Our Legal Analysis, Advocacy, and Writing (LAAW) faculty draw on decades of real-life experience to simulate the practice of law in the classroom. They have tried cases, negotiated deals, argued appeals, drafted opinions, and edited legal volumes at law firms, nonprofits, public agencies, corporations, and courts across the country. 

Each professor brings a unique perspective on what makes great legal writing, even as they teach the same core principles. Since most 1Ls have different writing professors between the fall and spring semesters, students see firsthand the many ways a legal writer can tackle a problem.

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Kim M. Peterson

Legal Writing Director; Teaching Professor

kmpeterson@wisc.edu

Courses:

  • Advanced Legal Writing: Bar & Practice Skills
  • Advanced Legal Writing: Writing for Law Practice
  • Evidence
  • Legal Analysis, Advocacy & Writing I (formerly Legal Research & Writing I)
  • Legal Analysis, Advocacy & Writing II (formerly Legal Research & Writing II)
  • Legal Sources
  • Trial Advocacy (Mock Trial)
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Dustin Brown

Teaching Faculty

dustin.brown@wisc.edu

Courses:

  • Advanced Legal Writing: Judicial Writing
  • Legal Analysis, Advocacy & Writing I (formerly Legal Research & Writing I)
  • Legal Analysis, Advocacy & Writing II (formerly Legal Research & Writing II)
  • Legal Sources
  • Legal Writing: from Counselor to Advocate (undergraduate)
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Jeffrey Brown

Visiting Professor

jeffrey.brown@wisc.edu

Courses:

  • Legal Analysis, Advocacy & Writing I
  • Legal Analysis, Advocacy & Writing II
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Ashby Fox

Assistant Teaching Professor

akfox@wisc.edu

Courses:

  • Advanced Legal Writing: Writing for Litigation
  • Legal Analysis, Advocacy & Writing I (formerly Legal Research & Writing I)
  • Legal Analysis, Advocacy & Writing II (formerly Legal Research & Writing II)
  • Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender & Society
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Andrew Norman

Assistant Teaching Professor

andrew.norman@wisc.edu

Courses:

  • Legal Analysis, Advocacy & Writing I (formerly Legal Research & Writing I)
  • Legal Analysis, Advocacy & Writing II (formerly Legal Research & Writing II)
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Mary Ann Polewski

Administrative Director

polewski@wisc.edu

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John Strange

Assistant Teaching Professor

jwstrange@wisc.edu

Courses:

  • Legal Analysis, Advocacy & Writing I (formerly Legal Research & Writing I)
  • Legal Analysis, Advocacy & Writing II (formerly Legal Research & Writing II)
  • Legal Sources
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Desmund Wu

Assistant Teaching Professor

desmund.wu@wisc.edu

Courses:

  • Advanced Legal Writing: Contract Drafting
  • Legal Analysis, Advocacy & Writing I (formerly Legal Research & Writing I)
  • Legal Analysis, Advocacy & writing II (formerly Legal Research & Writing II)

 

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