معرفی
Leah Kang serves as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center, teaching negotiation, and as a Senior Attorney at Disability Rights California. Her career spans civil rights advocacy through roles at the ACLU of North Carolina, Forward Justice in Durham, NC, and Advancement Project in Washington, DC.
Her educational background includes:
- J.D. from Harvard Law School
- B.A. in History, cum laude, with minor in Human Rights from Columbia University (Phi Beta Kappa)
Prior to law school, Kang taught fifth grade in a Bronx public school, shaping her commitment to equity. Her professional focus centers on civil rights litigation, disability advocacy, and racial justice reform, emphasizing systemic change through legal channels. She integrates real-world negotiation experience from high-impact civil rights cases into her pedagogy, bridging theory and practice for law students.
Kang clerked for The Honorable Theodore D. Chuang (U.S. District Court for Maryland) and The Honorable O. Rogeriee Thompson (First Circuit Court of Appeals), foundational experiences informing her litigation approach and teaching methodology.
