Dale S. Margolin
Assistant Clinical Professor of Law & Director, Family Law Clinic
Office: Room 320
Tel. (804) 289-8801
dmargoli@richmond.edu
Courses Taught: Family Law Clinic
Education
J.D., Columbia Law School (2004)
Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
Human Rights Internship Fellow
B.A., Stanford University (1999)
with honors
Professional Experience
University of Richmond School of Law, Richmond, VA
Assistant Clinical Professor of Law & Director, Family Law Clinic, 2008-present
St. John’s University School of Law, New York, NY
Interim Director, Child Advocacy Clinic, 2007-2008
Clinical Teaching Fellow, 2006-2008
The Legal Aid Society, Juvenile Rights Division, New York, NY
Skadden Fellow, representing adolescents in foster care, 2004-2006
Recent & Featured Publications
What Every Lawyer Must Know for Clients Aging Out of Care, The American Bar Association Children's Rights Litigation, Vol. 11, No. 4 (forthcoming Fall 2009).
Opening Remarks to Professor Margolin’s National Symposium, “No Chance to Prove Themselves: The Housing Crisis Facing Youth Aging-Out of Foster Care” (March 2008), St. John's J. Legal Comment., (Forthcoming, 2008)
Securing Housing in Rough Times: Seeking Shelter for Youth Who Age Out of Foster Care, The American Bar Association Child Law Practice, Vol. 27, No. 5, July 2008
Advocating for Yourself from Day One, Represent Magazine, May 2008
No Chance to Prove Themselves: The Rights of Mentally Disabled Parents Under the Americans with Disabilities Act and State Law, 15 Va. J. Soc. Pol'y & L. 112 ( 2007)
What You Should Know Before You Leave the System, Represent Magazine, January 2007
Pregnant and Parenting Teenagers in Foster Care, Practicing Law Institute Curriculum Book (2005)
Awards
FACES of Virginia Empowerment Award 2009
Selected Presentations and Panels
“Teens in Foster Care” Presentation to the Stafford County Best Practice Court Team Training, August 2009
Organizer and speaker, Greater Richmond Housing Summit: Youth Aging out of Foster Care, March 2009
Organizer and speaker, National Symposium: The Housing Crisis Facing Youth Aging of Foster Care, New York, March 2008
AALS Section on Clinical Education Annual Meeting, presenter, 2008 and 2009
Memberships
Board of Directors, In the Spirit of the Children, Inc. New York, NY
Advisory Council, Campaign for Youth Justice, Washington, DC
New York State Bar Association Committee on Children and the Law (Appointed member)
Advisory Board, Resilience Law and Advocacy Project, New York, NY
Bar Admissions
New York, Virginia