Professor of Law
Professor Pistone is a Professor of Law and Director of the Clinic for Asylum, Refugee and Emigrant Services (CARES).
Professor Pistone received her B.S. cum laude New York University, her J.D. cum laude from St. John's University School of Law, and her LL.M. from the Georgetown University Law Center. At St. John's, she was a member of the St. John's Law Review. Before joining the Villanova faculty in 1999, she was an associate in the corporate and telecommunications departments at Willkie Farr & Gallagher in New York City and Washington, D.C., the Legal Director of Human Rights First in Washington, D.C., and a teaching fellow in the asylum clinic (Center for Applied Legal Studies) at Georgetown University Law Center.
In 2006, Professor Pistone was granted a Fulbright Scholarship to lecture at the University of Malta. Professor Pistone serves on the Mediterranean Journal of Human Rights’ International Advisory Board and is co-chair of the ABA Clinical and Skills Committee.
Professor Pistone is an Adjunct Fellow with the Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation, where she co-authored Disrupting Law School: How disruptive innovation will revolutionize the legal world. Founded by Harvard Business School Professor Christensen, the think tank applies Professor Christensen’s theory of disruptive innovation to education and health care. She is also a Fellow at the Institute for the Advancement of American Legal System’s Educating Tomorrow’s Lawyers. ETL partners with law schools seeking to align legal education with the needs of the evolving profession.
Professor Pistone's research and teaching interests focus on asylum and refugee law, immigration law, migration, clinical education, and Catholic social thought.
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About Michele R. Pistone
Professor Pistone is a Professor of Law and Director of the Clinic for Asylum, Refugee and Emigrant Services (CARES).
Professor Pistone received her B.S. cum laude New York University, her J.D. cum laude from St. John's University School of Law, and her LL.M. from the Georgetown University Law Center. At St. John's, she was a member of the St. John's Law Review. Before joining the Villanova faculty in 1999, she was an associate in the corporate and telecommunications departments at Willkie Farr & Gallagher in New York City and Washington, D.C., the Legal Director of Human Rights First in Washington, D.C., and a teaching fellow in the asylum clinic (Center for Applied Legal Studies) at Georgetown University Law Center.
In 2006, Professor Pistone was granted a Fulbright Scholarship to lecture at the University of Malta. Professor Pistone serves on the Mediterranean Journal of Human Rights’ International Advisory Board and is co-chair of the ABA Clinical and Skills Committee.
Professor Pistone is an Adjunct Fellow with the Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation, where she co-authored Disrupting Law School: How disruptive innovation will revolutionize the legal world. Founded by Harvard Business School Professor Christensen, the think tank applies Professor Christensen’s theory of disruptive innovation to education and health care. She is also a Fellow at the Institute for the Advancement of American Legal System’s Educating Tomorrow’s Lawyers. ETL partners with law schools seeking to align legal education with the needs of the evolving profession.
Professor Pistone's research and teaching interests focus on asylum and refugee law, immigration law, migration, clinical education, and Catholic social thought.
| Present | Director, Clinic for Asylum, Refugee and Emigrant Services (CARES), Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law | |
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| Present | Director, Clinical Program, Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law | |
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| Present | Professor of Law, Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law | |
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Disciplines
Courses
- Clinic for Asylum, Refugee and Emigrant Services (CARES)
Contact Information
Phone: 610-519-5286
Fax: 610-519-5173
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