LARW Faculty

Washburn Law's Legal Analysis, Research, and Writing (LARW) professors have the same scholarship requirements as other members of the faculty. LARW professors are also encouraged to write in other areas.

All full-time LARW professors are members of the Association of Legal Writing Directors (ALWD).

Permanent Full-Time Tenured and Tenure-Track LARW Professors

Aïda M. Alaka, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

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"Teachers of law have the opportunity to make long-lasting contributions to the legal profession by assisting students develop the skills, knowledge and perspective to be excellent members of the profession. This is particularly true in the legal analysis, research, and writing courses where students not only discover the power of language in the law but also skills that are the foundation of lawyering."

Ellen Byers

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Jeffrey D. Jackson

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"The professors at Washburn are truly committed to helping students become effective lawyers. The Legal Analysis, Research and Writing program reflects this commitment. By placing the proper emphasis on teaching students to analyze, research, and convey legal information, Washburn ensures that its graduates will be able to go anywhere in the country and be successful."

Tonya Kowalski

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"Legal reasoning and writing are the heart and soul of the law. One way to turn these difficult tasks into a powerful and satisfying experience is to tap into our students' tremendous personal creativity and desire to make a difference in the world. My goal is to work with students to demonstrate how much creative potential they can unleash through analysis and writing, so that they can find joy in their new profession while using their skills to solve human problems."

Joe Mastrosimone

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Visiting Professors

Emily Grant

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It is such a honor to work with first year law students – to welcome them into the legal academy, to help them understand the basic responsibilities and duties of the profession, and to watch them grow in their own abilities as a legal communicator. Legal Analysis, Research, and Writing is the foundation course (if I do say so myself!) for the practice of law; I enjoy and take very seriously the privilege of teaching it.

Joseph E. McKinney

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Curtis J. Waugh

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