Gabriel Pell, Visiting Assistant Professor of Law

Gabriel Pell

Visiting Assistant Professor of Law
Elisabeth Haub School of Law
Criminal Justice

Biography

Professor Gabriel Pell is a former prosecutor who comes to Haub Law after having taught for several years at New York Law School. Professor Pell's research and writing interests focus on criminal law and criminal procedure.  He speaks and writes about the application of traditional search-and-seizure practices and other investigatory techniques to new technologies in the digital era.  Before joining the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Law, Professor Pell served as an Assistant Professor of Law at New York Law School. Prior to entering academia, Professor Pell spent the bulk of his practicing career as a prosecutor, most recently as an Assistant District Attorney specializing in appeals and post-conviction matters with the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office in Massachusetts.  Professor Pell also served as an Assistant District Attorney with the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office and has held positions in the private sector as well.

Following his graduation from law school, Professor Pell clerked for the Honorable F. Dennis Saylor IV of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.  Later in his career, Professor Pell clerked for the Honorable Gary S. Katzmann at the Massachusetts Appeals Court. He earned his JD from Harvard Law School and his AB from Princeton University.

Education

  • AB, Princeton University
  • JD, Harvard Law School

Areas of Interest

Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Criminal Justice