Nicole Medved

About

The appointment of J. Nicole Medved J.D. ’18 as Professor of the Practice comes after three years serving as a Fellow in the Law School’s Immigration Clinic, two of which as an Immigrant Justice Corps Fellow.

Medved works closely with Clinic students to represent immigrants in Hampton Roads, particularly immigrant survivors of crime, torture, and persecution. She also co-teaches Clinic seminars and manages the Clinic’s online communication and engagement, especially the Clinic’s blog and pro se resources.

Medved has also represented the Clinic at numerous trainings and presentations to community organizations throughout the region and Commonwealth, and spearheads the annual Fourth Circuit Asylum Law Conference. As a Professor of the Practice, Medved will continue her responsibilities in the Immigration Clinic and teach a course on Spanish for Lawyers.

Medved received her B.A. in International Affairs (summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa) from George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs in 2015 and her J.D. from William & Mary in 2018. She received the Benjamin Stoddert Ewell Award for outstanding leadership and public service, as well as the National Association of Women Lawyers Award.

Before returning to the Law School, Medved served as an Immigrant Justice Corps Fellow at Safe Horizon in Brooklyn, N.Y., where she represented survivors of violence, crime, and torture in their immigration proceedings before the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice. She was involved in Safe Horizon’s anti-racism policy initiatives, trained pro bono attorneys for days of service, and drafted a response on behalf of Safe Horizon to sweeping changes to asylum regulations. 

Writing about issues related to U visas and asylum, Medved has been published in the Hastings Race & Poverty Law Journal and the University of Pennsylvania’s Journal of Law and Social Change.