Erin Blondel

Erin Blondel is a Senior Lecturer at Duke Law School and an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Her work focuses on civil rights prosecution, human trafficking, and complex criminal cases. She also served as an academic research scholar at Columbia Law School.

• Duke Law School (Senior Lecturing Fellow)
• Eastern District of North Carolina (Assistant U.S. Attorney)

Education:

• J.D., Duke Law School (summa cum laude), where she served as Executive Editor of the Duke Law Journal
• M.A., Oxford University (with distinction)
• B.A., University of Notre Dame (magna cum laude)

Research Interests: Erin’s expertise spans civil rights law, federal criminal prosecution, and appellate practice. Her academic work explores federal criminal law frameworks and crime victimization dynamics, complementing her prosecutorial experience.

Scientific Awards:

• 2019 Director’s Award from the Department of Justice for Outstanding Criminal AUSA

Professional Contributions: Erin has taught courses like Federal Criminal Law (Course 330) and Readings (Course 611) as Adjunct Faculty. She chairs the North Carolina Bar Association’s Appellate Practice Section and clerked for Judge Sandra L. Lynch of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.