Grace W. Orsatti

Associate Professor of Law gworsatt@syr.edu Curriculum Vitae [PDF]

Grace Wankiiri Orsatti is an Associate Professor of Law at Syracuse University College of Law.  Her scholarly interests, at the intersection of health law, aging, and bioethics, center on advancing justice through interprofessional and experiential learning initiatives. Her research examines legal and bioethical aspects of end-of-life planning, aging, and health. At Syracuse University, she will teach estate and trusts, bioethics, and the law of healthcare decisions.

Her scholarship focuses on bioethics, health law, and estate, incapacity, and end-of-life planning. She has published articles in the Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics, the Northeastern Law Review, and the Journal of Innovation in Health Sciences Education.

Professor Orsatti serves on the American Bar Association Law and Aging Commission. She previously served on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Advisory Council on Elder Justice in the Court and the Pennsylvania Bar Association Elder Law Section Council.

Before joining the College of Law faculty, Professor Orsatti served as an Assistant Clinical Professor and Externship and Pro Bono Director at Duquesne Kline Law School. Professor Orsatti received her B.S. from Duquesne University, her J.D. from the Duquesne Kline School of Law, and her M.Sc in Bioethics from Harvard Medical School.  Prior to her academic positions, she practiced law in the private sector and clerked for the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Superior Court and trial courts. Professor Orsatti spent her childhood in Southern and East Africa.