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Associate Professor of Law at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law, Barbara L. Atwell

Barbara L. Atwell

Associate Professor of Law
Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Elisabeth Haub School of Law
Health Law
(914) 422-4257
batwell@law.pace.edu
White Plains
Preston Hall, 206 |
Mondays 12:45 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Faculty Assistant
Taylor Quinn
tquinn@law.pace.edu
(914) 422-4194

Biography

Professor Barbara Atwell is a health law teacher and scholar. In addition, she has served as Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Haub Law since 2009. Professor Atwell was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and an editor of the Columbia Journal of Law and Social Problems while a student at Columbia Law School. From there, she clerked for Judge Nathaniel R. Jones of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Professor Atwell subsequently joined the law firm Arnold & Porter in Washington, D.C., as an associate. Her areas of practice there included communications and civil rights. She helped draft and edit Cable Franchising and Regulation: A Local Government Guide to the New Law. Professor Atwell has served on the Board of Directors of Practicing Attorneys for Law Students (PALS). She also served on the Board of the Nyack Housing Authority and Share Hope. Professor Atwell has authored various law review articles.

Education

  • BA, Smith College
  • JD, Columbia University School of Law

Courses Taught

Selected Publications

View all of Professor Atwell’s publications on , or download her CV (PDF).

  • , 20 Colum. Hum. Rts. L. Rev. 1 (1989)
  • , 72 U.M.K.C. L. Rev.593 (2004)
  • , 40 U. Richmond L. Rev. 591 (2006)
  • , 4 Ind. Health L. Rev. 1 (2007)
  • , 85 U. of Det. Mercy L. Rev. 495 (2008)
  • , Widener J. L. Econ. & Race (2009-10)
  • , 18 William and Mary J. of Women and the Law 201 (2012)
  • , 22 Annals of Health Law 138 (2013)
  • Rethinking the Childhood-Adult Divide: Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Emerging Adults, 25 Alb. L. J. Sci. & Tech. 1 (2015)
  • From Public Health to Public Wealth – The Case for Economic Justice, 108 Ky. L. J. 387 (2019-20)

Honors & Awards

  • Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
  • Emil Schlesinger Labor Law Prize
  • Columbia Journal of Law and Social Problems (Associate Editor)
  • Teaching Fellow (Property)
  • Best Speaker (First Year Moot Court Competition)

Areas of Interest

Health Law, Public Health and Bioethics, Access to Health Care, Social and Economic Justice

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Faculty Focus: Professor Barbara Atwell

Professor Barbara Atwell joined the faculty at Haub Law in 1986. A health law teacher and scholar, she was also appointed as the Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in 2009. Prior to joining Haub Law, she clerked in the sixth circuit and worked as an associate with Arnold and Porter. Now, in her 38th year of teaching at Haub Law, Professor Atwell enjoys all of the courses she teaches, with Bioethics and Medical Malpractice having a slight edge as her favorite.