SARAH J. FORMAN University of Detroit Mercy School of Law 651 East Jefferson Detroit, MI (313)

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1 SARAH J. FORMAN University of Detroit Mercy School of Law 651 East Jefferson Detroit, MI (313) ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Assistant Professor Courses: Youth Justice Clinic Juvenile Justice Detroit, MI August Present St. Louis, MO Faculty Fellow, Criminal Justice Clinic August 2009-June 2011 Courses: Criminal Justice Clinic Juvenile Justice: Law & Policy EDUCATION Boston College Law School, Newton, MA Juris Doctor, 2005 Boston College Law Scholarship Wendell F. Grimes, Mock Trial quarterfinalist Frederick Douglass Moot Court University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI B.A., 1997 Michigan Competitive Scholarship Hopwood Award for Distinction in Creative Writing PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Sindel, Sindel & Noble, P.C. Clayton, MO Associate November 2006 August 2009 Represent and counsel clients in criminal, civil, family, and bankruptcy proceedings in state and federal court, at trial and appellate level. Argue trials, motions, preliminary hearings. Develop legal strategies, research and draft pleadings, motions and legal memoranda. Assist lead counsel with trial preparation and plea negotiations in a variety of high-profile cases. Committee for Public Counsel Services Roxbury, MA Public Defender, Youth Advocacy Project September 2005 November 2006 Provided representation for indigent juvenile offenders.

2 Sarah J. Forman 2 Researched, drafted and argued legal motions in juvenile court. Participated in community outreach projects aimed at educating young people about criminal law and procedure. Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General Boston, MA Student Attorney September 2004-April 2005 Worked closely with Assistant Attorney Generals in the administrative law division representing state agencies in state and federal court. Researched and drafted legal memoranda on a variety of state and federal issues. Argued administrative appeals in driver license revocation actions. Environmental Protection Agency Washington, D.C Law Clerk, Office of Enforcement and Compliance July 2004-August 2004 Conducted nationwide survey to identify and evaluate existing environmental justice initiatives in each state. Reviewed states compliance with the Civil Rights Act regarding zoning of industrial facilities to prevent systematic placement of environmentally harmful facilities in lowincome residential areas. The Nature Conservancy Arlington, VA Law Clerk May 2004-July 2004 Researched and presented seminar on property laws in Belize, Central America to senior legal staff. Researched and drafted legal memoranda on a variety of issues. Boston College Law School Newton, MA Research Assistant, Professor Josephine Ross May 2003-September 2003 Researched for the University of Pittsburgh Law Review Winter 2004 Article He Looks Guilty : Reforming Good Character Evidence To Undercut the Presumption of Guilt. Began Research for the of 2006 Journal Criminal Law and Criminology article After Crawford Double-Speak: Testimony Does Not Mean Testimony And Witness Does Not Mean Witness. Matt Pawa & Associates Newton, MA Summer Associate May 2003-September 2003 Researched and drafted legal memoranda for winning argument in Massachusetts v. EPA, a 2007 landmark Supreme Court case. The Rainforest Alliance New York, NY Legal Assistant March August 2003 Worked with general counsel to integrate form and substance of contracts throughout the agency. Assisted pro-bono counsel in registering agency s trademarks in United States, European Union, and Latin America. SCHOLARSHIP

3 Sarah J. Forman 3 Countering Criminalization: Toward a Youth Development Approach to School Searches, Forthcoming in The Scholar: St. Mary s Law Review on Minority Issues, Fall Ghetto Education, work in progress RESEARCH INTERESTS Children s Rights, Criminal Procedure & Education Policy School to Prison Pipeline Criminal Law & Psychology Juvenile Law TEACHING INTERESTS Clinical Teaching Children and the Law Criminal law Criminal Procedure Evidence Family Law Juvenile Law Trial Practice PRESENTATIONS Presenter: Ghetto Education AALS Conference on Clinical Legal Education: Learning for Transfer: (Re)conceptualizing What We Do in Clinics and Across the Curriculum (June 2011) Presenter: Defending Juvenile Cases Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Fall CLE (October 22, 2010) Presenter: Countering Criminalization: Toward a Youth Development Approach to School Searches Third National People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference (September 2010) Presenter: Countering Criminalization: Toward a Youth Development Approach to School Searches Second Annual Family/Children & Law Junior Faculty Workshop, William & Mary School of Law (July 2010) Presenter: We Don t Need No Ghetto Education: Educating for Citizenship Through A Youth Development Approach to School Searches Law & Society Annual Meeting (June 2010) Panelist: New Legal Realism and Dismantling the School to Prison Pipeline 10 th Annual Access to Equal Justice Colloquium (March 2010)

4 Sarah J. Forman 4 FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS Fellow, Youth Justice Leadership Institute, National Juvenile Justice Network, June 2011-Present SERVICE Member, Admissions Committee, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law September Present Board Member, Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, July 2009-Present Board Member, Griot Black History Museum, March 2010-Present Vice President, St. John s United Church of Christ, St. Louis January 2010-Present Member, Boston College Law School 2010 Reunion Committee, June-September 2010 BAR ADMISSIONS AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Massachusetts (2005) Missouri (2006) Eastern District of Missouri (2007) American Bar Association, Criminal Law Section American Constitution Society Mound City Bar Association National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Bar Association for Metropolitan Saint Louis, Young Lawyers Division REFERENCES Annette R. Appell Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs and Professor of Law arapell@wulaw.wustl.edu (314) Peter A. Joy Vice Dean and Professor of Law joy@wulaw.wustl.edu (314) Anthony Paul Farley Albany Law School

5 Sarah J. Forman 5 James Campbell Matthews Distinguished Professor of Jurisprudence afarl@albanylaw.edu Kent D. Syverud Dean and Ethan A. H. Shepley University Professor syverud@wulaw.wustl.edu (314) Kimberly Jade Norwood Professor of Law norwood@wulaw.wustl.edu (314) REFERENCES CONTINUED Emily Hughes Associate Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Criminal Justice Clinic eahughes@wulaw.wustl.edu (314) Mae C. Quinn Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Civil Justice Clinic mquinn@wulaw.wustl.edu (314) Josephine Ross Howard University School of Law Associate Professor of Law Supervisor, Criminal Justice Clinic jross@law.howard.edu (202) Sharon Beckman Boston College Law School Associate Clinical Professor Law School beckmans@bc.edu (617) Josh Dohan

6 Committee for Public Counsel Services Youth Advocacy Department Director 10 Malcolm X Blvd. Roxbury, MA jdohan@publiccounsel.net (617) Sarah J. Forman 6