Dr. Laura McNeal, Harvard Law Fellow and Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Louisville is available to discuss the next steps following the grand jury's decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguston, Mo.

• Can the Brown family pursue a civil trial against Wilson?• Will the Department of Justice open up an independent investigation?• Can Wilson be tried for violating Brown’s civil rights?• What can be done to improve police/community relations?

Click here to see McNeal Ferguson interview after the shooting.

McNeal - a Law & Policy Analyst at the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race & Justice at Harvard Law School – has worked with police departments and can provide examples of ways police officers can promote greater transparency in urban communities and improve urban youth perceptions of officers as individuals there to protect as oppose to harm them.

She is currently in Atlanta and is available for in studio and Skype interviews. She can be contacted at [email protected] or 309-287-7479. If she cannot be reached, contact Matt Lambert at [email protected] or 504-250-6794.