Nicole Godfrey

Nicole Godfrey

Assistant Professor of Law

  • Faculty
  • Sturm College of Law
  • Civil Rights Clinic
  • Constitutional Rights & Remedies Program
  • Rocky Mountain Collective on Race, Place & Law

Specialization(s)

Civil Rights Clinic, Clinical Program

Professional Biography

Nicole B. Godfrey received her J.D. from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, her B.A. cum laude from Boston University College of Arts & Sciences, her M.A. from the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver, and an LL.M. in Clinical Legal Education from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. Prior to joining academia, Professor Godfrey worked at several small civil rights firms and non-profit organizations, including Prisoners’ Legal Services of New York. From 2015-2022, Professor Godfrey supervised and taught students in DU’s Civil Rights Clinic as a clinical teaching fellow and Visiting Assistant Professor. Prior to returning to DU in 2024, Professor Godfrey directed the Housing Justice Clinic at Michigan State University College of Law.

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Degree(s)

  • LLM, Clinical Legal Education, University of Denver Sturm College of Law, 2018
  • MA, International Human Rights, Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver, 2013
  • JD, University of Denver Sturm College of Law, 2009
  • BA, International Relations, Boston University College of Arts & Sciences, 2004

Licensure / Accreditations

  • Admission to practice law (United States Supreme Court)
  • Admission to practice law (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second, Fourth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Circuits)
  • Admission to practice law (D. Colo., E.D. Mich., W.D. Mich., W.D. Okla. E.D. Tex.)
  • Law license (CO)
  • Law license (MI)
  • Law license (NY)

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