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Lisa Weissman-Ward is a Lecturer in Law and Associate Director of the Stanford Law School Immigrants’ Rights Clinic. She oversees student representation of clients facing removal, focusing on legal research, trial preparation, and client-centered lawyering. Her work includes co-authoring impactful reports like Access to Justice for Immigrant Families and specializing in asylum law, criminal-immigration intersections, and Ninth Circuit litigation. She co-teaches seminars on substantive immigration law and systemic advocacy. Her publications address legal representation gaps, deportation policy critiques, and human rights frameworks.
Her research interests emphasize improving access to justice for detained immigrants, advising on criminal defense-immigration consequences, and advancing policy reforms through litigation and advocacy. Her work spans federal courts, immigration agencies, and international bodies like the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
Lisa has represented clients in appeals, motions, and requests for stays of removal, with expertise in asylum claims and challenging detention policies. She collaborates on projects like the Northern California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice, addressing prosecutorial discretion and family unity. Her contributions bridge clinical education, policy analysis, and direct legal service delivery.
