Professors enjoy remarkable opportunities to capitalize on their research and expertise to forge partnerships to transform law and policy. The faculty on this panel will share the podium with practicing attorneys who collaborated on important reform efforts in a wide range of areas. These initiatives all required creativity, commitment, and courage to pursue change both in the United States and abroad. In each instance, a theory of rights--whether related to real property, the criminal process, or international law--was tested in the crucible of real-world cases.