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Kevin M. Barry serves as Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Student Success at Quinnipiac University School of Law, where he teaches Administrative Law and Disability Law while co-directing the Civil Justice Clinic that provides representation for low-income clients through direct services and policy advocacy.
His educational background includes:
- BA from Boston College
- JD from Georgetown University
- JD from Boston College Law School
- LLM from Georgetown University
Barry's research centers on civil and human rights with emphasis on transgender rights, disability rights, and death penalty abolition. His scholarship has directly shaped landmark litigation including Blatt v. Cabela's Retail, Inc. and Williams v. Kincaid, while his work was cited by the Connecticut Supreme Court in State v. Santiago (2015) which abolished the state's death penalty.
His publication record spans leading journals including Harvard Law Review, Southern California Law Review, and Iowa Law Review, with recent work focusing on dignity-based constitutional challenges to capital punishment and ADA-based transgender rights advocacy. The articles demonstrate consistent engagement with constitutional interpretation, civil rights enforcement mechanisms, and clinical legal education methodologies.
Barry previously served as:
- Teaching Fellow at Georgetown University Law Center's Federal Legislation Clinic
- Associate at Ropes & Gray
- Researcher at Amnesty International USA
- Researcher at Americans United for Separation of Church and State
- Law Clerk to Judge William E. Smith (U.S. District Court, Rhode Island)
- Law Clerk to Judge Kermit V. Lipez (U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit)
As Associate Dean for Student Success, he leads initiatives to enhance academic support and professional development while promoting faculty scholarship. He also served as past president of She Leads Justice, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering women and girls through legal advocacy.
