Jeffrey Brooks is a Professor of Professional Practice and the Preis PLC Director of Advocacy and Professional Practice at the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center, where he has taught since 2010. He directs the Law Center's award-winning Advocacy Program and teaches courses including Evidence, International Law, and Advanced Appellate Advocacy. He previously litigated complex federal civil rights cases as an Assistant Corporation Counsel in the Special Federal Litigation Division of the New York City Law Department. He holds a J.D. from Tulane University Law School.