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Rebecca Greening serves as a Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School, appointed in Fall 2023 to co-teach the Family Justice Clinical Seminar, and has been a Clinical Instructor at the WilmerHale Legal Services Center’s Family Justice Clinic (formerly Family/DV Law Clinic) since September 2020. Previously, she operated a solo public defense practice from 2013 to 2020, representing parents and children in Massachusetts Juvenile Courts for termination of parental rights, CHINS (Child in Need of Services), and guardianship matters, following her initial role as a Staff Attorney in the Children and Family Law Division of the Committee for Public Counsel Services in Boston and Lowell.
Her education includes:
- B.S. in Social Work from New York University (2007)
- J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law (2010)
Greening's research and practice focus centers on Children and Family Law, with deep specialization in Juvenile Justice, Public Defense, Child Welfare Law, Guardianship Law, and Domestic Violence Law. Her work emphasizes legal advocacy for vulnerable populations in child protection proceedings, termination of parental rights cases, and family court litigation within the Massachusetts juvenile justice system, reflecting a career-long commitment to social justice in family law contexts.
No scientific awards or honors are referenced in the provided information.
As Clinical Instructor and Lecturer, she supervises law students in the Family Justice Clinic’s experiential learning program, guiding clinical work in family law representation. The text indicates no research grants or external funding sources associated with her academic role.
She is embedded in the Family Justice Clinic at the WilmerHale Legal Services Center, Harvard Law School’s clinical program providing free legal services to low-income clients in Greater Boston, particularly addressing family law and domestic violence issues through direct student supervision.
