BYLINE: Immigration law & policy, undocumented students, migrant workers, criminal law
Violeta Chapin
Newswise — Clinical Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Community and Culture at the University of Colorado Boulder
Available upon request
Professor Violeta Chapin teaches the Immigration Defense Clinic at the University of Colorado Law School in Boulder, CO, and her expertise lies a the intersection of immigration and criminal law. She and her students represent noncitizen clients that are navigating both the criminal and immigration legal systems, defending clients in both state criminal court and federal immigration proceedings. Professor Chapin and her students are also supporting and defending undocumented students, asylum seekers, TPS holders and children seeking special immigrant juvenile status.
Areas of Specialty
Clinical Teaching, Criminal Law, Immigration Law
Education
JD, New York University School of Law
BA, Columbia University