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Director, Community Lawyering Program
Clinical Professor of Law
dnagin@law.harvard.edu, 617.390.2560
Daniel Nagin joined the Harvard Law School faculty in June 2012 as a Clinical Professor of Law and as director of community-based lawyering at HLS’s Legal Services Center. Dan came to Harvard from the University of Virginia School of Law, where he founded and directed the Family Resource Clinic. He also taught a seminar on poverty law. His teaching and research interests include clinical education, social welfare law and policy, and asset accumulation for low-wealth communities.
He has extensive litigation experience, having acted as lead counsel, co-counsel, or clinical supervisor in a number of cases advocating for the rights of the homeless and domestic abuse survivors; for individuals’ access to Medicaid, welfare, unemployment insurance and nutrition assistance services; and for financial assistance for individuals adopting foster care children with special needs. Prior to entering teaching, Dan worked for nonprofit and legal aid organizations, where his advocacy work focused on the legal needs of homeless persons and persons living with HIV/AIDS.
Daniel Nagin holds a B.A. in History and Government, Phi Beta Kappa and with distinction in all subjects, from Cornell University, an M.A. in Education from Stanford University, and a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School. At the University of Chicago, he graduated with honors, received the Edwin F. Mandel Award for outstanding contributions to the clinical law program, and served as a member of the Chicago Law Foundation’s Board of Directors.
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