Danielle Hamilton

Clinical Assistant Professor of Law
Director, Carter G. Phillips Center for Supreme Court and Appellate Advocacy

Biography

Danielle Hamilton joined Northwestern Pritzker School of Law in 2023 as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Law and Director of the Carter G. Phillips Center for Supreme Court and Appellate Advocacy. Before Northwestern, Professor Hamilton worked at plaintiffs' side civil rights law firms in Chicago and New York City, representing clients in a wide range of cases including excessive force, protestors of police brutality, sexual assault by law enforcement, and wrongful convictions. She also worked on juvenile legal system reform at the Illinois Justice Project and clerked for Judge Barrington D. Parker, Jr. on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York.

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Areas of Expertise

  • Appellate Advocacy
  • Civil Procedure
  • Civil Rights
  • Appellate Procedure

Courses

Education

  • B.A. cum laude, Princeton University
  • J.D., Harvard Law School

Prior Appointments

  • Interim Director, Carter G. Phillips Center for Supreme Court and Appellate Advocacy, 2023-2025, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
  • Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor of Law, 2023-2025, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
  • Attorney, 2017-2023, Loevy & Loevy
  • Law Clerk, 2016-2017, Hon. Barrington D. Parker, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • Johnnie L. Cochran Civil Rights Fellow, 2014-2016, Neufeld Scheck & Brustin LLP

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