Caroline Pizano, JD, LMSW

Affiliation: St. John's University School of Law

Ms. Pizano is a New-York-based legal and social work professional (JD/LMSW) with over ten years of experience working on issues of human trafficking, sexual and gender-based violence, and international human rights, with an emphasis on culturally-competent, survivor-led, and trauma-informed work. A dually trained litigator and licensed social worker, she currently represents survivors on a pro bono basis in a variety of legal cases in New York state and federal courts.

She serves as an Adjunct Professor of Law at St. John’s University School of Law where she teaches Human Trafficking Law, among other international and comparative law courses, and has published award-winning scholarship on legal issues related to human trafficking and international law in the New York International Law Review, St. John’s Law Review, National Law Review, and Opinio Juris. She serves as a guest speaker, panelist, and facilitator on topics related to human trafficking, international human rights, and gender-based violence at the invitation of bar associations, non-profit institutions, government organizations, and educational institutions, and has trained hundreds of prosecutors, judges, lawyers, law enforcement officers, social workers, health care providers, teachers, and students on these issues over the years.

Research Interests:

• International and Comparative Law

• Human Rights

• Human Trafficking

• Gender-Based Violence

• Racial Justice

• Gender Justice

• Survivor’s Rights

• Rule of Law