Gowri Krishna

Clinical Professor of Law

AREAS OF EXPERTISE: Community Economic Development, Clinics

Professor Gowri Krishna is a distinguished clinical educator and advocate for economic, racial, and social justice. She is a 2006 alumna of Fordham Law School. She began her legal career as an Equal Justice Works Fellow at the Urban Justice Center in New York City, directing a project that provided legal services to low-wage immigrant workers. She has taught community economic development clinics for over a decade at the University of Michigan, Roger Williams University and New York Law School.

An expert on immigrant-owned worker cooperatives, Krishna has addressed national law conferences, given numerous trainings and presentations, and written extensively on the topic. She currently serves as Co-President of the Clinical Legal Education Association.