Priscilla Rader Culp

As a Senior Law School Programs Attorney, Priscilla Rader Culp develops and implements the Animal Law Program’s law school initiatives, including student chapter programmatic work, the annual Student Convention, scholarships, academic outreach and course support, scholarships, mentoring, and student events.

Priscilla also teaches animal law at her alma mater–Lewis & Clark Law School, where she graduated as a J.D. in 2016. While in law school, Priscilla interned with Mercy for Animals, clerked for the Animal Legal Defense Fund’s Litigation Program and the Center for Animal Law Studies, and acted as co-director for the school’s Animal Legal Defense Fund Student Chapter, winning Chapter of the Year Award for its work. Priscilla completed her bachelor’s degree at Pacific University where she studied philosophy, with a special focus on animal ethics.

Priscilla’s commitment to animal law has been recognized with the Animal Law Leadership Award, the Advancement of Animal Law Scholarship and the Richard J. Peppin Animal Rights Scholarship. Priscilla was also selected by professors and faculty of her law school to join its Cornelius Honor Society.

She shares her home in Portland, Oregon with her husband and their adopted cat, Wesley, who has them both wrapped around his paw.