Faculty

Elly Kugler

Assistant Professor of Law

LLM, Georgetown University Law Center
JD, University of California, Los Angeles School of Law
BA, University of Maryland, College Park

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Biography

Elly Kugler is an assistant professor of law at Vermont Law and Graduate School. Drawing on experience in government, legislative advocacy, and public interest practice, Elly’s work focuses on housing access, the care economy, and the role of legal frameworks in shaping economic security.

Elly’s experience spans senior roles in federal government, Congress, and national advocacy organizations. As senior counsel at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Elly advised agency leadership on complex legal and regulatory issues, drafted regulations and guidances, and led implementation of executive orders and major policy initiatives related to eviction prevention and housing access for vulnerable populations. Elly also served as senior counsel in the U.S. House of Representatives, drafting and advancing federal legislation and developing oversight and legislative strategies across housing, labor, antitrust, and technology policy. Earlier, Elly directed federal policy at the National Domestic Workers Alliance, supporting efforts to strengthen labor protections for domestic and care workers, and began legal practice representing tenants facing eviction and veterans experiencing homelessness.

Elly draws on a movement lawyering framework that emphasizes collaboration with directly impacted communities and the relationship between legal institutions and broader efforts at structural change.

Curriculum Vitae

Expertise

Administrative Law
Legislation
Property Law

Departments

Online Hybrid JD Program

Courses Taught

Introduction to U.S. Law
Property
Special Topics in State and Municipal Law