Profile

Anna G. Cominsky's teaching philosophy centers around ownership and reflective practice, with a deep commitment to the rights of underserved communities. She teaches her students the lawyering skills they need to be competent, ethical, and professional lawyers. As Managing Attorney of New York Law School Legal Services, Inc., she manages the day-to-day functions of the School’s in-house law firm, which, through NYLS's many clinics, provides free high-quality legal services to New Yorkers who would otherwise be unable to afford legal representation.

Professor Cominsky has appeared as a featured expert on local and national media outlets, including CNN, CBS, and MSNBC, and has been frequently quoted as an expert in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and USA Today, among others, to address breaking news on legal topics related to criminal law and criminal justice, including several of the cases against President Trump, the trial of Daniel Penny, and the murder case against Luigi Mangione. You can find more about her media appearances on her LinkedIn page.

Before entering academia, Professor Cominsky was a litigation associate at Krovatin Klingeman LLC, where she handled complex criminal and civil litigation, specializing in federal and state criminal defense. From 2008 to 2013, she was named one of New Jersey’s Top Young Lawyers.