Margo K. Lindauer
Clinical Professor of Law
Education
Northeastern University School of Law, JD 2007
Georgetown University Law Center, LLM 2012
Bio
Professor Lindauer, who is currently on leave, served as director of Northeastern Law's Domestic Violence Institute and Domestic Violence Clinic. from 2014-2022. She also served as director of the clinical programs from 2020-2022.
The Domestic Violence Clinic represented survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in local District Courts across the Commonwealth. The Clinic approached the practice of domestic violence law from a holistic lense, always placing the violence and legal intervention within the context of other legal and life constraints clients were confronted with. The Clinical Course offering is offered as an eight credit upper level course.
Professor Lindauer oversaw a first-year opportunity for students to volunteer in the Domestic Violence Institute’s Legal Assistance to Victims (LAV) project, a unique interdisciplinary collaboration with Casa Myrna, the largest domestic violence advocacy organization in Boston. Through funding from the US Department of Justice’s Office for Violence Against Women, the LAV project sought to connect individuals impacted by domestic violence with legal services, at those places they may first turn to for help.
Prior to joining the Northeastern community, Professor Lindauer worked at Project Place as the director of Partnerships to Opportunities for Women in Re-Entry (POWR), where she oversaw the implementation of an innovative US Department of Labor grant dedicated to working with female ex-offenders within six months of re-entry. This built upon her extensive background in domestic violence work at Casa Myrna Vazquez, Respond, Inc., and at Georgetown’s Domestic Violence Clinic. Professor Lindauer gained valuable clinical teaching experience at Georgetown, where she earned her LLM and at Suffolk University Law School, where she served as a teaching fellow in the Child Advocacy Clinic and the Juvenile Defender Clinic.
In 2019, Professor Lindauer was named a Bellow Scholar at the annual meeting of the American Association of Law Schools (AALS) in New Orleans. The Bellow Scholar Program, administered the by the AALS Clinical Section, recognizes and supports the research projects of clinical law professors that reflect the ideals of Professor Gary Bellow — a pioneering founder of modern clinical legal education. ce and sexual assault.
Professor Lindauer was a member of the board of governors of the Society of American Law Teachers (SALT). She actively mentors students and young attorneys who seek careers advocating for victims of domestic violence. Professor Lindauer organized the law school’s “Finding the Nexus” conference in collaboration with the law school’s Center for Health Policy and Law. The conference brought together hundreds of advocates, lawyers, elected officials and policy makers in the domestic violence and sexual assault space. Professor Lindauer has been quoted in The Boston Globe and other media outlets. She also has written extensively about the impact of domestic violence.
Fields of Expertise
- Child Welfare
- Clinical Legal Education
- Domestic Violence
- Family Law
- Juvenile Courts
- Spanish for Lawyers
Selected Works
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- “Why Are Women’s Rights Groups Silent After Hamas’ Sexual Violence Against Women? Political Leanings Are To Blame, Experts Say,” Northeastern Global News (December 10, 2023).
- “Dorm Room Decorating Video Trend May Be Revealing Too Much, Northeastern Professor Says,” CBS News (October 3, 2023).
- “Commonwealth v. Ronchi: Oral Disclosures of Infidelity Can No Longer Mitigate First-Degree Murder,” Boston Bar Association (April 26, 2023).
- “Beyond Non-Violent Offenses: Criminal Justice Reform and Intimate Partner Violence in the Age of Progressive Prosecution,” 16 Stanford Journal of Civil Rights & Civil Liberties 457 (2021).
- “A Pandemic within a Pandemic — Intimate Partner Violence during Covid-19,” The New England Journal of Medicine (September 16, 2020).
- “‘Please Stop Telling Her to Leave.’ Where is the Money: Reclaiming Economic Power to Address Domestic Violence,” 39 Seattle University Law Review 1263 (2016).
- “Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don’t: Why Multi-Court-Involved Battered Mothers Just Can’t Win,” 20(4) American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law 797 (August 2012).
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- “Wendy Williams’ Guardianship Case Highlights the Need for Reforms,” Marketplace (March 7, 2024).
- “What Is a Conservatorship? Michael Oher, Britney Spears and the Complicated Power Dynamics of the Legal Arrangement,” Northeastern Global News (August 16, 2023).
- “Kevin Spacey’s Acquittal on Sexual Assault Charges Will Have ‘Chilling Effect’ on Other Victims Coming Forward, Legal Expert Says,” Northeastern Global News (July 27, 2023).
- Video: “Reaction to Supreme Court Rulings,” NECN (July 6, 2023).
- “Documents Show Pattern of Alleged Sexual Harassment and Inappropriate Behavior by NB Police Sergeant,” The New Bedford Light (June 21, 2023).
- “What’s Changed, What Hasn’t in the 3 Years Since George Floyd’s Death?,” Fox5 (May 25, 2023).
- “Depression in Teen Girls Is on the Rise, CDC Says. It’s a Wakeup Call and an Opportunity, According to Experts,” Northeastern Global News (July 27, 2023).
- “ Evan Rachel Wood Is the Latest Celebrity Victim of an Online Misogyny Playbook,” Rolling Stone (March 20, 2023).
- “New CDC Report Shows Teen Girls Facing Unprecedented Mental Health Challenges,” The Palm Beach Post (March 20, 2023).
- “Depression in Teen Girls Is on the Rise, CDC Says. It’s a Wakeup Call and an Opportunity, According to Experts,” Northeastern Global News (February 15, 2023).
- “‘He Has a Black Soul’: Adam Montgomery Had a Troubled Past That Shadowed Him When He Inquired About Meeting His Infant Daughter, Harmony,” The Boston Globe (October 30, 2022).
- “Now Banned by TikTok and Others, Andrew Tate Rode Wave of Online Misogyny, Says Northeastern Expert,” News@Northeastern (August 30, 2022).
- “As a Female Trafficker, Ghislaine Maxwell Is Not an Aberration,” News@Northeastern (July 8, 2022).
- “Northeastern Professors Study Mental and Physical Health of Teen Sex Trafficking Victims,” News@Northeastern (July 5, 2022).
- “How the Johnny Depp Case Took Over the Internet, and What This Could Mean for Victims of Domestic Violence,” News@Northeastern (May 27, 2022).
- “Breast Cancer Screening Mammograms Should Now Start at Age 40, Says Task Force,” CBS News Boston (May 9, 2023).
- “Commonwealth v. Ronchi: Oral Disclosures of Infidelity Can No Longer Mitigate First-Degree Murder,” Boston Bar Association (April 26, 2023).
- “‘Nobody Wanted To Listen to Me Because of My Past’: Harmony Montgomery’s Mother Says Her Calls for Help Went Unheeded by Officials,” The Boston Globe (January 13, 2022).
- “Prior to Harmony Montgomery’s Disappearance, a Series of Police Visits and a Father’s History of Violence,” The Boston Globe (January 12, 2022).
- “Spousal Privilege Option Can Be Complicated, Legal Experts Say,” The New Bedford Light (December 23, 2021).
- “Could Ghislaine Maxwell Be Both a Victim and Perpetrator of Violence?,” News@Northeastern (December 12, 2021).
- “She Took Her Daughter and Ran From an Abusive Relationship. Now They’re Homeless,” The Boston Globe (October 21, 2021).
- “Tips and Resources for Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month,” News@Northeastern (October 13, 2021).
- “Trailblazing US Gymnast Simone Biles Takes on Trauma,” Northeastern News (August 6, 2021).
- “Cuomo’s Alleged Harassment of Women Is ‘All about Power and Control,’ Says Northeastern Scholar,” News@Northeastern (August 5, 2021).
- “Janey Promises Transparency, But Withholds Records Of Boston Police Officers Accused Of Misconduct,” WBUR (August 5, 2021).
- “Britney Spears’s ‘Abusive Arrangement’ Removes Her Control Over Her Own Body–But She’s Not the Only One,” News@Northeastern (June 24, 2021).
- “Domestic Violence Within the Ranks: How Recent Allegations are Shaking Faith in BPD,” The Boston Globe (May 27, 2021).
- “COVID-19 Fueled a Domestic Violence Crisis. Now, the Stimulus Bill Could Help Women and Children Leave Abusers,” USA Today (March 6, 2021).
- “COVID-19 Made it Harder to Escape Domestic Violence, Technology Offers Some Tools to Help Victims,” News@Northeastern(March 2, 2021).
- “Domestic Violence via Technology on the Rise During Pandemic,” The San Diego Tribune (January 24, 2021).
- “Domestic Violence, Gun Sales Are on the Rise. Does a Louisiana Parish Have a Solution?,” The Tennessean (January 7, 2021).
- “Domestic Abuse Survivor Works to Help Women and Kids as Cases Skyrocket During Pandemic,” People (December 28, 2020).
- “Domestic Violence Victims in the U.S. Are Lacking Resources During Pandemic,” WNYC's The Takeaway (December 1, 2020).
- “Closed Schools Could Be Putting Children at Risk During the COVID-19 Pandemic,” News@Northeastern (October 13, 2020).
- “COVID-19 is Making Things Harder for Victims of Domestic Abuse. Here’s a Way to Help,” News@Northeastern (June 30, 2020).
- "SJC Orders Clerks in ‘Secret Court’ Cases to Record All Hearings,” The Boston Globe (September 9, 2019).
- “Has The Boston Globe’s Coverage Of DA Rollins Been Fair?,” WGBH's Greater Boston (July 15, 2019).
- “Are the Cubs Part of the Problem or the Solution? Analyzing Theo Epstein’s Nuanced Approach to the Addison Russell Case,” The Athletic (May 10, 2019).
- “Northeastern Once Again Ranked #1 for Practical Training,” Press Release (April 11, 2019).
- “Panel is Charged with Reviewing State’s ‘Secret Courts’,” The Boston Globe (November 29, 2018).
- “This Judge Received Special Treatment After Beating His Wife. Then He Killed Her,” Refinery29 (November 20, 2018).
- “Inside Our Secret Courts,” The Boston Globe (September 30, 2018).
- “Getting Real on Sexual Assault,” Human Rights at Home Blog (October 7, 2015).
- “Damned if You Do, Damned if You Don't - Why Mothers Can't Win in Court,” BlogTalk Radio (February 2014).
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- Virtual Panel:Public Health Approaches to Protecting Youth from Gun Violence: COVID and Beyond (January 14, 2021).
- Virtual Panel: Domestic Violence During COVID-19, Harvard Home for Family Medicine (November 2020).
- Lecture: Domestic Violence 101, Tufts University, Women and Health Seminar (November 2014).
- Presentation: Domestic Violence Legal Training (component of 25 hour training to new staff and volunteers from Asian Task Force, GLBTQ Domestic Violence Project, Respond, Inc. and the Guidance Center) (November 2014).
- Presentation: 25 Hour Domestic Violence Training, Created finalized curriculum, coordinated presentations and “trained the trainer” as well as taught 8 hours of curriculum to new staff hires, interns and volunteers from Asian Task Force, GLBTQ Domestic Violence Project and Respond, Inc. (Summer 2013; Fall 2013; Summer 2014).
- Presentation: DV Basics, presented to Project Place Staff about domestic violence fundamentals, resources and warming signs (Winter 2014).
- Presentation: 40 Hour Domestic Violence Training, Assisted in coordinating, preparing and teaching state mandated courses on domestic violence to new staff hires and volunteers from Reach Beyond Domestic Violence, Asian Task Force, GLBTQ Domestic Violence Project and Respond, Inc. (Summer 2013; Fall 2013).
- Presentation: Introduction to Domestic Violence, presented to police officers of all rank in Stoneham MA regarding domestic violence models, patterns, warning signs and resources available (Summer 2013).
- Group: Domestic Violence Support Group, Started and facilitated 8 week progressive Domestic Violence support group to sentenced women at the Suffolk House of Correction (Summer 2013).
- Presentations, Multiple community outreach presentations on teen dating violence (variations on basic presentation) to high school students, church groups, community groups and youth groups throughout Middlesex County (Winter 2013; Spring 2013; Summer 2013).
Margo K. Lindauer
Clinical Professor of Law