Legal career Mark Barnes

in 1987 first-year columbia students expressed appreciation of barnes.

in 1988, associate professor of columbia law school, barnes founded aids law clinic. lecturer @ yale medical school, teaches each fall. has been adjunct professor @ number of law schools, including nyu law school, brooklyn law school, cardozo law school, , new york law school. has taught courses in ethics , law of human subject research, healthcare law, public health, managed care law, occupational health , safety, , law , medicine.

aids law clinic

barnes , professor deborah greenberg @ columbia law school founded first legal clinic addressing aids crisis, allow law students represent persons living aids in anti-discrimination cases. program funded in part u.s. department of education , received referrals new york city commission on human rights , state division of human rights. clinical education director @ columbia said of barnes: [he] leader in field, , re lucky have him. s highly knowledgeable, s litigated on precedented discrimination case, , s sensitive aids crisis.

the clinic praised public health officials , students hands-on experience, school did not commit continue it. when did not renew barnes contract, students protested, , issue covered in press. on april 12, 1989, 200 students protested columbia law school s attempts close school s successful , praised aids legal clinic. held sit-in @ law school building demand faculty committee renew barnes s contract year. thought 1 of reasons him not being reappointed lack of support clinic university, said maya wiley, 3l , protest organizer. dean barbara black said school supported clinic, declined why barnes not offered one-year contract. wiley said, in of our conversations powers-that-be @ school, s been clear clinic in jeopardy , there prevailing attitude among powers-that-be opposed clinical approach. student matt levine said: care mark barnes because has run clinic extremely well. core issue continuation of aids clinic.

on april 19, co-founder deborah green announced school keep clinic open. on june 28, 1989, columbia spectator reported barnes reappointed , promoted clinic advisor assistant clinical professor of law faculty. m gratified clinic continue additional semester, challenge law school going continuation of clinic after fall semester, said barnes.