Our Faculty
Faculty scholarship and professional activity play significant roles in the education of Washburn University School of Law students and development of the law. Washburn Law faculty members devote significant effort and are recognized experts in their respective areas of work. They write numerous articles that are published in nationally-recognized law reviews, participate on programs around the world, and serve as leaders of important professional organizations. Faculty members bring their experiences back to the classroom to enrich the students' education.
The hallmark of the Washburn University School of Law faculty is the broad legal education it collectively provides to students. The diversity of faculty education, teaching experience, and perspective ensures that students receive an extensive view of the law through intense intellectual experiences and exposure to current legal issues. Drawing upon the experiences of selected practicing lawyers and sitting judges, our adjunct faculty brings additional practical insights and specialized experiences to classes.
Dedicated Public Servants
Washburn Law faculty members contribute to the growth of their profession and to the betterment of society. One faculty member serves as a tribal judge for the Iowa Indian Nation. Another professor leads the efforts to establish equal rights for sexual minorities.
Our library director serves on the international board of the J. Reuben Clark Law Society, and other professors provide pro bono representation for low-income clients on educational issues and divorce matters.
Institute for Law Teaching and Learning
Washburn Law and Gonzaga University School of Law co-sponsor the Institute for Law Teaching and Learning. The Institute was established to assist law teachers in providing a learning environment that helps students achieve the highest academic standards and prepares students to assume their responsibilities as effective, moral attorneys. The Institute hosts an annual conference, publishes The Law Teacher, and provides teaching ideas and full-text resources through its website, lawteaching.org.
Nationally Recognized Scholars
Our faculty includes prominent scholars in all aspects of law who share their knowledge through the publication of books, journal articles, and reference book entries and through presentations to national and international organizations. Professors bring the knowledge resulting from their research and studies to the classrooms, making certain that course content remains current. Students collaborate with the faculty, providing research assistance and becoming involved in the preparation of new publications. Examples of scholarship include two leading casebooks co-authored by our faculty members, one in the field of family law and the other in the field of oil and gas law. Law professors throughout the nation use both casebooks.
Another faculty member has authored a leading reference text in the field of constitutional law while another professor consistently publishes in the area of Islamic Law. A Law Clinic professor recently published simulated case files for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy.
Most recently, a member of the Washburn Law faculty published The Organized Lawyer, which addresses the needs of all types of lawyers and helps them develop and maintain a more organized space. Another Washburn Law professor has published Expert Learning for Law Students, now in its second edition, and collaborated with professors at other law schools to publish Teaching Law By Design: Engaging Students from the Syllabus to the Final Exam.
