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One-Day Workshops
December 2010
15 One-Day Workshops For Full-Time and Adjunct Professors,
Law Librarians and other Legal Researchers, and Individuals Who Would Like to Teach Legal
Writing
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2 California Western School of Law, San Diego, California
3 Charleston School of Law, Charleston, South Carolina (Friday, Dec 10, 2010)
4 Emory Law School, Atlanta, Georgia
5 Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, California
6 Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, California
7 St John’s University School of Law, Manhattan Campus, New York City
8 Stetson University College of Law, Tampa Campus, Tampa, Florida
9 Suffolk Law School, Boston, Massachusetts
10 The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois
11 University of Dayton School of Law, Dayton, Ohio
12 University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee (Saturday, Dec 4, 2010)
13 University of Tulsa College of Law, Tulsa, Oklahoma
14 Wake Forest School of Law, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
15 Widener University School of Law, Wilmington, Delaware
Workshops are on Friday, December 3, 2010 unless otherwise noted.
Workshop fee at each location is $100.00 (cash or check) Need-based scholarships are
available.
Walk-in registration fee is $125.00
Register online at www.lwionline.org/lwi_conferences.html
CLE is available at some locations Attendance certificates available at all locations.
This speaker list was last revised on November 29, 2010
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Friday, December 3, 2010
Location 1: American University School of Law, Washington DC
Register online at www.lwionline.org/lwi_conferences.html
Site Chair Contact:
Prof Teresa Godwin Phelps (“Terry”)
American University Washington College of Law
Choosing Textbooks; What You Need
to Know About Teachers’ Manuals;
Tips on Creating Appropriate
Assignments; Essential Tips for Your
Syllabus; How Writing Specialists Can
Save You; Other Resources
• Teresa Godwin Phelps (American University Washington College
of Law)
• Paul Figley (American University Washington College of Law)
• Jo Ellen D Lewis (Washington University School of Law—St Louis)
10:40 a.m to noon – Grading
Papers and Handling Student
Conferences:
How to Grade Papers Without Losing
Your Mind; Effective Comments; Best
Practices for Student Conferences;
No, I Won’t Change Your Grade
• Denise Z Field (Washington University School of Law—St Louis)
• Tracy McGaugh (Touro Law Center)
• Heather Ridenour (American University Washington College of Law)
• David Spratt (American University Washington College of Law)
Lunch Discussion Group Leaders • Lisa Beske
• Paul Figley
• Teresa Phelps
• Heather Ridenour
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2:00 to 3:20 p.m – Teaching
Legal Research and Citation:
Learn the Latest in Teaching Legal
Research; Developing Legal
Research Exercises; Teaching SSRN
and Other Electronic Research
Sources; Teaching State Legal
Research; How Law Librarians Can
Help You
• Lisa Beske (American University Washington College of Law)
• Tracy McGaugh (Touro Law Center)
• Sara Sampson, Head of Reference (Georgetown University Law Center)
3:40 to 5:00 p.m – Thinking
Forward: Getting Meaningful
Feedback from Colleagues, Directors,
and Department Chairs; Getting the
Most Out of Your (Free) LWI
Membership; Finding Time and
Support For Your Own Scholarship;
Finding Other Opportunities; Why
This is the Most Rewarding Job in
Legal Education; Overview of
Upcoming Legal Writing Conferences;
Additional Resources
• Julia Colarusso (American University Washington College of Law)
• Robin M Earnest (The Professional Writing Program, University ofMaryland-College Park)
• Anna Hemingway (Widener University School of Law Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)
• Elizabeth Keith (American University Washington College of Law)
5:00 p.m to ? – Unanswered
Questions Session: Experienced
Legal Writing Professors will be
available to answer individual
questions not addressed during the
formal sessions
• All panelists
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Friday, December 3, 2010
Location 2: California Western School of Law, San Diego, California
Register online at www.lwionline.org/lwi_conferences.html
CWSL will be offering 5 MCLE units for the LWI workshop
Site Chair Contact:
Choosing Textbooks; What You Need
to Know About Teachers’ Manuals;
Tips on Creating Appropriate
Assignments; Essential Tips for Your
Syllabus; How Writing Specialists Can
Save You; Other Resources
• Lisa Black (California Western School of Law)
• Roberta K Thyfault (California Western School of Law)
• Mark E Wojcik (The John Marshall Law School)
10:40 a.m to noon – Grading
Papers and Handling Student
Conferences:
How to Grade Papers Without Losing
Your Mind; Effective Comments; Best
Practices for Handling Student
Conferences; No, I Won’t Change
Your Grade
• Alison D Cato (California Western School of Law)
• Suzanne Rabe (The University of Arizona James E Rogers College
of Law)
• Tracy Turner (Southwestern Law School)
• Mark E Wojcik (The John Marshall Law School—Chicago)
Lunch Discussion Group Leaders • David W Austin (California Western School of Law)
• Linda Barris (Louis D Brandeis School of Law, University of
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• Thomas Keefe (The John Marshall Law School—Chicago)
• Suzanne Rabe (The University of Arizona James E Rogers College
of Law)
• Roberta K Thyfault (California Western School of Law)
2:00 to 3:20 p.m – Teaching
Legal Research and Citation:
Learn the Latest in Teaching Legal
Research; Developing Legal
Research Exercises; Teaching SSRN
and Other Electronic Research
Sources; Teaching State Legal
Research; How Law Librarians Can
Help You
• Brandon Baker (California Western School of Law)
• Linda Barris (Louis D Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville)
• Robert R DeKoven (California Western School of Law)
• Ruth Hargrove (California Western School of Law)
• Thomas Keefe (The John Marshall Law School—Chicago)
3:40 to 5:00 p.m – Thinking
Forward: Getting Meaningful
Feedback from Colleagues, Directors,
and Department Chairs; Getting the
Most Out of Your (Free) LWI
Membership; Finding Time and
Support For Your Own Scholarship;
Finding Other Opportunities; Why
This is the Most Rewarding Job in
Legal Education; Overview of
Upcoming Legal Writing Conferences;
Additional Resources
• Charles Calleros (ASU Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law)
• Suzanne Rabe (The University of Arizona James E Rogers College
of Law)
• Leslie P Wallace (California Western School of Law)
5:00 p.m to ? – Unanswered
Questions Session: Experienced
Legal Writing Professors will be
available to answer individual
questions not addressed during the
All panelists
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Friday, December 10, 2010
Location 3: Charleston School of Law, Charleston, South Carolina
Register online at www.lwionline.org/lwi_conferences.html
Site Chair Contact:
Prof Todd Bruno
Director of Legal Research, Analysis, and Writing
Charleston School of Law
Choosing Textbooks; What You Need
to Know About Teachers’ Manuals;
Tips on Creating Appropriate
Assignments; Essential Tips for Your
Syllabus; How Writing Specialists Can
Save You; Other Resources
• Todd Bruno (Charleston School of Law)
• Erin Donelon (Tulane Law School)
• J Melissa Woods (Charlotte School of Law)
10:40 a.m to noon – Grading
Papers and Handling Student
Conferences:
How to Grade Papers Without Losing
Your Mind; Effective Comments; Best
Practices for Handling Student
Conferences; No, I Won’t Change
Your Grade
• Brooke Bowman (Stetson Law School)
• Kevin Eberle (Charleston School of Law )
• Sarah E Ricks (Rutgers School of Law – Camden)
Lunch Discussion Group Leaders • Amy Flanary-Smith (Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins
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• Other leaders TBA
2:00 to 3:20 p.m – Teaching
Legal Research and Citation:
Learn the Latest in Teaching Legal
Research; Developing Legal
Research Exercises; Teaching SSRN
and Other Electronic Research
Sources; Teaching State Legal
Research; How Law Librarians Can
Help You
• Brooke Bowman (Stetson Law School)
• Brock Collins (Charleston School of Law )
• Kelly Feely (Stetson Law School)
• Rodney Miller (Loyola – New Orleans)
3:40 to 5:00 p.m – Thinking
Forward: Getting Meaningful
Feedback from Colleagues, Directors,
and Department Chairs; Getting the
Most Out of Your (Free) LWI
Membership; Finding Time and
Support For Your Own Scholarship;
Finding Other Opportunities; Why
This is the Most Rewarding Job in
Legal Education; Overview of
Upcoming Legal Writing Conferences;
Additional Resources
• Brooke Bowman (Stetson Law School)
• Amy Flanary-Smith (Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law)
• Jennifer North (Charleston School of Law)
• Chrissy Cerniglia (Stetson Law School)
5:00 p.m to ? – Unanswered
Questions Session: Experienced
Legal Writing Professors will be
available to answer individual
questions not addressed during the
formal sessions
All panelists
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Friday, December 3, 2010
Location 4: Emory Law School, Atlanta, Georgia
Register online at www.lwionline.org/lwi_conferences.html
Site Chair Contact:
Prof Anne Rector
Emory University Law School
1301 Clifton Road
Atlanta, GA 30322
arector@emory.edu
and
Prof Karen B Cooper
Emory University Law School
Choosing Textbooks; What You Need
to Know About Teachers’ Manuals;
Tips on Creating Appropriate
Assignments; Essential Tips for Your
Syllabus; How Writing Specialists Can
Save You; Other Resources
• Michele Butts (Atlanta's John Marshall Law School)
• Lesley Carroll (Emory University Law School)
• Karen B Cooper (Emory University Law School)
• Suparna Malempati (Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School)
10:40 a.m to noon – Grading
Papers and Handling Student
Conferences:
How to Grade Papers Without Losing
• Linda L Berger (Mercer University School of Law)
• Lucille Jewel (Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School)
• Judy Popper (University of Missouri at Kansas City)
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Practices for Handling Student
Conferences; No, I Won’t Change
Your Grade
Lunch Discussion Group Leaders • Panelists
2:00 to 3:20 p.m – Teaching
Legal Research and Citation:
Learn the Latest in Teaching Legal
Research; Developing Legal
Research Exercises; Teaching SSRN
and Other Electronic Research
Sources; Teaching State Legal
Research; How Law Librarians Can
Help You
• Linda L Berger (Mercer University School of Law)
• Kari Mercer Dalton (Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School)
• Julie Schwartz (Emory University Law School)
3:40 to 5:00 p.m – Thinking
Forward: Getting Meaningful
Feedback from Colleagues, Directors,
and Department Chairs; Getting the
Most Out of Your (Free) LWI
Membership; Finding Time and
Support For Your Own Scholarship;
Finding Other Opportunities; Why
This is the Most Rewarding Job in
Legal Education; Overview of
Upcoming Legal Writing Conferences;
Additional Resources
• Linda L Berger (Mercer University School of Law)
• Judy Popper (University of Missouri at Kansas City)
• Scott W Sigman (Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School)
• Anne Rector (Emory University Law School)
5:00 p.m to ? – Unanswered
Questions Session: Experienced
Legal Writing Professors will be
available to answer individual
questions not addressed during the
formal sessions
All panelists
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Friday, December 3, 2010
Location 5: Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, California
Register online at www.lwionline.org/lwi_conferences.html
Site Chair Contact:
Hilary S Reed
Pepperdine University School of Law
24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Pepperdine University School of Law
24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Choosing Textbooks; What You Need
to Know About Teachers’ Manuals;
Tips on Creating Appropriate
Assignments; Essential Tips for Your
Syllabus; How Writing Specialists Can
Save You; Other Resources
• Steve Schultz (Pepperdine University)
• Arnold I Siegel (Loyola Law School—Los Angeles)
10:40 a.m to noon – Grading
Papers and Handling Student
Conferences:
How to Grade Papers Without Losing
• Hillary S Reed (Pepperdine University)
• Susie Salmon (The University of Arizona James E Rogers College
of Law)
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Practices for Handling Student
Conferences; No, I Won’t Change
Your Grade
Lunch Discussion Group Leaders • Panelists
2:00 to 3:20 p.m – Teaching
Legal Research and Citation:
Learn the Latest in Teaching Legal
Research; Developing Legal
Research Exercises; Teaching SSRN
and Other Electronic Research
Sources; Teaching State Legal
Research; How Law Librarians Can
Help You
• Robert Brain (Loyola Law School, Los Angeles)
• Kathryn Fehrman (California Western School of Law)
3:40 to 5:00 p.m – Thinking
Forward: Getting Meaningful
Feedback from Colleagues, Directors,
and Department Chairs; Getting the
Most Out of Your (Free) LWI
Membership; Finding Time and
Support For Your Own Scholarship;
Finding Other Opportunities; Why
This is the Most Rewarding Job in
Legal Education; Overview of
Upcoming Legal Writing Conferences;
Additional Resources
• All panelists
5:00 p.m to ? – Unanswered
Questions Session: Experienced
Legal Writing Professors will be
available to answer individual
questions not addressed during the
formal sessions
• All panelists
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Friday, December 3, 2010
Location 6: Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, California
Register online at www.lwionline.org/lwi_conferences.html
Site Chair Contact:
Evangeline G Abriel (“Vangie”)
Director, Legal Analysis, Research, and Writing
Santa Clara University School of Law
Choosing Textbooks; What You Need
to Know About Teachers’ Manuals;
Tips on Creating Appropriate
Assignments; Essential Tips for Your
Syllabus; How Writing Specialists Can
Save You; Other Resources
• Jenny Darlington-Person (University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law)
• Grace Hum (University of San Francisco School of Law)
• John Schunk (Santa Clara University School of Law)
10:40 a.m to noon – Grading
Papers and Handling Student
Conferences:
How to Grade Papers Without Losing
Your Mind; Effective Comments; Best
Practices for Handling Student
Conferences; No, I Won’t Change
Your Grade
• Jeanne Merino (Stanford Law School)
• Patricia Rauch (Santa Clara University School of Law)
• Leslie Rose (Golden Gate University School of Law)
Lunch Discussion Group Leaders All panelists
2:00 to 3:20 p.m – Teaching • Ray Bernstein (Santa Clara University School of Law)
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Learn the Latest in Teaching Legal
Research; Developing Legal
Research Exercises; Teaching SSRN
and Other Electronic Research
Sources; Teaching State Legal
Research; How Law Librarians Can
Help You
• Hether Macfarlane (Pacific McGeorge School of Law)
• Monica Sharum (Pacific McGeorge School of Law)
• Stephanie J Thompson (Pacific McGeorge School of Law)
3:40 to 5:00 p.m – Thinking
Forward: Getting Meaningful
Feedback from Colleagues, Directors,
and Department Chairs; Getting the
Most Out of Your (Free) LWI
Membership; Finding Time and
Support For Your Own Scholarship;
Finding Other Opportunities; Why
This is the Most Rewarding Job in
Legal Education; Overview of
Upcoming Legal Writing Conferences;
Additional Resources
• Yvonne Ekern (Santa Clara University School of Law)
• Hether Macfarlane (Pacific McGeorge School of Law)
• Amy Flynn (University of San Francisco School of Law)
5:00 p.m to ? – Unanswered
Questions Session: Experienced
Legal Writing Professors will be
available to answer individual
questions not addressed during the
formal sessions
All panelists
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Friday, December 3, 2010
Location 7: St John’s University School of Law, Manhattan Campus, New York City
Register online at www.lwionline.org/lwi_conferences.html
Site Chair Contact:
Dean Robin Boyle Laisure
St John's University School of Law
New York, New York
9:00 to 10:30 a.m – Nuts and
Bolts:
Choosing Textbooks; What You Need
to Know About Teachers’ Manuals;
Tips on Creating Appropriate
Assignments; Essential Tips for Your
Syllabus; How Writing Specialists Can
Save You; Other Resources
• Gina Donahoo (Florida Coastal School of Law)
• Elizabeth Fajans (Brooklyn Law School)
• Jane Kent Gionfriddo (Boston College Law School)
• Elyse Pepper (St John’s University School of Law)
• Amy R Stein (Hofstra University School of Law) (moderator)
10:50 a.m to 12:30 p.m –
Grading Papers and Handling
Student Conferences:
How to Grade Papers Without Losing
Your Mind; Effective Comments; Best
Practices for Handling Student
• Robin Boyle Laisure (St John's University School of Law) (moderator)
• Susan Joffe (Hofstra University School of Law)
• Jane Scott (St John's University School of Law)
• Amy R Stein (Hofstra University School of Law)
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Your Grade
Lunch Discussion Group Leaders • Gina Donahoo (Florida Coastal School of Law)
• Robert Ruescher (St John’s University School of Law)
• Amy R Stein (Hofstra University School of Law)
2:00 to 3:20 p.m – Teaching
Legal Research and Citation:
Learn the Latest in Teaching Legal
Research; Developing Legal
Research Exercises; Teaching SSRN
and Other Electronic Research
Sources; Teaching State Legal
Research; How Law Librarians Can
Help You
• Carolyn Ahearn (Hofstra University School of Law)
• Camille Broussard (New York Law School)
• Jane Scott (St John’s University School of Law) (moderator)
• Barbara Gellis Traub, (St John's University School of Law)
3:40 to 5:00 p.m – Thinking
Forward: Getting Meaningful
Feedback from Colleagues, Directors,
and Department Chairs; Getting the
Most Out of Your (Free) LWI
Membership; Finding Time and
Support For Your Own Scholarship;
Finding Other Opportunities; Why
This is the Most Rewarding Job in
Legal Education; Overview of
Upcoming Legal Writing Conferences;
Additional Resources
• Robin Boyle Laisure (St John's University School of Law)
• Susan DeJarnatt (Temple University, Beasley School of Law)
• Kristen E Murray (Temple University, Beasley School of Law)
• Ann L Nowak (Touro Law Center)
5:00 p.m to ? – Unanswered
Questions Session: Experienced
Legal Writing Professors will be
available to answer individual
questions not addressed during the
formal sessions
• All panelists