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Sam Heppell is an Assistant Professor (Clinical) at the University of Utah’s College of Law and the founding director of the Mental Health Legal Clinic, launching in January 2026. He joined Utah Law in 2025 after serving as a clinical teaching fellow at the University of Chicago’s Abrams Environmental Law Clinic (2023–2025) and practicing civil rights law at Loevy + Loevy (2015–2023), focusing on police brutality and wrongful convictions. He clerked for Justice Michael Moldaver at Canada’s Supreme Court after earning his JD from Harvard Law School (2014) and BA from the University of British Columbia (2008).
Education:
- Bachelor of Arts, University of British Columbia, 2008
- Juris Doctor, Harvard Law School, 2014
Research & Clinical Work:
- Directs the Mental Health Legal Clinic, addressing health-harming legal needs of patients at the Huntsman Mental Health Institute’s Crisis Care Center.
- Previously supervised students in environmental litigation (Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act) and civil rights advocacy.
- Advances interdisciplinary collaboration between legal and healthcare systems to improve mental health outcomes.
Professional Affiliations:
- Board member, Beyond Legal Aid (Chicago-based nonprofit)
- Former clinical instructor at Harvard Legal Aid Bureau (2012–2014)
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