Allison Connelly

Associate Professor of Law & Director of the UK Legal Clinic
630 Maxwelton Ct.
Office: (859) 257-4692
connelly@uky.edu

Allison Connelly, an associate clinical professor of law, joined the faculty in 1996 as the first Director of the College's Legal Clinic. Prior to joining the law school, she spent 13 years as a state public defender providing direct representation, including death penalty representation, to needy individuals at all levels of the criminal justice system. She rose through the ranks to become the first female Kentucky Public Advocate, the head of Kentucky's statewide public defender system, and has over ten published appellate decisions to her credit. She received her B.A. degree from the University of Kentucky and her J.D. degree from the University of Kentucky College of Law. She also teaches legal writing, litigation skills, criminal procedure and criminal trial process. Professor Connelly is also the coach of the College's trial teams, one of which finished 5th in the nation in 2003. She has lectured locally and nationally on criminal justice issues, and received the Chancellor's Outstanding Teaching Award in 2001.

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