Abi Hassen - www.abihassen.com - abi@abihassen.com


EDUCATION

Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain

M.A., Political Philosophy

New York University School Of Law, New York, NY

J.D.

The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA

B.S., Emphasis: Computer Science

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

Penn State Dickinson Law

Visiting Assistant Professor of Law

Courses: Professional Responsibility; Law in Emergency; Advocacy I (Trial Advocacy); Legal Writing

Adjunct Professor of Law,

Course: Race, Law, and Technology: Theoretical Perspectives, Practical Interventions

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

O’Neill And Hassen, Brooklyn, NY

Partner, 2015 – Present

Criminal law practice with expertise integrating technology into the practice of indigent criminal defense (CJA). Represented clients in all aspects of federal criminal defense. Extensive experience managing, organizing, and litigating digital discovery. Second chair on two federal criminal trials including 6-week, complex, multi-defendant fraud/conspiracy case.

Black Movement-Law Project, Multiple locations

Co-Founder, 2015 – 2019

Non-profit devoted to rapid response and helping build local, self-sustaining, legal support infrastructure. Worked closely with activists in Baltimore, Ferguson, Louisville, Cleveland, and other cities experiencing uprisings. Conducted innumerable Know Your Rights and digital security training sessions. Created and implemented a multi-location digital security educational program for lawyers and activists in cooperation with Electronic Frontier Foundation. Member, Movement for Black Lives Action Table.

National Lawyers Guild, New York, NY

Mass Defense Coordinator, 2011–2015

Dedicated to NLG’s efforts to provide legal support for activists involved in mass protest actions from the pre-planning of Occupy Wall Street through the uprisings in Ferguson. Founding organizer of NLG NYC Muslim Defense Project in response to NYPD spying. Organized legal teams, jail support systems, and temporary law offices for 2012 RNC and DNC. Provided support for protest-related civil litigation. Ran hacker/activist emergency hotline.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE.

Yale Unions, UNITE HERE, New Haven, CT

Organizer

Managed local electoral campaigns. Worker organizer on new organizing campaigns and contract enforcement. Led union members on multi-month voter registration and felon rights restoration drive in central Virginia.

ARTICLES, CLE, AND OTHER PRESENTATIONS

BAR ADMISSIONS

New York, New Jersey