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Torin D. Togut

Adjunct Professor of Law

B.S., Cornell University
J.D., University of LaVerne

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Courses

Special Education Practicum

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Biographical Information

Torin  D. Togut is an adjunct professor leading the Special Education Practicum, which introduces students to negotiation and advocacy for children of indigent parents in special education cases. Previously, he served as a Cousins Public Interest Fellow, a position in which experienced lawyers provide legal services to needy Georgians while working with law students in a clinical environment.  Before coming to UGA, Togut worked for Georgia Legal Services as a specialist attorney in mental health, health and education.  He also worked in private practice in Georgia and Vermont representing children, adolescents and adults in the areas of disabilities, special education, mental health, disability rights and civil rights.  He has given more than 60 professional presentations on the topic of special education. Togut earned his bachelor's degree from Cornell University in 1973 and his Juris Doctor from the University of LaVerne in 1976.

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