Suzette M. Meléndez
Assistant Professor of Law
Director, Children's Rights and Family Law Clinic
College of Law
Syracuse University
Biography:
B.A. from State University of New York at Binghamton
J.D. University of Connecticut School of Law.
Suzette Meléndez recently joined the faculty of the Office of Clinical Legal Education to direct the Children's Rights and Family Law Clinic. Professor Meléndez came to our College of Law as an adjunct teaching a course on domestic violence in the fall 2002 semester. Prior to coming to Syracuse, Professor Meléndez supervised the statewide Domestic Violence Representation Project at Legal Services of New Jersey and served as a staff attorney at Essex Newark Legal Services in the area of family law. She also has worked at the Legal Aid Society in New York City representing clients in the areas of housing and public entitlements.
In addition to her litigation experience, she has engaged in policy work on issues affecting her clientele at various levels including state and county domestic violence working groups, local and state bar associations and judicial committees.