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Paul J. CainPaul J. Cain
Supervising Attorney

B.A., Colorado State University
J.D., Franklin Pierce Law Center

 

 

 

Email: pcain@niu.edu
Phone: (815) 752-8200
Off-Campus Phone: (815) 962-9980

Biography

Paul Cain is the supervising attorney of the Zeke Giorgi Legal Clinic and is currently supervising the Mediation Clinic. For the past five years, he has taught in the clinical programs at the Case Western Reserve University School of Law and the University of Denver College of Law. His clinical teaching experience includes political asylum, federal housing, family law, and criminal defense. In addition, he has been involved with the Innocence Project.

Prior to teaching, he practiced law for 18 years in central Ohio. He began his career as a legal services attorney and subsequently had a general civil and criminal defense practice. His areas of practice included criminal defense, family law, juvenile law, bankruptcy, and administrative law (social security disability, worker compensation, unemployment compensation). He has been actively involved with numerous community and bar association committees throughout his career, including the boards of several legal services organizations.

Publications

  • Doing the ‘Right’ Thing: An Analytical Model Examining the Interplay between Ethical Professional Conduct, Morality, and Justice, 10 T.M. Cooley J. Prac. & Clinical L. 149 (2008).
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  • A First Step Toward Introducing Emotional Intelligence Into The Law School Curriculum: The ‘Emotional Intelligence and the Clinic Student’ Class, 14 Legal Educ. Rev. 1 (2004).
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