Dr. James Diamond

Biography

James D. Diamond is a Visiting Lecturer at Yale Law School and a Senior Counselor for Indigenous Programs at the Yale Center for Environmental Justice. He holds an S.J.D. from the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, a J.D. from Brooklyn Law School, and a B.A. from the State University of New York at Albany. His teaching focuses on Advanced Federal Indian Law and Nonprofit Organizational Defense. Diamond has a rich background as a legal practitioner, having practiced law for 25 years in Connecticut, with a strong emphasis on criminal law. He served as an Assistant State’s Attorney and has been admitted to practice law in tribal courts in Connecticut, Arizona, and New York. His academic work investigates restorative justice in the aftermath of violent crime, which is also the theme of his doctoral dissertation and upcoming book, 'Bloodbath: Healing Possible Wake Rampage Shootings.' Additionally, Diamond has contributed to the field of criminal law through co-authoring a text titled 'Introduction to Criminal Law: Contemporary Approach' and various articles focused on practice in tribal courts. He is actively involved in academic leadership as the founding Director of the Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program's Tribal Justice Clinic and has served as Dean of Academic Affairs at the National Tribal Trial College.

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