Linda Henry Elrod
Richard S. Righter Distinguished Professor of Law
"I hope to impart my love of law to students, making them aware that law is not a static set of rules but rather a process which is
shaped by historical, political, economic and moral ideas. Being a lawyer requires high ethical values, confidence, sound judgment and vision."
J.D., Washburn University School of Law, 1971
Pamela Arnoldy
(785) 670-1675
Office 301
(for FLQ)
Shirley Jacobson
(785) 670-1106
Office 302
(for non-FLQ)
Family Law
Children in the Law
Divorce Practice
Professor Elrod has been a visiting professor at Washington University in St. Louis, Florida State University College of Law, and the University of San Diego Summer Law Institute in Paris. She frequently teaches in Washburn's Summer Study Abroad Program. She served as Secretary-Treasurer of the Kansas Bar Association and was the first female President of the Topeka Bar Association.
Professor Elrod is passionate about children's rights, having written extensively on family law issues in local, state and national forums. She is Past Chair of the American Bar Association's Family Law Section and chaired the committee that drafted standards for lawyers representing children in abuse and neglect cases. She was the Reporter for the Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act for the Uniform Laws Commission. She has served as the editor of the Family Law Quarterly since 1992 and Vice Chair of the Kansas Child Support Advisory Committee since its inception in 1984.
Professor Elrod is Director of the Children and Family Law Center.
