Professor Dr. Feridun Yenisey (born September 17, 1944) studied Law at the University of Istanbul (1965–1970) and worked as an assistant specializing in criminal procedure law from 1971 to 1990 at the Faculty of Law at Istanbul University. He received his Ph.D., with a thesis on “Appeals in Criminal Law,” in 1978. In 1990, Professor Yenisey became Professor at Marmara University in the Faculty of Law and stayed there until September 2001. In May 2002, he received a call from Bahçeşehir University School of Law, where he is serving as Professor of criminal law and criminal procedure. Professor Yenisey was the Founder of the Institute for Global Understanding of the Rule of Law (IGUL) at Bahçeşehir University (2002-2021) and has been the Dean of the Faculty of Mass Media of Marmara University (1991–1993) and Dean of Bahçeşehir University School of Law (2009). He has established the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law and Bahçeşehir University Joint Research Group on European Criminal Law at Bahçeşehir University. He was the Director of this Research Group. He conducted research in Austria and in Germany and taught courses on comparative criminal law in the USA (Syracuse University, College of Law; South Texas College of Law; William Mitchell College of Law; Kansas University School of Law; Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School; Georgia State University School of Law). Currently, he is teaching “Comparative Law in Contemporary Perspectives” course at Bahçeşehir Cyprus University, School of Law. He is member of Board of Trustee of Bahçeşehir University and Founding President of the Professional Advanced Legal Studies Global (PALS Global).

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Judge Matthew W. Williams joined the King County Superior Court bench on January 9, 2017. Prior to being elected to the Superior Court, Judge Williams served six years as a District Court Judge in King County, Washington. He began his legal career with the Attorneys General of Nebraska, Iowa, and Washington State where he handled death penalty and criminal appeals matters as well as complex commercial and tax litigation. Subsequently, he supervised Federal drug, weapons, and aviation enforcement. He served as a Supervising Assistant City Attorney for the City of Seattle's major litigation unit and as the Managing Attorney of a large law office based in Tacoma, Washington. He also served as a General Manager with a national insurance carrier where he implemented best practices and data driven decision making. He has served as a Special Disciplinary Counsel for the Washington State Bar Association and is a former Trustee of the Washington Defense Trial Lawyers.

Since 1991 he has taught trial advocacy and served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Seattle University School of Law. He served as the Director of the National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA) Trial and Deposition Programs and has served many terms as faculty team leader at Emory Law School's renowned Kessler-Eidson Trial Techniques Program. Judge Williams has trained judges, prosecutors, advocates, & law enforcement personnel though out the United States. Almost all of his time off the bench is devoted to Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Initiatives in pre/post conflict nations and emerging democracies around the world. He has led such initiatives in Central Asia, South America, Africa, the Middle East, and within the former Soviet Republics.

Judge Williams received a BS in Economics from the University of Nebraska (1980), and a JD from the University of Nebraska School of Law (1983).

Judge Williams holds the rank of Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do and has served as a martial arts and personal defense instructor. He is a pilot and has logged over a thousand hours of pilot-in-command hours throughout the United States. Judge Williams is married with two adult daughters.

Prof. John Sonsteng, a distinguished legal professional, currently serves as the Director of the Center for Law and Business. With a solid educational foundation, Prof. Sonsteng earned a B.A. in 1964 and a J.D. in 1967 from the University of Minnesota.
Having joined the faculty of Mitchell Hamline School of Law, Prof. Sonsteng has been instrumental in shaping the minds of aspiring legal practitioners as a professor of law. Prior to this, Prof. Sonsteng held various prominent positions at William Mitchell College of Law, including professor of law from 1982-2015, associate dean from 1989 to 1990, associate professor of law from 1981 to 1982, and assistant professor of law from 1979 to 1981.
Prof. Sonsteng's passion for teaching and legal education extends beyond national borders. From 1993 to 1996, Prof. Sonsteng served as the City Solicitors Education Trust Visiting Professor in Litigation Advocacy at Nottingham Law School in England, imparting invaluable knowledge and expertise to students in an international setting.
In addition to a distinguished academic career, Prof. Sonsteng has contributed significantly to the legal profession through public service. Notably, Prof. Sonsteng served as the County Attorney for Dakota County, Minnesota, from 1973 to 1979, following a role as Assistant County Attorney from 1969 to 1973. Further demonstrating dedication to public service, Prof. Sonsteng served as an Assistant Hennepin County attorney in Minnesota from 1967 to 1969.

Stephen Mazza joined the KU Law faculty in 1998 and was named dean in April 2011. An honors graduate of the University of Alabama School of Law, he received his LL.M. from New York University School of Law, where he was managing editor of the Tax Law Review. After practicing in the tax section of a large Atlanta law firm, he returned to NYU as an acting assistant professor teaching in the LL.M. tax program. Mazza has expanded the number of tax offerings at KU, teaching separate courses in Taxation of Mergers and Acquisitions, Tax Procedure and Tax Policy. He also coordinates the law school's tax certificate program and VITA program. Mazza is an active member of the tax section of the Kansas Bar Association and a frequent speaker on tax issues.

At. Prof. Dr. Köksal Bayraktar was born in Bandırma in 1941. He graduated from Galatasaray High School in 1961. He graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Law in 1965 and became an assistant in criminal law, doctor in 1971, associate professor in 1975 and professor in 1981.



Dr. Bayraktar joined the faculty of Galatasaray University Faculty of Law in 1999. He served as the Dean of the same Faculty between 2005 and 2007. After his retirement in 2008, he worked as a faculty member at Yeditepe University Faculty of Law for a while.



Dr. Bayraktar has served as the Secretary General and President of the Turkish Criminal Law Association, as well as the Scientific Board of the International Criminal Law Association. He is also the 2nd President of the Galatasaray Education Foundation.



Dr. Bayraktar has authored many books and scientific studies in his academic life. "Physician's Criminal Responsibility for Treatment", "Incitement to Commit a Crime", "Political Crime", "Legal Problems and Solutions to the Problems of Birth Control", "Bibliography of Turkish Law", "Jurisprudence Collection", "Rule of Law" are some of the works written directly or jointly by Dr. Bayraktar.

Dr. Bayraktar was a member of the editorial staff of the journal "Güncel Hukuk", which was among the legal publications in our country for eleven years, and served as the editorial director of this journal.

Attorney Besler is a graduate from Istanbul University Faculty of Law in 1967; freelance lawyer registered to Istanbul Bar Association; Vice President of the Union of Turkish Bar Associations (2009-2013); member of the Board of Directors and Secretary General of Istanbul Bar Association (1983-1989); president of Istanbul Bar Association Internship Training Center; president of the Union of Turkish Bar Associations Training Center; She is also acting lecturer at Kadir Has University Faculty of Law and Vocational School of Justice, International Cyprus University Faculty of Law and Vocational School of Justice on Attorneyship Law, Judicial Organization, Attorneyship and Notary Legislation; Membership in the Board of Divan of Atatürkist Thought Association, Turkish Criminal Law Association,m Turkish Women Lawyers Association, Association for Supporting Contemporary Life, Turkish Law Association, Headquarters of Association for the Protection of Womens Rights.

Born on 8.10.1943 in Burdur, he graduated from Burdur High School in 1963 and Istanbul University Faculty of Law in 1968. In 1980, he completed his master's degree at Ankara University Faculty of Law. After completing his military service as a reserve officer, he was appointed as a military judge in 1970 and joined the Turkish Armed Forces with the rank of lieutenant. Following his internship as a judge, he started to work as an Assistant Military Prosecutor at Adapazarı 2nd Infantry Division Command Military Prosecutor's Office and served as Assistant Military Prosecutor and Military Prosecutor in different units. In 1988, Demirağ was promoted to lieutenant colonel and was elected as a member of the Military Court of Cassation in the same year. On 8.12.1988, he began serving as a member of the 4th Chamber and continued to serve as a member of the 3rd Chamber from 1993 until 30.8.1999, when he was promoted to brigadier general and appointed as the chief prosecutor. Between 30.8.1999 and 30.8.2000, he served as the Chief Prosecutor of the Military Court of Cassation and was appointed as the President of the Military Court of Cassation on 31.8.2000. Having served as President of the Court of Military Appeals for three years, Demirağ retired on 1.9.2003. Fahrettin Demirağ is the author of the books titled "All Changes and Justifications in the Military Criminal Code", "Military Criminal and Military Criminal Legislation", "Turkish Criminal Code and Law on Misdemeanors" and articles on the problems of notification in criminal proceedings and the right to a fair trial and the arrangements that need to be made in order to realize this right in the military judiciary. He is married with two children.

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Born on May 15, 1947 in Silifke, Durmuş Tezcan graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Law in 169. Tezcan started his doctorate studies at Istanbul University between 1969-1970, and in 1971 he won the foreign doctorate exam of the Ministry of Justice and went to Brussels University Faculty of Law. He completed his doctorate on May 25, 1976 under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Robert Legros, the First President of the Belgian Supreme Court, and was unanimously awarded the title of Specialist Doctor of International Criminal Law.

Tezcan received his Assistant Professor title in 1982, Associate Professor title on October 8, 1984 at Ankara University Faculty of Political Sciences and Professor title in 1990 at Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Law.

Prof. Dr. Durmuş Tezcan worked as a consultant at the General Directorate of Criminal Affairs of the Ministry of Justice between 1976-1980, as the Deputy Dean of Dokuz Eylül University (DEÜ) Faculty of Law between 1986 and 1991, as the Head of the Department of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedural Law and Administrative Law at DEÜHF between 1986-1998, as the Head of the Department of Public Law at DEÜHF between 1991-2004, and as the Director of the Vocational School of Justice at DEÜ Faculty of Law between 2003-2004.

Phyllis Cox received her B.A. from Harvard University, an M.A. in International Relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, and her J.D. from University of Denver, Sturm College of Law, Denver, Colorado. She has over 35 years of experience working in the United States and overseas, first in the practice of law in the state of Colorado, USA, with an emphasis on civil and commercial matters, as well as a significant component of family law matters. Her practice included both litigation in state and federal courts and transactional work. Since 1996 she has worked overseas in international development and has also taught law in universities in Turkey and Cambodia. Her international development experience has focused on advancing rule of law, legal and judicial reform, human rights, access to justice and legal aid, anti-corruption, and strengthening civil society, as well as on institutional development and capacity building. She has worked in a broad range of countries and contexts, including, without limitation, Cambodia, Haiti, Guyana, Liberia, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, the Philippines, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire and Libya. She obtained her TEFL Certificate at Via Lingua, Istanbul, later returning to Istanbul to teach at BAU during the academic year 2013-2014. Since then she has returned to hold Legal English classes and to speak on various subjects, including on the admissibility of illegally obtained evidence in criminal proceedings in courts in the US throughout the country’s history. She now serves as International Relations Coordinator with the Institute for Global Understanding of Rule of Law (IGUL) which is part of the Bahcesehir University in Istanbul, Turkey. She continues to offer online programs on Advanced Legal English and on lawyering and legal skills-building and to encourage a transnational perspective in legal education, lawyering and legal services delivery.

At. Rifat Çulha is a graduate of Istanbul University, Faculty of Law and Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Business Administration. He served as President of Edirne Bar Association and Member of the Executive Board of the Union of Turkish Bar Associations Training Center. He taught law at Trakya University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences and Vocational School for more than fifteen years. He is one of the permanent trainers of Bahçeşehir University Faculty of Law Global Law Programs Directorate (IGUL) and one of the founders and trainers of Professional Advanced Legal Studies (PALS).

Steve practices as a trial lawyer in Seattle, Washington, USA, at the firm Fury Duarte, PS.
He is one of the founders of Justice Advocacy Africa (JAA), a US non-profit that has since 2003 presented scores of trial advocacy training programs in Uganda, Kenya, Malawi, and Botswana training hundreds of advocates in each country. He has also taught at trial advocacy programs with the General Counsel of the Bar of South Africa. In addition, Steve has presented at many continuing legal education seminars for attorneys, has taught trial advocacy with National Institute for Trial Advocacy, at the University of Washington and Emory schools of law, and in China. He is on the faculty of the Trial Lawyers College. Steve has been selected for “The Best Lawyers in America” since 1995 and Washington State's Super Lawyers since 2003. In 2012, the Washington State Association for Justice presented its Pillar of Justice award to Steve for the work of JAA in Africa. Steve received his B.A. degree from Stanford University in 1974 and his law degree from Harvard Law School in 1979. Before beginning his practice, he clerked for the Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Steve grew up as the son of a logger outside a small town in Washington State.

Vehbi Kahveci graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Law in 1982 and founded Kahveci Law Office in 1983. He completed his master's and doctoral studies in criminal law at Istanbul University. Vehbi Kahveci has published many articles and has served as chairman and director in many organizations. Mr. Kahveci, who is also the Chairman of the Intellectual and Industrial Rights Commission of the Istanbul Bar Association, is the founder of the Intellectual and Industrial Rights Law Association.

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Mustafa Kaplan was born in Antakya on May 16, 1968. After the first grade of primary school, his family brought him to Cologne, Germany. There he attended primary school, middle school and business high school.

Kaplan studied law with a focus on criminal law and criminology at the University of Cologne. Since 1999 he has been working as a lawyer. In 2006, the Cologne Bar Association awarded him the title of "Specialist Lawyer in Criminal Law".

Mustafa Kaplan is also a book author. His book "Defending the Bad Guys" was published in Germany in July 2022.

He is a member of the German Lawyers' Association (DAV), the Cologne Lawyers' Association (KAV), the North Rhine-Westphalia Criminal Defense Association and the Supporting Association of the Institute for Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law at the University of Cologne (ISS).

Naim Karakaya graduated from Marmara University Faculty of Law in 1995 and served as a lecturer at Marmara University Department of Criminal and Criminal Procedural Law between 1998 and 2008. Karakaya has a master's thesis on Confiscation in Turkish Criminal Law and a doctoral thesis on Legitimate Defense in Turkish Criminal Law. He established Karakaya Law Firm in 2009 in order to share his consulting experience and academic knowledge with more people and institutions, and has successfully represented his clients in many cases in the field of criminal law in Turkey, which has attracted intense public interest in recent years. Naim Karakaya, who stands out as an educator as well as a lawyer, participates as a speaker in seminars and conferences organized by many bar associations and provides training in the fields of criminal law and criminal procedure, human rights law, law enforcement law and juvenile law. Karakaya also teaches Applied Criminal Law at Bahçeşehir University. Karakaya has published extensively on criminal law, criminal procedure law, administrative law and human rights and speaks English.

İstanbul doğumludur. Hukuk eğitimini Galatasaray Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi’nde dereceyle tamamlamıştır. Doktora yeterliliğini 2022 yılında tamamlamış ve tez aşamasına Galatasaray Üniversitesi Kamu Hukuku Doktora bölümünde devam etmektedir.



Lisans eğitimini tamamladıktan sonra Fransa'da Avrupa Konseyi bünyesinde Yolsuzluğa Karşı Devletler Grubunda (GRECO) görev yapmış ve Avrupa Konseyi'ne üye devletlerde hakim ve savcı bağımsızlığı üzerine çalışmıştır.



Akabinde Fransız Hükümeti bursuna hak kazanarak (Bourse D'excellence Eiffel), yüksek lisans eğitimini Strazburg Robert Schuman Üniversitesi'nde İnsan Hakları alanında tamamlamıştır. Tezini Prof. Dr. Patrick Wachsmann ile "Avrupa İnsan Hakları Mahkemesi (AİHM) İçtihadı Işığında Cezaevlerinde Sağlığa Erişim Hakkı" üzerine yazmış ve Türkiye'de denklik almıştır.



Yüksek lisans eğitiminin ardından ceza hukuku alanında avukatlık mesleğini icra etmeye devam etmiş ve bu alanda tecrübe kazanmıştır.



2012 - 2016 yılları arasında Avrupa İnsan Hakları Mahkemesi'nde (AİHM) raportör hukukçu olarak görev yapmıştır.



2017 yılından beri Uluslararası Ceza Mahkemesi'nin (UCM) kayıtlı avukat listesinde yer almaktadır.



Akademik olarak, yarı zamanlı misafir öğretim elemanı olarak İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Adalet Meslek Yüksek Okulu'nda Ceza ve Ceza Muhakemesi Hukuku ve Kadir Has Üniversitesi Kamu Hukuku Yüksek Lisans Programı kapsamında İnsan Hakları Hukuku dersi vermektedir.



2018-2022 yılları arasında İstanbul Barosu İnsan Hakları Merkezi Başkanlığı görevini üstlenmiştir.



İstanbul Barosu Staj Eğitim Merkezinde de Ceza Muhakemesi Hukuku, Anayasa Mahkemesi ve Avrupa İnsan Hakları Mahkemesine Bireysel Başvuru eğitimi vermektedir.

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Diğer taraftan,Avrupa Konseyi ve Birleşmiş Milletler destekli ortak projelerde ulusal uzman olarak görev almakta, İfade Özgürlüğü, Terörle Mücadele Kapsamında İfade Özgürlüğünün Korunması, Terörizmin Finansmanı, Kişilik Haklarının Korunması, Kişi özgürlüğü ve güvenliğinin Korunması, İşkence Yasağı ile Mülteci Hukuku konularında uzman hukukçu olarak tebliğ ve uzmanlaşmış eğitim vermektedir. ​​

Dean and faculty member of Istanbul Medipol University Faculty of Law.
Prof. Dr. Ayse Nuhoglu graduated from Marmara University Faculty of Law. She completed her masters and doctorate degrees at Marmara University.
She completed his law degree at Bahgesehir University Faculty of Law. Between 2009-2020, she served as the Dean and faculty member of Bahçeşehir University Faculty of Law.

Dr. Salih Oktar obtained his Bachelor’s (1984) and Master’s degrees (Master’s thesis: Bribery Offences, 1987) from the Istanbul University Faculty of Law, where he also held the position of Teaching Assistant in the Department of Criminal Law during his master’s and Ph. D. studies. After his initial academic and teaching career of over 10 years, he co-founded the Oktar&Oktar law firm with Av. Ayla Bilgiç Oktar. There he represented numerous prominent clients, both private and corporate, in a variety of law fields. During this time, he also provided training to intern lawyers at the Intern Training Centers of the Istanbul Bar Association and the Turkish Union of Bar Associations. After gathering considerable experience in the field, he completed his Ph. D. at the Kültür University in 2014 with a dissertation entitled “Abortion and Miscarriage in Turkish Criminal Law”. Since then, he taught courses on Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure Law and Advocacy Law in Kültür und Yakındoğu Universities. His fields of interest span a wide variety of subjects, including but not limited to Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure Law, Customs Law, Commercial and Corporate Law, as well as Trademark Law. He is a prolific translator of contemporary German criminal law literature and the author of several monographies, articles and legislation collections in the mentioned fields. He is currently serving as Faculty Member at Bahçeşehir University School of Law and teaching Criminal Procedure Law and doing practical studies related to Criminal Procedure Lawwww.

Rick Petry currently serves as assistant director of career and professional development. Rick leads Mitchell Hamline’s initiative to have as many students as possible complete a Legal Residency—a semester working full time at a firm, business, courthouse, or other legal setting prior to graduation. In addition to be an assistant director of career and professional development, Rick also serves as an adjunct professor teaching torts and advance litigation skills. Rick is also an author and expert in human performance excellence, leadership development, and helping organizations develop high performing cultures. Rick joined Mitchell Hamline after representing individuals and companies for nearly 20 years in criminal defense, personal injury, commercial litigation, and real estate matters as a trial attorneyyyyyyyyy.

Margaret Phillips, J.D., Associate Professor, Director of Paralegal Studies, has been named co-chair of the New York State Bar Association Task Force on Paralegals, a state-wide committee that will be examining the evolving role of paralegals in today's legal practice, including an update of ethical guidelines, the issue of limited licensure, and access to justice issues.

SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE
Experienced and accomplished Trial Judge with a distinguished career marked by a commitment to upholding the highest standards of justice, ethics, and fairness. Earned a reputation for fostering a respectful and efficient courtroom environment while ensuring the rights of all parties are upheld. Passionate for writing and independent projects that extend beyond the scope of a typical caseload. Possess a penchant for reimagining perspectives and devising innovative solutions through meticulous research. Excel in enhancing existing systems through thoughtful analysis.
Core Competencies
Legal Expertise | Trial Management | Legal Proceedings & Rulings | Public Defense
Litigation | Prosecution | Respect for Diversity | Adaptability | Research Abilities
Computer Skills | Time Management | Decision-Making | Empathy and Compassion
Team Collaboration | Emotional Intelligence | Strategic Communication
Continuous Process Improvement | Impartial Case Management
Accomplishments
• Currently serving a four-year term within the medical domain as a public member, leveraging extensive decades-long experience as a judge specializing in addressing disciplinary measures against chiropractors potentially posing risks to public well-being. – Chiropractic Quality Assurance Commission
• Successfully fulfilled responsibilities during the current term and is eligible and well-prepared for a potential reappointment to a second term. – Chiropractic Quality Assurance Commission
• Spearheaded the Court’s strategic response to the Covid-19 crisis and authored the comprehensive Pandemic Emergency Bench Book and coup for the state, published by the Administrator of the Courts in 2005, 2017, and updated in June 2021. Oversaw a team of writers and ensured consistent alignment with evolving legal frameworks from SARS, H1N1, and through the Covid-19 pandemic. – King County Superior Court
• Managed and directed assignment of all civil cases (in excess of 66,000) with a primary emphasis on strategic allocation of judges and commissioners. – King County Superior Court
Professional Experience
CHIROPRACTIC QUALITY ASSURANCE COMMISSION, Seattle, WA June 2021 - Present
PUBLIC MEMBER
• Appointed by the Governor to preside over a 4-year term, focusing on disciplinary matters within the Chiropractic profession, ensuring public welfare and safety.
• Proficiently evaluated distribution of funds and contributed to the promotion of prudent resource oversight, serving as an essential member of the budget committee.
• Dedicated to maintaining up-to-date familiarity with the most recent progressions and patterns in the realm of chiropractic practices through consistent participation in nationally accredited Chiropractic conferences.
KING COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT, Seattle, WA 2000 - 2021
SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE
Proficiently presided over felony trials spanning arraignment through sentencing, assumed key roles as Assistant Chief Criminal Judge and Chief Civil Judge. Operated within various courthouse assignments throughout King County, adeptly navigating roles in Juvenile, Unified Family Court, Involuntary Treatment Court (civil commitments) at Harborview Hall, and efficiently handled both Civil and Criminal rotations.
• Chaired various significant committees including those dedicated to establishing Best Practices for the State of Washington, oversaw the operations of Maleng Regional Justice Center’s Childcare Center, chairing the Civil Commitment Committee, and responsible for editing the civil commitment bench book, and leading the Volunteer Committee aiding families via Court Appointed Special Advocates for child placement (CASA).
• Provided invaluable support to the criminal division as Assistant Chief responsible for setting bail, remanding criminal defendants into custody, setting trial dates, granting continuances, hearing sex offender registration cases, and trying complex criminal matters. (2016-17)
• Served as Chief of the Civil Division contributing to the operational success of streamlining case resolutions and allocation of judicial resources.
• Effectively managed a regular case load of both civil and criminal cases.
• Demonstrated expertise in setting trial dates, ensured efficient case flow, and managed the complexities of release, bonds, and bails.

LAW OFFICES OF JULIE SPECTOR, Seattle, WA 1996 - 2000
SOLE PRACTITIONER
• Worked as a solo practitioner specializing in criminal defense cases within the Superior Court system.
• Focused on complex legal issues such as sex offenses and mental health cases.
• Successfully represented individuals found not guilty by reason of insanity, filed and argued for tax appeals, and advocated for clients seeking VA benefits.

Professional career includes additional experience as:
• King County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney - served in the Civil Division focused on land use and environmental law.
• King County Public Defender - served in the Misdemeanor and Felony divisions, Sexually Violent Predator division, and was the supervisor of the Civil Commitment Division.
• Associate attorney at Carney Badley Smith & Spellman - handled all asbestos litigation and insurance defense cases.
Education
Juris Doctor, Seattle University School of Law
A.B., Double Major in Government/Legal Studies and Russian, Bowdoin College (Brunswick, ME)
Professional Organizations
Licensed Attorney, Washington State Bar Association
Retired Judges Association Member, The Administrator of the Courts

Dr Bharti Yadav has been a faculty at National Law University Delhi since 2012. She did her B.A. LL.B. from Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak and LL.M. in criminal law from Rajasthan University, Rajasthan. She did her Ph.D. on “Comprehensiveness and Adequacy of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987-An empirical study of Rajasthan and Haryana” from University of Rajasthan. She has also qualified NET. Her areas of interest and specialisation are Criminal Law, Research Methodology, Legal Aid and Clinical Legal Education. She has organised many international and national workshops and conferences on criminal law and clinical legal education at National Law University Delhi. She has also presented papers on various aspects of criminal law and access to justice in national and international conferences. Her research papers are published in many journals and books. She has also supervised a number of LL.M. students for their dissertations. She has been involved in administrative reforms initiatives at prisons by conducting various empirical researches. She has collaborated with Delhi Legal Services Authorities in various Legal Aid initiatives. She has been a resource person at Haryana Institute of Public Administration in various training programs for HCS officers and law officers of Haryana. She has also been a resource person in many workshops and training programs organised by NLUD. Since 2015, she has been continuously appointed as an external member of complaint committee against sexual harassment at workplace of NABCONS and NABARD. She has contributed in e-pathshala and MOOCS Programme of UGC by writing modules on various aspects of access to justice and coordinating the courses. She has also been a resource person for live legal awareness program on Gyan Darshan TV channel. She has offered seminar courses at University of Wurzburg, Wurzburg, Germany in the year 2016 & 2017. She was invited by Justice Academy, Ankara, Turkey for addressing Judges and advocates on art of cross examination in the year 2017. She has presided sessions on promoting justice education in international conference of The Global Alliance of Justice Education at Turkey in the year 2015 and Mexico in the year 2017.

He worked as a coordinator at Bahçeşehir University Faculty of Law Global Law Programs Directorate (Institute for Global Understanding of the Rule of Law). He took part in the planning, execution, completion and reporting of all national and international studies organized by the unit she was responsible for. He also worked with the project teams of scientific projects carried out by international organizations such as the United Nations and the Council of Europe.

ÖZGEÇMİŞ


1. Adı Soyadı : Deniz DEMİREL ERTEM

2. Doğum Yeri : İstanbul

2. Doğum Tarihi : 31.03.1983
3. Görevi : Uzman Kütüphaneci / Ödünç verme hizmetleri, Kataloglama, Süreli Yayınlar ve ILL Servisi, Satın Alma.
4. Öğrenim Durumu:

Derece Alan Üniversite Yıl
Lisans Bilgi ve Belge Yönetimi İstanbul Üniversitesi 2001-2005
Lisans (Çiftanadal) Coğrafya İstanbul Üniversitesi 2003-2006
Önlisans Sosyal Medya Yöneticiliği AÖF 2021-

5. Yabancı Dili : İngilizce (Pre-intermediate).

6. Bilgisayar ve Mesleki Bilgileri :

• Yordam (Kataloglama programı)
• İskenderiye (Kataloglama programı)
• Dewey ve LC kataloglama-sınıflama sistemleri
• MS Office yazılımları (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
• Kütüphanecilik alanıyla ilgili temel ve yardımcı yazılımlar
• Ödünç verme-iade hizmetleri ile ilgili işlemler
• Sosyal Medya Platformları

7. Ödülleri :
• 2002-2003 TEV Yükseköğrenim Üstün Başarı Ödülü
• 2003-2004 TEV Yükseköğrenim Üstün Başarı Ödülü
• 2004-2005 TEV Yükseköğrenim Üstün Başarı Ödülü
• 27.03.2006 T.C. Kültür Bakanlığı tarafından Tebrik Plaketi (Bölüm birinciliğiyle mezuniyet nedeniyle)
• 2021 Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi hizmet başarı plaketi




8. Mesleki Sertifikaları / Belgeleri :
• 26 - 27 Mart 2002 Uluslararası Yaratıcı Kütüphane Hizmetlerini Geliştirmeyle İlgili Avrupa Topluluğu Girişimleri Kongresi Katılım Belgesi
• 2004 - 2005 İstanbul Üniversitesi Öğrenci Kültür Merkezi Yabancı Dil Sertifika Programı

• 19 - 21 Eylül 2005 Uluslararası Kütüphaneler ve Toplum Bilincinin Geliştirilmesi Konferansı Katılım Belgesi
• 29 - 30 Eylül 2005 Ulusal Coğrafya Kongresi Katılım Belgesi
• 23-25 Mayıs 2011 TÜBİTAK-EKUAL Katılım Belgesi

9. İş Deneyimi :

Yıl Kurum Birim Görev
2005 -2019

Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi Kütüphane ve Dok.D.Bşk.lığı
Uzman Kütüphaneci

2019- Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dekanlığı Uzman Kütüphaneci

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In July 2021, she obtained her Bachelor's degree in law from Bahçeşehir Cyprus University Faculty of Law (LLB). Following her undergraduate studies, she completed her Master's degree (LLM) in International and Comparative Law from Bahçeşehir Cyprus University in 2023. She’s a Ph.D. candidate in public law at Bahçeşehir University in Istanbul in which she’s also employed as executive assistant in PALS Global.