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  • Jaya Connors

    Assistant Professor of Law; Director, Family Violence Litigation Clinic
    518-445-2328
    jlconn@albanylaw.edu
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  • Family Violence Litigation Clinic
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    B.A., Glassboro State College
    J.D., Syracuse University College of Law

    Assistant Professor of Law Jaya Connors is the Director of Albany Law School’s Family Violence Litigation Clinic, a course in which second- and third-year students provide legal representation to survivors of domestic violence in Family Court proceedings. Prior to this position, she was the Deputy Director of the Appellate Division, Third Judicial Department’s Office of Attorneys for Children, where she assisted in the administration of the Attorney for Child Program and provided ongoing legal education to over 500 attorneys for children in the Third Judicial Department. Professor Connors began her career as a Legal Services Attorney, where as a Supervising Attorney, she provided legal assistance to parenting, pregnant, and “at risk” minors. Thereafter, she held many positions, including a prior position at Albany Law School’s Domestic Violence Clinic as Clinical Instructor, where she supervised students who represented incarcerated battered women. Additionally, Professor Connors is a former Legal Director of the Capital District Women’s Bar Association’s The Legal Project. She is a recipient of the Reginald Heber Smith Fellowship Award.

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Publications

  • Advocating for Child Clients in Custody Cases Involving Parental Alienation Issues, 28 Widener Commonwealth Law Review 5 (2019)

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Selected Achievements

  • ​Professor Jaya Connors will present at the Immigration Issues in Family Court CLE at Albany Law School on February 4, 2020.

  • ​Professor Jaya Connors, director of the Family Violence Litigation Clinic, was recognized as her clinic was awarded a grant from the Albany County Bar Foundation at the ACBF's holiday party on November 29, 2018.

  • ​Professor Jaya Connors presented on "Advocating for Child Clients in Custody Cases Involving Parental Alienation/Interference Issues" at Widener University Commonwealth Law School's Law Review Symposium on March 23, 2018.​

  • Professor Jaya Connors presented on "Grandparent Rights in Family Court" at Albany Law School's Senior Citizens' Law Day on September 23, 2017.

In the News

  • ​Assistant Professor Jaya Connors was mentioned in the Albany Times Union article, "Guilderland announces police reform committee," on August 20. 2020.

  • ​Visiting Assistant Professor Jaya Connors was quoted in the Saratoga Living article, "What It's Like Being A Domestic Violence Lawyer In The Capital Region During The COVID-19 Crisis," on April 19, 2020.


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