Andrew Penn, Esq.
Senior Staff Attorney

Andrew Penn works on a broad array of issues affecting children and adults with mental disabilities, including litigation regarding community integration, special education, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Before joining the Bazelon Center, Penn spent many years with the Maryland Disability Law Center and the National Center on Law and Deafness, where he brought cases involving the constitutional rights of institutionalized persons and other systemic disability rights issues. Most recently, Penn worked for the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, where he oversaw cases alleging the poor quality of care in long-term care facilities. Penn holds a BA from the University of Pennsylvania and a JD from the University of California at Berkeley. He joined the Bazelon Center in January 2007.