{"id":104404,"date":"2023-09-26T16:07:26","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T20:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/?post_type=bu-article&#038;p=104404"},"modified":"2023-09-26T16:12:06","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T20:12:06","slug":"angelo-petrigh-announcement","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/record\/articles\/2023\/angelo-petrigh-announcement\/","title":{"rendered":"An Ardent Advocate in Criminal Defense Law"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-leadin record-block-editorial-leadin is-style-side-by-side has-media has-wider has-flip has-box has-media-focus-center-middle has-secondary-theme\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-lockup\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-leadin-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"750\" height=\"750\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2023\/07\/Angelo-Petrigh-1.jpeg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Angelo Petrigh\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/07\/Angelo-Petrigh-1.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/07\/Angelo-Petrigh-1-636x636.jpeg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/07\/Angelo-Petrigh-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/07\/Angelo-Petrigh-1-682x682.jpeg 682w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/07\/Angelo-Petrigh-1-344x344.jpeg 344w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/07\/Angelo-Petrigh-1-529x529.jpeg 529w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/07\/Angelo-Petrigh-1-688x688.jpeg 688w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/07\/Angelo-Petrigh-1-500x500.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/07\/Angelo-Petrigh-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/07\/Angelo-Petrigh-1-600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/07\/Angelo-Petrigh-1-550x550.jpeg 550w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/07\/Angelo-Petrigh-1-710x710.jpeg 710w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2023\/07\/Angelo-Petrigh-1-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-prepress-tag\">Faculty<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAn\u00a0Ardent\u00a0Advocate in Criminal Defense Law\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"deck\">Angelo Petrigh\u00a0brings nearly twelve years of criminal defense experience with the Bronx Defenders to BU Law\u2019s Criminal Law Clinical Program.<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar js-block-editorial-metabar record-prepress-layout-metabar\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-date\">September 26, 2023<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-credits\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul data-credit-type=\"By\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/record\/authors\/sabrina-molinaro\/\">Sabrina Molinaro<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-share js-bu-prepress-share-tools\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-action\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-introparagraph record-block-editorial-introparagraph is-style-dropcap-outlined has-dropcap has-dropcap-color-secondary\"><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-introparagraph-content\"><p>Angelo Petrigh went to college to study political theory, convinced the best way he could make a difference was to address the broad systemic problems within the criminal legal system. A class on the death penalty, taught by two public defenders, changed his mind and the course of his career.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe learned about some of the frustrating realities in how the courts and political systems fail to address the injustice inherent to criminal law,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/profile\/angelo-petrigh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Petrigh<\/a> says. But more than that, he recalls his professors demonstrating the \u201cvalue of being an advocate for a client in a system that is characterized by unfairness, racism, and bias.\u201d It was then that Petrigh began to feel that, while systemic work is important, it is often a step behind in the fight for progress. The most effective way to make a difference, he felt, was through direct action and eventually a career in law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat class was the first step in learning how direct representation is an awesome responsibility but also incredibly rewarding,\u201d Petrigh says. \u201cWhen I\u2019m representing someone, I can give them some measure of autonomy in an overbearing system\u2026 I strive to provide the level of representation that we would all want for a family member if they were accused of a crime.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Petrigh has dedicated his career as a public defender to addressing the issues of racial justice and government power in America. Prior to joining BU Law, he was the training director for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bronxdefenders.org\/our-work\/\">the Bronx Defenders\u2019 Criminal Defense Practice<\/a>. During his nearly twelve years there, Petrigh handled a wide range of caseloads, providing counsel on everything from low-level misdemeanors to homicides, and was responsible for the development of 150 staff members from their initial training through to handling complex felonies. He has taught at national trial skills programs, criminal defense conferences, and public defense offices across the country, primarily training those seeking to transition to an interdisciplinary, holistic model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI worked for years preparing recent graduates to become zealous advocates for clients accused of crimes,\u201d says Petrigh. \u201cI decided to become a clinical professor so that I could delve even further into how the next generation of lawyers can become the best advocates possible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor Petrigh is looking forward to engaging with BU Law students in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/experiential-learning\/clinics\/criminal-law-clinical-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Criminal Law Clinical Program<\/a>, teaching them the importance of advocacy and client counseling in criminal trials like he learned from his own professors. His advice to students would be to \u201cexperience as many things as possible through internships and classes,\u201d saying \u201cI went to law school with a strong feeling that I wanted to be a public defender, but I am so glad I did internships and research about housing law, land use, and a number of other areas that were interesting and enlightening for me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bu-pullquote record-block-bu-pullquote alignwide is-style-modern has-image-focus-center-middle has-secondary-theme has-dark-theme-text\"><div class=\"wp-block-bu-pullquote-inner\"><blockquote><div class=\"container-lockup\"><div class=\"container-icon-outer\"><div class=\"container-icon-inner\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container-text\"><hr\/><div class=\"quote-sizing\">I worked for years preparing recent graduates to become zealous advocates for clients accused of crimes. I decided to become a clinical professor so that I could delve even further into how the next generation of lawyers can become the best advocates possible.<\/div><footer class=\"caption\">Angelo Petrigh, clinical associate professor<\/footer><hr\/><\/div><\/div><\/blockquote><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Criminal Law Clinical Program provides BU Law students the opportunity to learn first-hand what it means to be a criminal law attorney, including formulating case strategies, engaging in client counseling, drafting legal pleadings, and litigating trials and other matters in court. Within the Defender Clinic, Professor Petrigh will advise students acting as defense counsel to indigent defendants charged with criminal offenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cClinics allow students to learn practical skills and put their legal knowledge into practice, but they also give them space to think about the bigger issues in representation and the legal system that they may not be able to grapple with when in practice,\u201d Petrigh says. \u201cSome of my research focuses on those bigger issues, such as how to counsel clients in systems that are largely defined by injustice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Petrigh\u2019s scholarship examines the unspoken rules and pressures in courthouses that influence criminal legal rights, including the structural incentives placed on judges. His recent article, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/48722491\">Judicial Resistance to New York\u2019s 2020 Criminal Legal Reform<\/a>\u201d published by <em>the Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology<\/em> discusses the judiciary\u2019s opposition to New York\u2019s criminal law reforms and how it can be addressed. Petrigh proposes that for these changes to be successful, \u201cthe popular and political will to pass the reforms must extend beyond the passage of the law and must also create mechanisms to scrutinize, guide, and support the judiciary\u2019s implementation of the law.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-end-of-article\">Professor Petrigh received his BA cum laude from Cornell University and JD cum laude from New York University School of Law, where he was a Dean\u2019s Scholar and a Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation Scholar.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories is-style-card has-three record-block-editorial-relatedstories\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories-title\">Related<\/h3>\n\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"wp-block-editorial-relatedstories-article\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure 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