Connecticut Solicitor General Joshua Perry will visit LSU Law on Wednesday, Oct. 9., at 12:40 p.m. in Room 214 for a special presentation entitled “Making a Meaningful Career in Public Interest Law: Stories from a Novelist, Public Defender, and State Solicitor General.”
Connecticut Solicitor General Joshua Perry, who launched his legal career in New Orleans as a public defender and spent a decade working on behalf of juvenile rights, will visit the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center on Wednesday, Oct. 9., for a special presentation entitled “Making a Meaningful Career in Public Interest Law: Stories from a Novelist, Public Defender, and State Solicitor General.”
“During his time in New Orleans, Josh was the leader of perhaps the most effective juvenile advocacy office in the country,” said Professor Jack Harrison, who has directed the LSU Law Juvenile Defense Clinic since 2021 and spent the previous 14 years as a juvenile defender for the East Baton Rouge Office of the Public Defender.
“As a new juvenile public defender in Baton Rouge, I became immediately aware of the standards being set by Josh and his team of youth advocates in New Orleans,” Harrison added. “That work continues to serve as a best example for any lawyer—and particularly those interested in public defense and juvenile justice. We’re excited to bring Josh to LSU Law to share his insights with our students and the public.”
Perry’s presentation will take place in Room 214 from 12:40 to 1:40 p.m. It is free and open to the public.
Perry’s debut novel, SERAPHIM, was released this summer and is set in New Orleans in the bleak years following Hurricane Katrina. The fictional story centers on Ben and Boris, two young lawyers who arrive in New Orleans to represent juveniles and become entangled in the defense of a 16-year-old who is charged with murder and prosecuted as an adult.
After earning his law degree in 2006 from the New York University School of Law, Perry joined the Orleans Public Defenders Office, where he spent five years before becoming executive director of the Louisiana Center for Children’s Rights.
As Solicitor General of the State of Connecticut, Perry leads a team representing the state in complex cases in federal and state appellate courts. His writing has appeared in The Washington Post, CNN.com, and Slate.
