Laura S. Wasco

Laura S. Wasco serves as an Adjunct Professor at Campbell University's School of Law while maintaining her primary role as a Research and Writing Attorney with the Office of the Federal Public Defender in the Eastern District of North Carolina. She manages retroactive drug amendment projects and co-edits The Zealous Advocate: Newsletter for the Defense.

Her educational background includes:

• Bachelor of Arts (1999) from East Carolina University
• Juris Doctorate (2002) from Temple University School of Law

Her professional focus centers on criminal justice reform, particularly sentencing disparities in drug cases and zealous advocacy techniques. This stems from her hands-on federal defense work where she analyzes retroactive sentencing amendments and develops legal arguments for indigent clients. Her clerkship experiences with Pennsylvania Superior Court Judge John T.J. Kelly, Jr., Maryland Circuit Court Judge C. Clarke Raley, and U.S. Magistrate Judge David W. Daniel provide deep procedural expertise across state and federal systems.

Ms. Wasco maintains active legal practice in North Carolina and Maryland, directly informing her law school instruction on practical litigation skills and ethical defense strategies.