Felice Duffy is a

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-based defense attorney and

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with over 10 years of experience as a federal prosecutor,"Linkedin", Felice Duffy - Assistant United States Attorneyw, LLC, September 29, 2015
/ref> She now runs a private law firm.

Education

Duffy graduated first in her class at

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, and went on to obtain her Masters and PhD degrees in Education and Sports Psychology from the

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. While at the University of Connecticut, she was instrumental in filing a

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complaint to institute a varsity women's soccer team at the University of Connecticut. She went on to be the captain of this team, and was a first team All-America player.

Career

Duffy worked as an attorney at several firms (including Sullivan and Cromwell in New York City and Zeldes Needle & Cooper in Bridgeport, CT) and also as a federal judicial law clerk before going on to become an Assistant US Attorney.''Duffy Law official website''
/ref> Duffy has taught at Quinnipiac law school. During her time at the Attorney's Office, she prosecuted cases in both the Violent Crimes and Major Crimes units. She also served as the U.S. Attorney’s Office Outreach Coordinator, where she developed community engagement programs and conducted civil rights-based training for state/local law enforcement and college/university police departments. As a federal prosecutor, Duffy has been credited with working to make neighborhoods safer, enforce drug and criminal penalties, support civil rights, and more. Duffy opened Duffy Law, LLC in 2015. The firm mainly works on Title IX and college-focused cases, but also retains a team of criminal defense attorneys representing individuals accused of federal and state crimes. Duffy has authored several articles, including a law review article on Title IX.

Interests

Duffy is a lifelong athlete. After playing varsity soccer, she also served as head soccer coach at

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for 10 years where she brought the team from the bottom to the top of the

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, culminating in Yale's national ranking of 16. Duffy has been inducted into the CT Soccer Hall of fame and the Northeast Women's Sports Hall of Fame.

Awards

Duffy has been recognized for her contributions to the promotion of women's interests and advocacy for women's athletics. She received the

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Alice Paul Award for Advocacy for the Advancement of Women in 2007. In 2022, she received the Outstanding Professional Award from the University of Connecticut.

External links

* https://www.duffylawct.com Duffy Law official website

References

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