Elana R. Fogel

Elana R. Fogel is a Clinical Associate Professor at Duke University School of Law and the inaugural Director of the Criminal Defense Clinic. She joined Duke Law's faculty in 2022 after serving as a trial attorney with Federal Defenders of San Diego, representing indigent clients in federal criminal cases. Her career spans state and federal legal practice, including roles as a public defender and post-graduate fellow.

• Harvard's Criminal Justice Policy Program Fellow (2017)
• Committee for Public Counsel Services, Boston

Her research focuses on:

• Intersection of emerging technologies and policing
• Data-driven criminal justice reform
• Indigent defense systems

She has taught courses including:

• Criminal Defense Clinic (447)
• Advanced Criminal Defense Clinic (447A)
• Sentencing Seminar (721)

Scientific awards include:

• Root-Tilden-Kern Lindemann Family Public Service Scholar