June 10, 2025

Child and Family Justice Clinic welcomes new staff attorney

The Mizzou Law Child and Family Justice Clinic welcomes Erika LeFauve, ’25, as a new staff attorney. LeFauve just graduated from Mizzou Law in May and has begun work with the clinic in a limited capacity while she studies for the Missouri Bar Exam. Once she passes the exam, she will begin full-time work as an attorney for the clinic in it’s new Roots of Resilience program. The Roots of Resilience: Rural Families Initiative is the new program the clinic is starting in August, which will expand the CFJC’s service area to include Audrain, Cole, and Moniteau counties.

Feb. 24, 2025

Mizzou’s Child and Family Justice Clinic serves community while shaping next generation of attorneys

by Sara Diedrich Contact: Sara Diedrich, diedrichs@missouri.eduPhotos by Abbie Lankitus When the Child and Family Justice Clinic (CFJC) reopened last year at the University of Missouri School of Law, it restored an invaluable training ground for future attorneys and a vital lifeline for families in the state. Law students once again had the opportunity to advocate for real clients, gaining hands-on experience while making a meaningful difference in the lives of others. There has been a growing movement in legal education to expand experiential learning, and Mizzou has long recognized its undeniable value to students, Paul Litton, dean of…

Dec. 5, 2023

Mizzou Law Hires New Director of Family Violence Clinic

Leaders at the University of Missouri School of Law are excited to announce that Danielle Dodd has joined the Mizzou Law faculty as the new director of the recently reopened Family Violence Clinic. Professor Dodd joins the Mizzou Law faculty as an associate clinical professor of law after serving as legal counsel for the Department of Social Services. This included litigating termination of parental rights, adult guardianships, and opposing removal-of-name-requests under the Child Abuse and Neglect Registry.  From 2018 to 2022 Professor Dodd worked at True North of Columbia, Columbia’s local domestic and sexual violence agency. “We are…