Angelo Petrigh
Clinical Associate Professor
BA, Cornell University
JD, NYU School of Law
Biography
Angelo Petrigh teaches the Defender Clinic in BU’s Criminal Law Clinical Program. Prior to joining Boston University, he was the Training Director in the Bronx Defenders’ Criminal Defense Practice. In his nearly twelve years of experience, he handled a wide-ranging caseload from low level misdemeanors to homicides. He was responsible for the training and development of the 150 staff members in his practice, from initial training to handling complex felonies. He also taught at national trial skills programs, criminal defense conferences, and trained other public defense offices around the country, particularly those seeking to transition to an interdisciplinary, holistic model.
Professor Petrigh received his BA cum laude from Cornell University and JD cum laude from NYU School of Law, where he was a Dean’s Scholar and a Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation Scholar. His nascent scholarship examines the unspoken rules and pressures in courthouses that influence criminal legal rights, such as the structural incentives placed on judges. His recent article in the Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology discusses the judiciary’s resistance to New York’s 2020 criminal law reforms.
- Profile Types
- Faculty, Full-Time Faculty, and Professors & Clinical Instructors
- Areas of Interest
- Criminal Law & Procedure and Trial Advocacy
Publications
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Angelo Petrigh, Counseling Oppression 104 Boston University Law Review (2024)
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Angelo Petrigh, Judicial Resistance to New York's 2020 Criminal Legal Reforms 113 Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology (2023)
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In the Media
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wgn April 10, 2025
Petrigh on Magione Death Penalty, Colangelo on Karen Read Case, Henderson on NCAA Settlement, and Much More
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The National Desk April 2, 2025
California Man to Plead Guilty in Plot to Kill Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh
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The National Desk April 1, 2025
Legal Experts Say Death Penalty in Mangione Case Hinges on Proving Premeditation
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inquest January 30, 2025
Decarceral Counseling
Angelo Petrigh pens an opinion.
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September 9, 2024
POV: Should Parents Be Charged for a Child’s Crimes? That’s the Wrong Solution
Angelo Petrigh pens an opinion.
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Yahoo June 12, 2024
What Rights Does Donald Trump Lose as a Felon?
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BU Today June 3, 2024
Trump Is a Convicted Felon. Does That Actually Mean Anything?
Shira Diner and Angelo Petrigh are quoted.
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Daily News May 7, 2024
Intimidating Judges Harms Judicial Independence
Angelo Petrigh co-authors a piece.
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Fox News April 30, 2024
Karen Read Murder Trial Filled with Explosive Accusations as Day 2 Kicks Off: ‘Bombshell after Bombshell’
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Karen Read Murder Trial Filled with Explosive Accusations as Day 2 Kicks Off: ‘Bombshell after Bombshell’
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WGBH April 15, 2024
Amid Controversy, Murder Trial of Karen Read Opens Tuesday
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Bloomberg Law March 15, 2024
Michigan Shooter’s Parents’ Guilty Verdicts Could Be Road Map
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BU Today February 7, 2024
Mother’s Conviction in Son’s School Shooting Sets a Troubling Precedent, BU LAW Expert Says
Angelo Petrigh is interviewed.
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Activities & Engagements
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Courses
Criminal Trial Practice II / Defenders: LAW JD 898
THIS CLASS IS RESTRICTED to students who have formally applied to and been accepted to the Criminal Law Clinical Program. Criminal Trial Practice 2 is for students in their second semester of the Program who have been assigned to the Defender section. Students represent clients charged with criminal offenses in either the Boston Municipal Court or the Boston Juvenile Court, handling felony and misdemeanor cases of increasing complexity under the supervision of the clinical professor. Students gain exposure to lawyering experiences such as investigation, interviewing, counseling, and trial advocacy. Students must be available to be in court two full days a week. Students will receive more information about which days they must have available for court before they must register for all courses. PREREQS: Evidence; Trial Advocacy or Criminal Trial Advocacy; Criminal Procedure (Comprehensive, Constitutional, or Adjudicatory). NOTE: The Criminal Law Clinical Program counts towards the 6 credit Experiential Learning requirement. GRADING NOTICE: This course does not offer the CR/NC/H option.
FALL 2024: LAW JD 898 A1 , Sep 3rd to Dec 5th 2024| Days | Start | End | Credits | Instructors | Bldg | Room |
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| Thu | 4:20 pm | 6:20 pm | 8 | Angelo PetrighShira M. Diner | LAW | 702 |
| Days | Start | End | Credits | Instructors | Bldg | Room |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu | 2:10 pm | 4:10 pm | 8 | Shira M. DinerAngelo Petrigh | LAW | 419 |