Natalie Nanasi

Practitioner-in-Residence, Director of the Domestic Violence Clinic

Office: Room 461
 Phone: 202-274-4303
E-mail: vCard


Natalie Nanasi is a Practitioner-in-Residence and Director of the Domestic Violence Clinic at American University, Washington College of Law. In the Clinic, Natalie supervises students’ representation of indigent survivors of intimate partner violence in family law and immigration cases. She also teaches a Clinic seminar on the theoretical and practical aspects of client-centered advocacy. Prior to joining WCL, she was the Senior Immigration Attorney and Pro Bono Coordinator at the Tahirih Justice Center, where she represented immigrant women and girls fleeing human rights abuses such as female genital mutilation, domestic violence, forced marriage, honor crimes and sexual violence. Natalie joined Tahirih as an Equal Justice Works Fellow in 2007 to focus on the U visa, a form of immigration relief for victims of serious crimes. Prior to joining Tahirih, Natalie served as a law clerk to the Honorable Lynn Leibovitz of the District of Columbia Superior Court.



Areas of Specialization

  • Clinical Legal Education
  • Domestic Violence
  • Immigration Law

Degrees & Universities

  • B.A., Brandeis University 2000 (with high honors)
  • J.D., Georgetown University Law Center