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Olu Orange

Assistant Professor of the Practice of Political Science and International Relations (part-time)
Olu Orange
Pronouns He / Him / His Email o.orange@uscmocktrial.org Office DMC 232C Office Phone (213) 740-6998

Research & Practice Areas

Research and development of legal methodology and strategy to counter prevalent methods of Constitutional rights infringement by government entities. Litigation of civil rights issues in federal courts.

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Biography

Olu K. Orange is the Director of the USC Dornsife Trial Advocacy Program. The Program consists of three components: the USC Mock Trial Team; the POSC 398, “Trial Advocacy: Theory and Practice” class; and the Pro Bono Program supported by the Jack Harding and Mohammad Usman Chaudhry endowed funds.

Orange also founded and serves as the Director of the USC Dornsife Agents of Change: Civil Rights Advocacy Initiative (“AoC”). Created in 2020, AoC is the first undergraduate civil rights clinic in the nation....

Education

  • J.D. Law, Howard University School of Law, 5/1998
  • B.A. Legal Communication, Howard University, 5/1995

  • Other Employment

    • National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA), Faculty, 2007 – 2024
    • Harvard Law School, Faculty Teaching Team, Winter Clinical Trial Advocacy Course, 2006 – 2024

  • Research Specialties

    Research and development of legal methodology and strategy to counter prevalent methods of Constitutional rights infringement by government entities. Litigation of civil rights issues in federal courts.

  • Conference Presentations

    • Enforcing the Right to Confront and Cross Examine in Immigration Cases , American Bar Association’s South Texas Pro Bono Asylum Representation Project (ProBAR)Lecture/Seminar, Jack Harding & Usman Chaudhry Pro Bono Endowments, Invited, Harlingen, TX, 08/2018
    • Handling Gang Evidence in Immigration Cases , American Bar Association’s South Texas Pro Bono Asylum Representation Project (ProBAR)Talk/Oral Presentation, Jack Harding & Usman Chaudhry Pro Bono Endowments, Invited, Harlingen, TX, 05/2018
    • Tipping the Scales with Effective Trial Techniques: Direct and Cross Examination of Expert Witnesses , California Association for Parent-Child AdvocacyLecture/Seminar, Invited, Los Angeles, CA, Fall 2012
    • Using Creative Problem Solving Negotiations to Prepare for Trial (and Lighten your Load) , National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA) Centennial ConferenceTalk/Oral Presentation, Invited, Washington, D.C., Fall 2011
    • Closing Arguments , National Disability Rights Network: Annual ConferenceTalk/Oral Presentation, Invited, Los Angeles, CA, Fall 2010

    Other Presentations

    • The Time for Pure Advocacy: Closing Argument, Inaugural Closing Argument Presentation for NITA Studio 71, Boulder, CO, 2012-2013

  • Journal Article

    • Rogers, K. E., Orange, O. K. ” Agents of Change”–Lessons Learned From the Nation’s First Undergraduate Civil Rights Advocacy Clinic. Experiential Learning & Teaching in Higher Education 4.2 (2021): 67-72. Vol. 4. 2 2021:67-72
    • 2021 Top Lawyer of the Decade – Selected by the editorial staff of the Daily Journal newspaper to be honored with the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of California as a Top Lawyer of the Decade based upon “decade-defining” civil rights legal work., 2021-2022
    • 2015 – 2021 Super Lawyers – Civil Rights/First Amendment: Selected as a Southern California ‘Super Lawyer’ by Thomson Reuters in the Civil Rights and First Amendment category, 2020-2021
    • 2021 California Lawyer Attorney of the Year (CLAY) Award in the Civil Rights category, as featured in California Lawyer magazine, 2020-2021
    • 2018 National Lawyers Guild Annual Award for Excellence in Civil Rights Advocacy, 2018-2019
    • 2017 California Lawyer Attorney of the Year (CLAY) Award in the Civil Rights category, as featured in California Lawyer magazine, 2017-2018
    • 2016 Daily Journal Top 100: Selected by the Editorial Board of the California Daily Journal legal newspaper as one of the Top 100 lawyers in California in the Civil Rights and Entertainment Law categories, 2016-2017
    • 2015 California Lawyer Attorney of the Year (CLAY) Award in the Civil Rights category, as featured in California Lawyer magazine, 2015-2016
    • 2014 National Trial Lawyers Top 100: Selected by the National Trial Lawyers to the “Top 100”, 2014-2015
    • 2013 Super Lawyers – Civil Rights/First Amendment: Selected as a Southern California ‘Super Lawyer’ by Thomson Reuters in the Civil Rights and First Amendment category, 2013-2014
    • 2013 Top Lawyers In California: Selected by American Lawyer Media to “Top Lawyers In California”, 2013-2014
    • CET USC-Mellon Awards for Excellence in Mentoring: Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Students, Spring 2007
    • CET USC-Mellon Certificates of Recognition for Excellence in Mentoring: Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Students, Spring 2005
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