Biography

Kamille Wolff is an Assistant Professor on the faculty of Thurgood Marshall School of Law where she served as a fall 2009 Co-Chair of the Caribbean Law Clinic at Thurgood Marshall School of Law sponsored by the American Caribbean Law Initiative, and the Program Committee Co-Chair for the Third National People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference. Professor Wolff teaches in the areas of Commercial Law, Estate Planning, and Professional Responsibility. Prior to joining the Thurgood Marshall School of Law faculty in the fall of 2007, Professor Wolff served as an Assistant Professor of Lawyering Process at Florida Coastal School of Law from 2004 through 2007 where she developed the Black Law Students Association (BLSA) Moot Court/Mock Trial Program. At Florida Coastal, she also served as BLSA’s faculty advisor. Prior to entering the academy, Professor Wolff was a law clerk for the Fourth Judicial Circuit of the State of Florida. Professor Wolff has served as a moderator and panelist at legal education conferences and continuing legal education programs regarding various aspects of the law including commercial law, business law, entertainment law, estate planning, ethics, creditor rights, equal opportunity in education, and alternative dispute resolution. Professor Wolff is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Law and Queens College of the City University of New York where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Urban Studies/Regional Planning.

Selected Presentations

The Politics of Credit and the Development of a FICO Proxy for Underserved Communities, Third National People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference, Our Country, Our World in a “Post-Racial” Era, Seton Hall University School of Law (September 2010).

Chutes and Ladders: The Corporate Structure of “Ladies First” in Hip Hop, Law and Society Association (LSA) Annual Meeting (May 2010).

A Hip Hop Anthology: Past, Present, and Future, Association for the Study of Law, Culture, and Society, Brown University (March 2010).

Ethical Representation of the Sports and Entertainment Law Client, Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association (BESLA) Annual Conference (October 2009).

The Hip Hop Movement at the Intersection of Race, Class, and Culture, Fourteenth Annual LatCrit Conference (LatCrit XIV) sponsored by American University – Washington College of Law and Latina and Latino Critical Legal Theory, Inc. (October 2009).

Emerging Issues in Estate Planning, Probate & Trust Law, Moderator, CLE and Inaugural Symposium, Thurgood Marshall School of Law (March 2009).

The Evolution of Street Knowledge: Hip Hop’s Influence on Law and Culture, From the Corner to the Corner Office: Hip Hop’s Impact on Corporate Culture and Law, Panelist, West Virginia University College of Law (February 2009).

Constitution Day Program: Constitutional Law and Individual Rights, Moderator, Thurgood Marshall School of Law (September 2009).

Arbitration and Mediation CLE, Panelist, Court Appointments, Ad Litem, and Other Ways to Obtain Legal Work, Thurgood Marshall School of Law (April 2008).

Publications

From Pipeline to Pipe Dream:  The HBCU Effect on Law School Deans of Color, Iowa Journal of Gender, Race & Justice (forthcoming, Volume 14, Issue 3).

Out of Many, One People; E Pluribus Unum: An Analysis of Self-Identity in the Context of Race, Ethnicity, and Culture, American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy, and the Law (forthcoming, Volume 18, Issue 3).

Southern Exposure: An Analysis of Minority Student Enrollment and Its Impact on the Legal Academy and Profession after United States v. Louisiana, Southern University Law Center Journal of Race, Gender, and Poverty (forthcoming, Volume 1, Issue 1).

 Curriculum Vitae