Professor Linus Chan Appointed the James H. Binger Clinical Professor of Law

Professor Linus Chan has been appointed the James H. Binger Clinical Professor of Law.  The Board of Regents also recently approved his promotion to the rank of clinical professor of law.  His clinical work focuses on removal defense for those detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). He is widely recognized for his work on behalf of his clients and for his work with students. From 2021 to 2023, he was the Law School's Vaughan G. Papke Research Scholar, and was awarded the Law School’s Stanley V. Kinyon Clinical Teacher of the Year Award in 2022.

Chan’s teaching and research focuses on the intersection of criminal and immigration law. He has published articles in the Law & Social Inquiry, the William and Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice, and Valparaiso University Law Review, among many others. 

The Law School established the James H. Binger Center for New Americans—the first of its kind in the nation—in 2013 with a generous gift from the Robina Foundation. The Center expands urgently needed legal services for noncitizens, pursues litigation to improve our nation’s immigration laws, and supports noncitizens in the region through education and community outreach.

“The Binger Center is so grateful to have [Chan] among our faculty…,” said Sarah Brenes, executive director of the James H. Binger Center for New Americans. “His [skilled] lawyering, commitment to building community partnerships, and supportive teaching that stretches students to achieve results beyond their own expectations are such valuable gifts to our Minnesota Law community.”