Daniel L. Hatcher
Assistant Professor of Law
B.B.A., University of Texas at Arlington
J.D., University of Virginia
Expertise
Contact Information
Telephone: (410) 837-5650
Room Number: WC 206
Email
Administrative Assistant: Rosalind Williams, (410) 837-5705, (on campus x5705), WC 200, 40 West Chase
Courses Taught
Prior to joining the faculty in 2004, Professor Hatcher was in a statewide position with the Maryland Legal Aid Bureau, serving as the assistant director of advocacy for public benefits and economic stability. He previously worked as a staff attorney for Legal Aid in the Baltimore Child Advocacy Unit representing abused and neglected children, and in the Metropolitan Maryland office representing clients in public benefits, housing, consumer and family law issues. He was also a senior staff attorney with the Children's Defense Fund in Washington, DC where he worked on policy development and legislative advocacy in areas impacting child and family poverty.
Professor Hatcher has testified before Congress, the Maryland General Assembly and in other governmental proceedings regarding several issues affecting children and low-income individuals and families.
Selected Publications
Forthcoming
Child Support Harming Children: Subordinating the Best Interests of Children to the Fiscal Interests of the State, 42 Wake Forest L. Rev. _____ (2007) (forthcoming).
Articles and Essays
Foster Children Paying for Foster Care, 27 Cardozo L. Rev. 1797 (2006). (A draft of the article provided to the New York Times resulted in a front page story. See Erik Eckholm, Welfare Agencies Seek Foster Children's Assets, N.Y.Times, Feb 17, 2006 at A1. Professor Hatcher has since been asked to draft federal legislation to implement his suggested reforms and to testify before Congress regarding the article and his legislative proposal.
Breaking the Cycle of Defeat for 'Deadbroke' Noncustodial Parents Through Advocacy on Child Support Issues, 37 Clearinghouse Rev. 5 (May-June 2003) (co-author).