Cynara Hermes McQuillan - Associate Professor of Law

Cynara Hermes McQuillan is an Associate Professor of Law at Touro Law Center. Professor McQuillan's teaching, and scholarship primarily focuses on the area of evidence law, but she has also taught criminal law and wrongful convictions. Professor McQuillan previously served as the Assistant Dean for Bar Success and Visiting Professor of Law at New York Law School. Prior to serving as Assistant Dean of Bar Success, Professor McQuillan taught Legal Practice, a year-long course introducing students to essential lawyering skills.  

Professor McQuillan is no stranger to Touro Law Center. From 2014-2016, she was the Assistant Director of Bar Programs and Academic Development at Touro Law Center where she provided academic counseling, bar tutoring, and other academic support.

Professor McQuillan previously worked at St. John’s University School of Law as an adjunct professor of law and as a fellow in the Ronald H. Brown Center for Civil Rights and Economic Development. 

Professor McQuillan started her legal career as a litigation associate at Proskauer Rose LLP, where she worked on general commercial litigation in both state and federal courts, represented clients in corporate defense and investigations, and worked on human rights and immigration cases.

Professor McQuillan has always been deeply committed to pipeline programs and continues to devote her time to such.