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Gloria TanGloria Tan began her career in clinical legal education at Harvard Law School (HLS) as a clinical instructor at Hale and Dorr Legal Services Center before joining the Criminal Justice Institute (CJI) in the same capacity in 2003. While at CJI, Ms. Tan has co-coached the HLS team, which won the 2004 National Criminal Justice Trial Advocacy Competition. Upon earning her Juris Doctorate from Yale Law School in 1998, Ms. Tan joined the Boston Trial Unit of the Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS), the Massachusetts public defender office, as a staff attorney. She represented indigent adult clients in the Suffolk County District and Superior Courts who were charged with serious felonies at arraignments, probation surrender hearings, motion to suppress hearings, and trials. Ms. Tan transferred to the Youth Advocacy Project (YAP), the juvenile unit of CPCS, in 1999. While at YAP, Ms. Tan represented juvenile and youthful offender clients in all aspects of their cases, including post-dispositional advocacy. In addition to her responsibilities as a clinical instructor at CJI, Ms. Tan is a volunteer and an active member of her professional community. She lectures and teaches Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education courses and has served as a panelist at juvenile law conferences. Ms. Tan serves as a member of the Re-entry Subcommittee of the Governor’s Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee. She also serves on the Board of Directors of the Asian American Lawyers Association of Massachusetts and volunteers as a citizenship tutor at the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center.
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