About
Nicholas Reaves is a Visiting Clinical Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School, specializing in First Amendment and appellate litigation. He holds a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law (2015) and a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from the University of Notre Dame (2012).
Education Background:
- J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 2015
- B.A., University of Notre Dame, 2012
Research Interests: His work focuses on First Amendment jurisprudence, appellate litigation strategies, and legal ethics, informed by his Fellowship at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics (FASPE). He has contributed to scholarly publications such as the Yale Law Journal Forum and Notre Dame Law Review.
Awards: Recipient of the FASPE Fellowship to study contemporary legal ethics.
Teaching & Roles: Teaches the Free Exercise Clinic at Yale Law School and previously served as Notes Editor for the Virginia Law Review. He clerked for the Honorable D. Brooks Smith of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
