Assistant professor of Legal Analysis & Writing

abell@sulc.edu

Angela A. Allen-Bell is a 1998 graduate of Southern University Law Center.  In 1998, her legal career began at the First Circuit Court of Appeal in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  During her ten years of service at the First Circuit Court of Appeal, she developed an expertise in civil appeals and civil writs.  She also created and maintained an internal database of civil appeals involving inmates. In August 2008, she departed the judiciary and entered academia as a full-time Professor of Legal Analysis & Writing.  From 1999 through 2008, Bell served as an adjunct professor at Baton Rouge College, as well as at Southern University Law Center. Prior to entering law school, Bell served as a Program Director for the National Council of Negro Women of Greater New Orleans.  She is a published poet, is committed to the cause of juvenile justice and has scholarly interests in legal writing, social justice, civil rights and human rights issues.  Her public service involvement extends to:  the Volunteer Fire Department-Board of Commissioners No. 5- Eastside Fire Department, countless scholarly and motivational presentations, and coordination of a local juvenile justice forum.  She is a member of the Bayou Writers Association, the Baton Rouge Bar Association and the Louisiana State Bar Association.