Sarah Sallen

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Director, Litigation Practice Clinic
Assistant Professor of Law

Sarah Sallen
Contact Info:
Campus: Riverfront Campus
Building: George J. Asher Law Clinic Center
Phone: 313-596-9438
Sarah Sallen
Areas of Expertise:
Clinical Legal Education
Litigation
Public Interest Advocacy
Child Welfare Law
Juvenile Law

Degrees

  • J.D. Loyola University Chicago School of Law
  • B.A. Tufts University

Biography

Sallen joined the faculty in 2026, bringing experience in clinical legal education, public interest advocacy, and civil and criminal litigation. 

Her legal practice has focused on serving children, families, and individuals navigating the justice system. She previously worked as a juvenile expungement staff attorney with Legal Aid Chicago, a staff attorney to a Cook County Circuit Court judge, and a staff attorney and education advocate with the Michigan Children’s Law Center. 

Sallen’s scholarship explores access to justice, reentry, trauma-informed legal systems, and the rights of individuals affected by the legal system, with publications examining trauma-informed child welfare, juvenile court sentencing, and legal needs in health care settings. 

She is admitted to practice in Michigan and Illinois, as well as the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern District of Michigan and Northern District of Illinois. 

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    Courses Taught

    Litigation Practice Clinic

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    Selected Publications

    Stigma-Based Credentials: Reentry, Record-Based Exclusion, and the Rights of Permatemps, 63 SAN DIEGO L. REV. (forthcoming 2026).

    Development of a Referral Pathway to Address Health-Harming Legal Needs at a Federally Qualified Health Center, (co-authored with Bulatovic, Marija, & Reising, Virginia), 124 AJN, AM. J. NURS. 54 (2024).

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