Emily van Auken

Emily Van Auken is a Staff Attorney at the New Hampshire Public Defender, a position held since August 2023. Prior experience includes serving as a Student Attorney at the Boston College Law School Compassionate Release and Parole Clinic from January to May 2023, and as a Rule 36 Intern at the New Hampshire Public Defender from June to August 2022. Emily was also involved with the Boston College Innocence Program, where responsibilities included both 1L Summer Intern and 2L Clinic Student roles from June 2021 to May 2022. Additional experiences comprise a Research Assistant position at Boston College Law School in summer 2021, and work as a Paralegal at the National Environmental Law Center from June 2018 to August 2020. Emily contributed as a Volunteer Tutor with The Petey Greene Program and participated in the NOAA Hollings Scholarship Program from May 2016 to May 2018. Emily earned a Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School in May 2023, and a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science from Stonehill College in May 2018.