Clinical Faculty, Fellows, and Staff

The Jacob Burns Community Legal Clinics has an active and growing faculty. View the directory below.

Clinical Leadership

Clinic Director and Associate Dean for Experiential Programs and Equity Carmia Caesar, Clinic Faculty Director Jessica Steinberg, Managing Attorney & Associate Program Director for the Clinics Andrea R. Johnson, and Administrative Manager Milagros Tudela.

Clinical Staff

Andrea R. Johnson
Managing Attorney & Associate Program Director of the Jacob Burns Community Legal Clinics; Professorial Lecturer in Law
willisjohnsonatlaw [dot] gwu [dot] edu (willisjohnson[at]law[dot]gwu[dot]edu) | 202.994.3086

Milagros Tudela
Administrative Manager
mtudelaatlaw [dot] gwu [dot] edu (mtudela[at]law[dot]gwu[dot]edu) | 202.994.7463

Bekah Bass
Graduate Fellow

Sabina Dauzhankova
Social Work PhD Student
sabina [dot] dauzhankovaatlaw [dot] gwu [dot] edu (sabina[dot]dauzhankova[at]law[dot]gwu[dot]edu)

Dassaev Cervantes
Senior Office Assistant
dassaevcatlaw [dot] gwu [dot] edu (dassaevc[at]law[dot]gwu[dot]edu)

Sona George
Graduate Fellow

Kenneth Maben
Office Assistant

Taylor Moorer
Student Director

Michael Omaye
Office Assistant
michael [dot] omayeatlaw [dot] gwu [dot] edu


Clinical Faculty & Fellows

Emily Benfer
Emily A. Benfer

Professor of Law; Director of the Health Equity Policy & Advocacy Clinic

Portrait of Alberto M. Benítez
Alberto M. Benítez

Professor of Clinical Law; Director, Immigration Clinic

Portrait of Associate Dean Carmia Caesar
Carmia N. Caesar

Associate Dean, Experiential Programs and Equity

Patricia E. Campbell

Visiting Associate Professor of Clinical Law; Director, Intellectual Property and Technology Law Clinic

Ashley Carter
Ashley Carter

Visiting Associate Professor of Clinical Law

Lolita Darden
Lolita Darden

Visiting Associate Clinical Professor; Director of Intellectual Property and Technology Clinic

Portrait of Aram A. Gavoor
Aram A. Gavoor

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; Associate Professor of Clinical Law; Professor (by courtesy), Trachtenberg School of Public Policy & Public Administration

Professor Renée Gentry
Renée Gentry

Distinguished Professorial Lecturer in Law; Director, Vaccine Injury Litigation Clinic

Jeff Gutman headshot
Jeffrey S. Gutman

Professor of Clinical Law; Director, Public Justice Advocacy Clinic

Portrait of Lula Hagos
Lula Hagos

Associate Professor of Law; Director of the Criminal Defense and Justice Clinic

Kathy Hessler
Kathy Hessler

Assistant Dean for Animal Law