Faculty Directory
James V. Rowan
Professor of Law and Director of the Clinical ProgramsGeorgetown University, AB 1967
Duke University, JD 1970
Duke University, LLM 1978
Office: 140(e) Dockser Hall
Mail: 65 Forsyth Street
Boston, MA 02115
Tel: (617) 373-3347
Fax: (617) 373-8236
E-mail: j.rowan@neu.edu
Mail: 65 Forsyth Street
Boston, MA 02115
Tel: (617) 373-3347
Fax: (617) 373-8236
E-mail: j.rowan@neu.edu
Professor Rowan is an expert at representing poor people and their organizations. He has taught courses in Welfare Law, Poverty Law and Practice, Trial Practice, Lawyering Process, Professional Responsibility and an advanced course in Criminal Procedure. He is also involved in the law school's Legal Skills in Social Context program.
Professor Rowan heads the Poverty Law and Practice Clinic and supervises all of the clinical programs. His specific interests include community legal education, economic development and grassroots organizing. He works collaboratively with a range of legal services and private practitioners on these issues.
Fields of Expertise
- Administrative Law
- Benefits Law
- Civil Liability
- Civil Rights
- Clinical Legal Education
- Community Development
- Constitutional Law
- Consumer Protection
- Cooperative Legal Education
- Court Procedure and Evidence
- Disability Law
- Domestic Violence
- Employment Law
- Insurance
- Legal Education
- Legal Ethics
- Poverty Law
- Public Interest Advocacy
- Race and Racism and the Law
- Social Security
