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Criminal Programs Faculty

David Breen
Clinical Associate Professor of Law
A.B., Georgetown University
J.D., Boston University School of Law
M.P.A., Harvard University

Professor Breen joined the Criminal Clinical Program in 2003. In addition to his responsibilities as clinical associate professor and supervisor of the Prosecutor program, he serves as a special assistant district attorney for Norfolk County. Before joining the faculty, he was an assistant district attorney in New York and a prosecutor in the Criminal Bureau of the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office.

Stanley Z. Fisher
Professor of Law
B.A., Oberlin College
LL.B. Yale Law School

Professor Fisher joined the faculty of the School of Law in 1968. On sabbatical leaves, he has practiced in Boston-area juvenile and criminal courts, both as a defense attorney and as a prosecutor. In addition to his work in the Criminal Clinic for a number of years, he has taught courses in criminal law, criminal procedure and wrongful convictions.

Wendy Kaplan
Clinical Associate Professor of Law
A.B., with distinction, Mount Holyoke College
J.D., Boston College Law School

After working as a trial attorney with the Massachusetts Defenders Committee, Professor Kaplan became a member of the Criminal Clinical Faculty in 1977. Working as key supervisor for students working in the Boston Juvenile Court, Professor Kaplan is committed to the advocacy of young offenders.

Eva Nilsen
Clinical Associate Professor of Law
Supervisor, Student Defenders Program
B.A., magna cum laude, Yale University
J.D., University of Virginia Law School
LL.M., Georgetown University Law Center

Professor Nilsen joined the School of Law faculty in 1979. She has supervised hundreds of students as they tried their cases at Boston Municipal Court.

David Rossman
Director, Criminal Law Clinical Programs
Professor of Law
BA, Harvard University
JD, Harvard Law School

Professor Rossman joined the School of Law in 1973 as a staff attorney in the Center for Criminal Justice. In addition to extensive work in the clinical program, he has taught courses in criminal procedure and law and social science.