Biography

Anjali Prakash is an Assistant Professor of Lawyering Skills in the Legal Writing program at Howard University School of Law.  Prior to joining HUSL, Professor Prakash served as an Adjunct Professor at American University’s Washington College of Law (WCL) in the Legal Rhetoric program, where she was honored to receive the 2022 Adjunct Professor of the Year teaching award. 

Prior to joining WCL, Professor Prakash served as a Visiting Associate Professor at George Washington University Law School teaching in the Fundamentals of Lawyering program. Professor Prakash has also taught at Georgetown University Law Center, where she was a supervising attorney and clinical teaching fellow in the Appellate Litigation Program. 

Prior to entering academia, Professor Prakash practiced special education law in Washington, DC and Maryland for several years, first at a boutique law firm and then in her own solo practice.  She has also spent several years in general litigation practice, including as an associate with Foley Hoag LLP.  She clerked for the Honorable Nathaniel M. Gorton of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts and also for the Honorable Kermit V. Lipez of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.  

Professor Prakash received her J.D. with honors from New York University School of Law, where she served as staff editor on the New York University Law Review. She also received an L.L.M. in Advocacy from Georgetown University Law Center. She graduated with honors with a B.A. in English from the University of Connecticut.