in private practice for several years, Professor Browne became a visiting associate clinical professor at BU Law in 1988. She subsequently became an associate clinical professor in the civil clinical program.
Mary C. Connaughton
Clinical Associate Professor of Law
B.A., magna cum laude, Brandeis University
M.S.W., Smith College School for Social Work
J.D., New York University School of Law
A former practicing therapist, Professor Connaughton gained extensive experience both in private practice and as an assistant attorney general before joining the clinical faculty in 1993.
Judith Ellen Diamond
Clinical Associate Professor of Law
B.A., University of Michigan
M.A., in political science, University of Wisconsin
J.D., cum laude, Boston University School of Law
Professor Diamond practiced civil and criminal law for eight years prior to joining the faculty. During this time, she became a partner in a boutique litigation firm, focusing on domestic relations and appellate practice. She joined the BU faculty in 1982 where she served as co-director of the Fernald School legal assistance program for four years. She has been a clinical associate professor of law since 1986.
Elizabeth A. Badger
Visiting Assistant Professor of Law
B.A., Dartmouth College
J.D., cum laude, Boston University School of Law
Professor Badger joins the clinical faculty following several years of immigration law practice at public interest organizations in Boston and Washington, D.C. She is a 2005 graduate of BU Law and after graduation served as an immigration law clerk for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Mark E. Bamford
Visiting Assistant Professor of Law
B.S., Tufts University
S.M., MIT Sloan School of Management
J.D., cum laude, Boston University School of Law
Professor Bamford is a 2000 graduate of BU Law. After graduating, he worked as a staff attorney for Merrimack Valley Legal Services before starting his own practice in 2003.
Sherley E. Cruz
Visiting Assistant Professor of Law
B.A., magna cum laude, Boston University
J.D., Boston University School of Law
Professor Cruz is a 2003 graduate of BU Law. Since graduating, she has worked at Greater Boston Legal Services in the Low Income Taxpayer Clinic and the Employment Unit. She has also worked in the Fair Labor Division at the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office.