Professor Pucillo comes to Carolina Law from Tulane University Law School, where he taught Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Litigation, and Federal Courts. He previously served on the faculty of Ave Maria School of Law, where he was granted tenure.
Before entering law teaching, Professor Pucillo practiced as a litigation associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. He also completed several judicial clerkships, including a clerkship with the Honorable William B. Traxler, Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Professor Pucillo's primary area of scholarly interest is federal jurisdiction and procedure, especially in the appellate realm. His most recent articles have appeared in the Tulane Law Review, the Rutgers Law Review, and the Oklahoma Law Review.