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. Now I’m Solicitor General for 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
Book Events
September 22 in New Haven
Reading, Signing, and Conversation
9/22
10:30 am — 12 pm
Congregation Beth El Keser Israel
In conversation with Martha Stone, Executive Director of the Center for Children’s Advocacy
September 25 — VIRTUAL
Panel conversation with authors Rachel Gordan and Raphael Rosen
9/25
7 pm
October 9 in Baton Rouge
Conversation and Reading
10/9
12:30 pm
LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Room 214
October 14 in New York City
Reading and Signing
10/14
6 pm
New York University Law School
D’Agostino Hall, 110 W. 3rd Street
In conjunction with NYU Law’s Center on Race, Inequality, and the Law
October 26 in Nashville
Reading and Panel Discussion
10/26
11 am
Tennessee State Library and Archives
1001 Rep. John Lewis Way N, Nashville, TN 37219
@ the Southern Festival of Books
October 29 in Nashville
Reading and Conversation
10/29
12 pm
Vanderbilt Law School
131 21st Ave S, Nashville, TN 37203
In conjunction with the George Barrett Social Justice Program
October 8 in New Orleans
Conversation with retired Judge Calvin Johnson
10/8
6 pm
Courtyard by Marriott, 124 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans
Presented by the Foundation for Louisiana
November 6 in Boston
Reading, Signing, and Conversation
11/6
6 pm
More than Words Bookstore
242 E Berkeley St, Boston, MA 02118
In conjunction with the Youth Advocacy Foundation
Recent Nonfiction
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What Happened to Traceability?
My essay on state standing in the Harvard Law Review Forum
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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.
