Community Impact & Newsroom

The Jacob Burns Community Legal Clinics (GW Law Clinic) represents individuals and organizations worldwide that otherwise would not be able to afford legal services. We routinely share client interviews, media, achievements, and experiences to keep alumni, practitioners, scholars, and students in the field informed about recent GW Law Clinic news and community developments.


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Small Business & Community Economic Development Clinic

Dana Tai Soon Burgess
Founding Director, Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company

Brandon Zimmerman, PhD
Optical Physicist

Serena Ferguson, Greyson Mann, and Patricia Stamper
Friends of the DC Streetcar

Recent Clinic News Stories

Civil Rights

They Were Unjustly Imprisoned. Now, They’re Profit Centers.

Jeffrey Gutman was quoted by the New York Times regarding the amount of money paid to people on the National Registry of Exonerations.

USPTO building

USPTO announces new Public Advisory Committee members to support USPTO policies and operations

Loletta "Lolita" Darden was named as a new member of the prestigious USPTO's Patent Public Advisory Committee.

GW Law Clinics Advocating for Tenant's Rights, Serving Clients Seeking Relief from Homelessness, and More

This spring, the GW Law Clinics have continued to provide wide-ranging legal services throughout the...

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Meet Clinic Alumna Andrea Johnson, the new Managing Attorney of the GW Law Clinics

In 2021, Clinic Alumna Andrea Johnson, Esq. returned to GW Law’s Jacob Burns Community Legal Clinics (GW Clinics) as its new Managing Attorney.

Clinics Newsletters

Over the years, Clinic News has been published by GW Law to keep alumni, practitioners, scholars, and students in the field informed about the Jacob Burns Community Legal Clinics news and developments. Clinic News and Newsletters from previous academic years are available below.

Fall 2024 Newsletter

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