Marie-Therese Connolly

Marie-Therese Connolly
Nationality American
Alma mater Stanford University, Northeastern University School of Law
Occupation lawyer
Known for Elder Justice Act

Marie-Therese Connolly is an American lawyer, Coordinator at the Elder Justice and Nursing Home Initiative, at the US Department of Justice, and Senior Trial Counsel, in the Civil Division.[1] She won a 2011 MacArthur Fellowship.[2]

Life

She graduated from Stanford University with a B.A. in 1981, and from Northeastern University School of Law with a J.D. in 1984. She helped draft the Elder Justice Act.[3][4]

She is Senior Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.[5] She is a Director of Life Long Justice at the Appleseed Foundation.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.tbd.com/articles/2011/09/marie-therese-connolly-wins-genius-grant-from-macarthur-foundation-66788.html
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-25. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
  3. ↑ http://www.wjla.com/articles/2011/09/marie-therese-connolly-d-c-lawyer-receives-macarthur-foundation-genius-grant-66777.html
  4. ↑ Christian Davenport (September 20, 2011). "MacArthur 'genius' grant goes to D.C. activist who fights elder abuse". The Washington Post.
  5. ↑ http://www.wilsoncenter.org/staff/marie-therese-connolly
  • "A Longer, and Safer, Life". The New York Times. March 25, 2011.
  • "Read this: Marie-Therese Connolly wins MacArthur grant; Lonni Sue Johnson, artist with amnesia; women in the White House", Washington Post Reliable Source blog
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