Clinical Programs Advocate for Immigrants and Refugees Our in-house Federal Litigation and Appeals Clinic enables students to gain firsthand experience by representing clients in immigration matters before federal courts and administrative agencies. With guidance and supervision from the clinic director, students appear in immigration court, handle appeals in the federal circuit courts and before administrative appeals boards and represent clients in asylum proceedings and other immigration matters. Learn More Improve the West Philadelphia Community The Andy and Gwen Stern Community Lawyering Clinic allows students to help Drexel’s neighbors in the Mantua and Powelton Village communities address problems they face with employment, housing, mass incarceration and other legal issues. Learn More Represent Philly’s Entrepreneurs Our semester-long Entrepreneurial Law Clinic gives students opportunities to work with entrepreneurs in the Philadelphia area who need legal advice for getting their ventures off the ground. Teams of students receive guidance from mentors from some of Philadelphia’s top firms who serve as an advisory board to the clinic. Learn More Help Needy Families and Domestic Violence Survivors The Civil Litigation Field Clinic, which operates in tandem with the Family Law Unit of Philadelphia Legal Assistance, allows students to engage in a broad array of activities, including representing survivors of family violence in protection from abuse and custody matters. Students handle a case from the initial intake through representation and will act as the clients lead counsel. Learn More Provide Criminal Defense for Indigent Individuals The Criminal Litigation Field Clinic, which operates in partnership with the Defender Association of Philadelphia, allows students opportunities to represent clients in preliminary hearings on felonies and to argue legal motions and try misdemeanor cases in court. Learn More
Richard H. Frankel Associate Dean of Experiential Learning Programs Professor Frankel has extensive experience both as an appellate advocate and as a clinical teacher. He served as a teaching fellow and supervising attorney for the Georgetown University Law Center's Appellate Litigation Program. Previously, he was the Goldberg-Deitzler Fellow for Trial Lawyers for Public Justice in Washington, D.C. Contact Phone: 215.571.4807 Email: richard.h.frankel@drexel.edu Full Bio