Nicole V. Lehtman is the Director of the University of California Washington DC Law Program. Prior to joining the UCDC Law Program, Ms. Lehtman served as the first program manager and adjunct professor for the Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law’s Washington DC Legal Externship Program. In that position, Ms. Lehtman was responsible for counseling law students from across the country on available externship opportunities with the federal government and DC-based non-profit organizations; and provided students with support and guidance throughout their time in Washington, DC. Ms. Lehtman also has served as an adjunct professor in the Trial Advocacy program at American University’s Washington College of Law.
Ms. Lehtman has extensive government experience working as a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Department of Justice. Most recently, Ms. Lehtman served as a trial attorney in the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, Office of International Affairs, where she coordinated international extradition and mutual legal assistance matters involving Latin America. Ms. Lehtman previously served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia where she was responsible for prosecuting criminal actions in the District of Columbia on behalf of the United States. Ms. Lehtman also has worked at a private law firm in South Florida specializing in civil litigation and international arbitration.
Born in Miami, Ms. Lehtman is a native Spanish speaker whose family is from Santiago, Chile.
Education
JD, American University, Washington College of Law (2000)
Nicole V Lehtman is teaching the following courses in Fall 2024:
• 295.9A sec. 001 - UCDC: Law Field Placement
• 295D sec. 001 - UCDC: Law and Lawyering in the Nation's Capital Seminar
Courses During Other Semesters
| Semester | Course Num | Course Title |  Teaching Evaluations | Spring 2025 | 295.9A sec. 001 | UCDC: Law Field Placement | 295.9K sec. 001 | UCDC: Law and Lawyering in the Nation's Capital Workshop | 295D sec. 001 | UCDC: Law and Lawyering in the Nation's Capital Seminar | Spring 2024 | 295.9A sec. 001 | UCDC: Law Field Placement | 295.9K sec. 001 | UCDC: Law and Lawyering in the Nation's Capital Workshop | View Teaching Evaluation | 295D sec. 001 | UCDC: Law and Lawyering in the Nation's Capital Seminar | View Teaching Evaluation | Fall 2023 | 295.9A sec. 001 | UCDC: Law Field Placement | 295D sec. 001 | UCDC: Law and Lawyering in the Nation's Capital Seminar | View Teaching Evaluation | Spring 2023 | 295.9A sec. 001 | UCDC: Law Field Placement | 295.9K sec. 001 | UCDC: Law and Lawyering in the Nation's Capital Workshop | View Teaching Evaluation | 295D sec. 001 | UCDC: Law and Lawyering in the Nation's Capital Seminar | View Teaching Evaluation |
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