SERAPHIM

A novel of injustice and justice in New Orleans

"From a former New Orleans public defender comes a gritty and thrilling interrogation of crime, violence, and the limits of justice in the chaotic times after Hurricane Katrina…”

I was a public defender in New Orleans for a decade. Then I served as Solicitor General of the State of Connecticut. I litigate and write about the law and justice reform — and I’ve also written a novel. Learn more

I’m a writer and a lawyer

Recent Nonfiction & Other Media

  • What Happened to Traceability?

    My essay on state standing in the Harvard Law Review Forum

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  • Touro Law Podcast

    A podcast discussion about law and fiction with Touro Law School Associate Dean Rodger Citron.

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  • Soft Boiled

    My essay on noir fiction and injustice, in the online journal Inquest.

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  • States Are Trying to Pull a Fast One on the Supreme Court Over Its Mifepristone Ruling

    My latest at Slate: How red states are litigating to try and shut off access to medication abortions for women nationwide.

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