Sheila C. Myers

Sheila Carol Myers is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Law at Tulane University School of Law, where she teaches and supervises third-year students in the Criminal Justice Clinic under Louisiana Supreme Court Rule XX. She joined the faculty in 2001 as a part-time Clinical Instructor and has been a full-time member since 2021. In this role, she prepares students for practice in both Louisiana state and federal district and appellate courts, including the Louisiana and U.S. Supreme Courts, continuing Tulane’s longstanding tradition of clinical legal education.

Professor Myers brings nearly 40 years of legal experience to her teaching. She began her career as a prosecutor with the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office, where she advanced to Senior Assistant District Attorney and tried more than 300 jury cases across all major felony categories. She later entered private practice, focusing on criminal defense litigation, including capital cases, and also handling employment discrimination, labor law, and administrative proceedings. She has served as a Criminal Justice Act Panel Attorney for the Federal Public Defender’s Office and worked as an attorney for the Orleans Parish Capital Conflict Panel, representing indigent clients in serious felony and death penalty matters. Her professional honors include certification as a Specialist in Criminal Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (1982), the Criminal Justice Act Panel Attorney Award (2005), and the the Super Lawyer Award (2008). In 2025, she received Top Attorney Award from the National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys.

In addition to her litigation practice, Professor Myers has been a frequent faculty member and lecturer for trial advocacy programs and continuing legal education seminars nationwide. She has served on professional committees, contributed to mock trial competitions, and currently serves as a judge for the annual Allen/Ray/Bolin Trial Advocacy Workshop’s New Orleans High School Competition.   

She has provided pro bono representation and community leadership through organizations such as the League of Women Voters and Catholic Charities of New Orleans. She is also the founder of FISH (Finding Inspiration, Support, and Humanity), a mentoring program that connects former clients of the Criminal Justice Clinic with opportunities to support and guide younger clinic clients and community members.