Professor

Colleen

F.

Shanahan

Colleen F. Shanahan is Practice Professor of Law at Penn Carey Law School where she directs the Justice Lab.  She is a nationally recognized clinical teacher and leading expert on state civil courts, using theoretical and empirical approaches to understand the lawyerless courts where millions of people bring their problems each year. Her research spans civil procedure, state and local courts, access to justice, and poverty law.