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About USC Gould
USC Gould is a top-ranked law school with a 115-year history and reputation for academic excellence. We are located on the beautiful 228-acre USC University Park Campus, just south of downtown Los Angeles.
- Academics
Academics
Learn about our rigorous and interdisciplinary curriculum, our invaluable experiential learning opportunities, and the breadth and depth of our specialized areas of concentration and certificate offerings.
- Admissions
Admissions
USC Gould helps prepare you for a stellar legal career. You can pursue a JD degree, one of our numerous graduate and international offerings, or an online degree or certificate.
- Student Life
Student Life
Participate in an unparalleled learning experience with diversity of people and thought. Get involved in the law school community and participate in activities that enhance your studies.
- Careers
Careers
We work closely with students, graduates and employers to support successful career goals and outcomes. Our overall placement rate is consistently strong, with 94 percent of our JD class employed within 10 months after graduation.
- Faculty
Faculty
Our faculty is distinguished for its scholarship, as well as for its commitment to teaching. Our 12:1 student-to-faculty ratio creates an intimate and collegial learning environment.
- Alumni and Giving
Alumni and Giving
The global Trojan network of more than 10,000 law alumni and donors include recognized leaders in numerous fields who are deeply committed to supporting student and law school success.
Amy Pellman
- FACULTY DIRECTORY
- LECTURERS IN LAW DIRECTORY
- EXPERTS DIRECTORY
- FACULTY IN THE NEWS
- SCHOLARSHIP AND PUBLICATIONS
- DISTINCTIONS AND AWARDS
- + CENTERS
- CENTER FOR LAW AND PHILOSOPHY (CLP)
- CENTER FOR LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCE (CLASS)
- CENTER FOR LAW, HISTORY AND CULTURE (CLHC)
- CENTER FOR TRANSNATIONAL LAW AND BUSINESS (CTLB)
- INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM INSTITUTE (IRI)
- PACIFIC CENTER FOR HEALTH POLICY AND ETHICS
- SAKS INSTITUTE FOR MENTAL HEALTH LAW, POLICY, AND ETHICS
- WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES
Lecturer in Law
Email: apellman@law.usc.edu699 Exposition Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90089-0074 USA
Last Updated: August 19, 2018
Amy M. Pellman, is a Superior Court Judge for the Los Angeles Superior Court. She was elected a commissioner in 2005 and appointed Judge in 2008. Pellman currently presides over a family law trial court and handles all surrogacy cases in Los Angeles County. Pellman also presided over a specialized court at the Edelman’s Children’s court where she heard dependency cases, case involving the ICWA, adoptions, contested private adoption cases and surrogacy.
Pellman is a featured speaker at numerous conferences and law schools, and was awarded the Adjunct Excellence in Teaching Award by Southwestern Law School. Pellman also has written extensively on legal issues related to children and families
Prior to joining the bench, Pellman was a nationally recognized advocate for children’s rights and received the highly coveted Child Advocacy Law Award from the American Bar Association, a national award that recognizes outstanding work and achievement on behalf of children. Pellman served as the legal director for The Alliance for Children’s Rights, a non-profit legal organization devoted to providing free legal services to children living in poverty. While at the Alliance, Pellman oversaw the legal services for The Alliance, directing impact litigation and individual legal services for children in foster care, children requiring medical assistance, and children with physical, mental and educational disabilities. Prior to joining the Alliance, Pellman served as a senior trial and appellate counsel for Dependency Court Legal Services representing children in foster care.
Pellman received her BA from Mount Holyoke College and law degree from City University of New York School of Law. She was a member of both the New York and California bars and practiced civil litigation in New York and served as a federal clerk for the Second Circuit of New York.
FACULTY IN THE NEWS
Bloomberg BNA
April 18, 2019
Re: Orin Kerr
Orin Kerr discussed a case that asks whether or not suspects have a legal obligation to unlock their smartphones for investigators. "In light of the lower court disagreement, the U.S. Supreme Court is likely to take on this issue in the next few years," said Kerr. "In the meantime, state and lower federal courts are grappling with it."
RECENT SCHOLARSHIP
Jonathan Barnett
February, 2019
"Antitrust Overreach: Undoing Cooperative Standardization in the Digital Economy," Michigan Technology Law Review.
Dorothy S. Lund
February, 2019
“Nonvoting Shares and Efficient Corporate Governance,” Law Faculty Workshop, Pepperdine School of Law, Malibu, CA.
Gregory Keating
February, 2019
Gregory Keating presented and commented on Margaret Gilberts' "Rights And Demands," at the Rights and Demands Conference held by the University of California, Irvine Center for Law and Philosophy.
