Professor
Chair of the Clinical Department
Executive Director of The Cooley Innocence Project
B.S. Wayne State University 1965
J.D. Wayne State University 1968

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Professor Fell began his teaching career at Cooley in 1988 after 20 years of experience in the practice of law. Before coming to Cooley, he was in private practice as a solo practitioner in Ann Arbor concentrating on criminal trial and appellate litigation appearing in state, district, circuit, appellate, and federal courts. He has also served as a staff attorney at the Washtenaw County Legal Aid Society and was Deputy Director of that organization. He began his practice of law as a member of the Los Angeles Public Defender's Office in California where he became Chief Deputy Defender of the Long Beach Municipal Court.

Professor Fell serves as chairman of the school's Clinical Law Department. He is the Founder and Director of the Cooley Innocence Project, and the Criminal Law Defender Externship Clinic.

He is a member of the American Bar Association and the state bars of Michigan and California. Professor Fell also serves as a member of the American Civil Liberties Union, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan, and the National Innocence Project Network. He is an active member of The Clinical Law Education Association and the American Association of Law School's Clinical Law Section. He has been active in the National Academy of Elderlaw Attorneys, and the Senior Justice Section of the State Bar of Michigan. He has served on the Tri-County Office on Aging Governing Council and on the board of directors for Neighborhood Senior Services of Washtenaw County. He is a fellow of The Michigan State Bar.

Professor Fell teaches Clinical Law, Practice and Trial Skills, Criminal Law, and Professional Responsibility. He serves as executive director and supervising attorney in the Criminal Law Defender Clinics and the Cooley Innocence Project.

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