Clinic Faculty & Staff

Kyle Keenan

Director of the Housing Advocacy and Litigation Clinic

Kyle Keenan is the Director of the Housing Advocacy and Litigation Clinic at Rising for Justice. He brings extensive litigation and program leadership experience from his work across several jurisdictions. In addition to the District of Columbia, he is licensed to practice law in Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, and Montana.

Before joining Rising for Justice, Kyle was Deputy Director of Lakeshore Legal Aid’s Eviction Prevention Department in Detroit, Michigan. In that role, he oversaw courthouse clinic operations and expanded the law student clinic program. He also previously served as a public defender with the Missouri State Public Defender System, focusing on appellate, post-conviction, and parole revocation defense.

Patricia Greenwell

Supervising Attorney

Patricia Greenwell is a Supervising Attorney with the Housing Advocacy & Litigation Clinic at Rising for Justice. Before joining Rising for Justice, Patricia was a Staff Attorney at Maryland Legal Aid, where she represented clients with a variety of legal issues. Highlights include preventing tenants from being evicted and losing their housing vouchers, helping homeowners avoid loss of their homes in foreclosure cases, and preserving public benefits for clients. Patricia was also a Staff Attorney at the Maryland Center for Legal Assistance, where she advised self-represented litigants on civil legal issues.