Richard Kirby, J.D. (pending Connecticut Bar admission)

Richard Kirby earned his undergraduate degree from New York University and his Juris Doctor from the University of Connecticut, School of Law. During Law School, Richard was an active member of the UCONN Law community and served as a member of the Diversity Alliance, Leadership Fellows, Inn of Courts, and as an executive editor of the Connecticut Journal of International Law. Richard is passionate about diversity in the legal profession, community engagement, and is an experienced musician that also engages in music education. 

Richard’s membership to the Connecticut Bar is pending.

EDUCATION

• University of Connecticut School of Law, JD
  New York University, BS, Leadership and Management

BAR ADMISSIONS

• Richard is not yet a lawyer. His membership to the CT Bar is pending

MEMBERSHIPS

Diversity Alliance, Leadership Fellows, Inn of Courts 
Connecticut Journal of International Law, Executive Editor

PUBLICATIONS

Kirby, Richard and Thompson, Mallori, A Decarceral Cadence: Neurologic Music Therapy as an Abolitionist Project, 53 Conn. L. Rev. 681 (September 2021).