Lora Rupert
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Adjunct Professor of Law, LL.M. Legal Writing Location: University Park
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About Rupert
As First Assistant Public Defender of Centre County, Lora Rupert is second in command and supervises and trains all assistant public defenders while carrying a caseload and representing clients at all stages of the criminal process. She joined the Centre County Public Defenders office in January 2018. Prior to coming to Centre County, Attorney Rupert was an Assistant Public Defender in Lebanon County. Attorney Rupert has spent all of her legal career advocating for the rights of indigent clients and is a Co-professor in the Indigent Criminal Justice Trial clinic, as well as a professor of legal writing and analysis. In her free time, Attorney Rupert enjoys traveling and spending time with her children.
Education
North Carolina Central University School of Law
Lock Haven University (majoring in criminal justice)
Course
LL.M. Legal Analysis, Writing and Research
The American Bar Association has granted conditional approval for Penn State Dickinson Law and Penn State Law to reunify and operate as Penn State University’s single law school under the name Penn State Dickinson Law with locations in Carlisle and University Park. Danielle M. Conway is the dean of the unified Penn State Dickinson Law, which will enroll a unified class in fall 2025.